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Second Corinthians chapter 12 verses 7 through 10.

So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations,

a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me,

to keep me from becoming conceited. Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this

that it should leave me, but he said to me,

my grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.

Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses,

so that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships,

persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Wow, what? Verses. Again, much like we talked about in Second Corinthians chapter 11,

these verses are such a different way to think and live, to be content with weaknesses,

insults, hardships, persecutions, calamities. How is that possible?

Then even to go back to the beginning, verse 7, the thorn in Paul's flesh, which were not sure

exactly what that is, we know he describes it as a messenger of Satan to harass him,

and he's pleading for God to take it away. And God says, my grace is sufficient for you.

For my power is made perfect in weakness. Oh, there's so much we could talk about here,

but I want to encourage you the way I was encouraged. I remember specifically hearing

Eric Saunders, one of our pastors and our local church preach on San Corinthians chapter 12,

and I have gone back to that sermon over and over and over again. And one of the things he talked

about in that sermon, flowing from this text, is that God uses thorns in our lives to display his

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