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Bible Verses About Strength in Weakness

Relying on God’s power when your own capacity is gone.

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The paradoxical truth of the Christian walk is that our moments of greatest frailty often become the stages for God’s greatest displays of strength. When we admit we can no longer carry the weight, His grace becomes our sufficient platform and His power is made perfect. By embracing your limitation, you invite the infinite resources of the Father to work on your behalf. Trust that His peace will sustain you when you have no power of your own.

Key Passages

"I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me."

"Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong."

"He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength."

"That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;"

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"And he said unto me,My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness.Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me."

"Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall:"

"But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."

"My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever."

"Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."

"Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men."

"But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;"

"Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong."

"The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him."

"¶ Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness."

"For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you."

"But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us."

"For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day."

"The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit."

"He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds."

"¶ Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."

"Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls."

"For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."

"Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered."

"Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;"

"Notwithstanding the Lord stood with me, and strengthened me; that by me the preaching might be fully known, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion."

"For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin."

"Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need."

"But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you."

"In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and strengthenedst me with strength in my soul."

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