Hebrews 11:32–34 “And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David, Samuel and the prophets, who through faith conquered kingdoms, administered justice, and gained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, quenched the fury of the flames, and escaped the edge of the sword; whose weakness was turned to strength; and who became powerful in battle and routed foreign armies.”


2 Corinthians 12:10  That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong


Hebrews 10:17 (1 chapter earlier): “Their sins and lawless acts I will remember no more.” 

1. “Whose…”: It’s Everybody’s Story

What is your weakness?


Psalm 103:14 NLT: “For he knows how weak we are; he remembers we are only dust.”

2. “…Weakness…” We don’t have to Hide
 2 Corinthians 12:9b–10 “Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”

Transparency is a self-aware humility

3. “…Was Turned…”
2 Corinthians 12:9 “my power is made perfect in weakness
 

Ephesians 3:20 “to able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us…”

4. “…To Strength”: 


Grace Is the Strength

2 Corinthians 12:10 For when I am weak, then I am strong.”


Don't underestimate Grace Our Weaknesses

Maybe today is the day we hand the burl that we carry it to the Master Turner.