Fraqueza
A fraqueza humana não é fraqueza diante de Deus. Pelo contrário, é na nossa fragilidade que o poder de Cristo se aperfeiçoa. Deus escolhe os fracos para confundir os fortes.
Poder na fraqueza
A minha graça te basta, pois o meu poder se aperfeiçoa na fraqueza. Quando sou fraco, então é que sou forte.
Each time he said, "My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness." So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.
That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.
For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.
Deus cuida dos fracos
O Senhor está perto dos que têm o coração quebrantado. Ele dá poder aos fracos e renova a força dos cansados.
He gives power to the weak
and strength to the powerless.
My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak,
but God remains the strength of my heart;
he is mine forever.
"Give justice to the poor and the orphan;
uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.
Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.
Then Jesus said, "Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.
Compaixão e intercessão
O Espírito intercede por nós com gemidos inexprimíveis. Jesus compreende nossas fraquezas porque foi tentado como nós.
And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example, we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words.
This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin.
Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak!"
A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.
Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves;
ensure justice for those being crushed.