The Power of Weakness

The fact that Jesus, who was God, became a human through conception in the womb of Mary, and being born as a helpless little baby, makes other people think that he was not God. How can an All Powerful God become so weak, subjecting himself to be killed by his own creation? Well, think of it this way…

Jesus enters the world where there are landmines everywhere, and people are being killed everyday. Instead of going in to remove all the landmines and show his power that way, he chooses to go into the world and stay there amongst the landmines. He takes all humans into himself. The landmine explodes and kills him together with all the humans he has taken into himself. This way he completely dis-empowers the landmines. He takes on the death of the landmine and comes back to life with all the humans that he had taken into himself. The landmine can no longer kill him. Once the landmine has exploded, it becomes powerless. It can no longer explode. He takes away the sting of sin and death. Humans gain victory over sin and death in him. And now humans are safe.

It reminds me of the teacher who called one of the naughty students to the front of the class so that he can give him 10 of the best. The boy obliged. The teacher got his cane, lashed the boy so hard that the lashings could be heard throughout the school. The boy remained quite throughout the beating. When the teacher finished, the boy stood up straight, and with a smile, looked at the teacher and said, “Are you done?” At that point, the teacher and his cane were completely immobilized. The boy had the victory, not by refusing to be beaten, but by submitting to the beating, to take the sting out of the beating. That is what Jesus did when he subjected himself to death, and then come out of the grave after 3 days. He took the sting out of death!

^“But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much, that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead. (It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!) For he raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus.” (Eph. 2:4-6)

^“For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God.” (Col. 3:3)

That, is the power of turning the other cheek, or going an extra mile. Whilst the actions appear weak from our perspective, they are powerful!

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Is marriage outdated, obsolete, backward, primitive?

When God created Adam, he said it was not good for him to be alone. He took the woman out of him, and made them one in marriage again, because they were one by design. God instituted the first ever human institution, marriage. Marriage cannot become obsolete, because humanity itself will become obsolete if that happens.

When God became a human in Jesus, his first ever miracle to proclaim who he was, was to go to a wedding and turn water into wine (John 2). What an affirmation of the centrality of the marriage and the family institution. And by the way, although Jesus did not marry when he first came, he too will get married to his bride, the church, on his return.


“Let us be glad and rejoice, and let us give honor to him. For the time has come for the wedding feast of the Lamb, and his bride has prepared herself. She has been given the finest of pure white linen to wear.” For the fine linen represents the good deeds of God’s holy people” (Rev. 19:7-8)


“As the Scriptures say, “A man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.” This is a great mystery, but it is an illustration of the way Christ and the church are one.” (Eph. 5:31-32)


Do not be fooled by society or the devil, or even your friends who may have had failed relationships. The essence of life is the building of relationships. Whether it is parent-child, employer-employee, neighbour-neighbour, brother-sister, church member to church member, teammate-teammate, country-country, life is about the quality of these relationships. When all these relationships are working well, humans are at their best. When these relationships fail, life looses meaning, and some even end their lives.

And the ultimate relationship is that of marriage. It is ultimately how all humans alive will relate to God, i.e in their marriage to Jesus, the Lamb of God. Jesus became flesh so that like Adam he can say about us, "they are flesh of my flesh, bone of my bone!" We are as much in Jesus as Eve was in Adam.

If you dream of getting married one day, don't loose hope. A virtuous wife is from God, and a good husband is a gift from God. Marriage will outlive all relationships. It can only be ended by death, and those of us who intend to live forever, will live forever in a marriage to the Lamb of God, and live happily forever. God bless your marriage if you are married.

If you choose not to get married but to focus on Jesus' ministry, that too is commendable and right before God. Your wedding to the Lamp of God is coming! Hallelujah!!


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