How Good God Is
Brandon Lake
Read
2 Corinthians 12:7-10 · a passage that pairs with the song
more about this song
the line about weakness and strength in How Good God Is pairs well with 2 Corinthians 12:7-10, where God tells Paul that his power is made perfect in weakness.
Slow down
it's sunday, a good day to slow down. find a quiet spot, put your headphones in and listen to the song once as worship.
The line
“thank God for the weakness that showed me His strength”
from How Good God Is, Brandon Lake
What it's about
in 2 Corinthians, Paul is answering men the church in Corinth admired, teachers he calls super-apostles (11:5, 12:11). they bragged about their skills and their spiritual experiences. so in chapter 12 Paul plays along for a minute. he describes being caught up to heaven fourteen years earlier, then says he was given a thorn in the flesh to keep him from getting proud. nobody knows for sure what the thorn was. he asked God three times to take it away, and in verse 9 God answers that his grace is enough, because his power is made perfect in weakness.
so Paul ends up bragging about the one thing the super-apostles would have hidden. Brandon Lake's song thanks God for hard things, like a silence that taught him to wait. Paul is honest that his thorn hurt, and he says that's where he saw how strong Christ is.
Paul bragged about the thing he'd most want to hide. what weakness of yours could God be working through right now?
God, thank you that your grace is enough for me today. when I feel weak, show me your strength. amen.
Listen again
play the song once more and listen for the line about weakness, now that you've read 2 Corinthians 12:9.
