I am Weak and He Strong

Romans 10:9 “If you confess with your mouths that Jesus Christ is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.”

There is Power in confession; Paul directs us in the message of saving Grace in Romans 10, and we know that if we confess with our mouths and believe with our heart that Jesus Christ is Lord we will be saved. The power in that confession is the path to eternal life.

According to Ignatius of Loyola, the enemy is known as a false lover and his greatest weakness lies in our confession: when we bring the things of weakness into the light. The enemy wants to pretend that he comforts and loves us, but this deceptive premise is one of his many devices used to develop in us a false sense of security so that he may know our weakness.

The enemy studies our character to know the very areas we are most vulnerable, so that he can strategically come in and devour according to our weakest point; but by the grace of God there is power in confession and knowing our own weakness we have the advantage over the enemy, because in our weakness the Lord is strong. 2 Corinthians 12:9: “Each time he said, ‘My Grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.’ So now I am glad I boast in my weakness, so that the power of Christ can work through me.” The boldness Paul walks in, acknowledging that he has to know his own weakness so that the Lord may have that area and let His divine strength work. It takes humility to recognize that you are weak and cannot successfully do this life alone. For only by the power of God’s grace will you be established and strengthened.

 I often find it difficult to confess my sins because I want the Lord to see me as strong and faithful; but every time I find myself boasting in my own strength the enemy has reign to destroy me. 1 Peter 5:6-11, has been my hearts cry for weeks now, because I have to humble myself under the right hand of God, so that He can have the power to exalt me in His strength not my own. In verse 7, if we just cast our fears and anxiety on the Lord because He cares for us, He has given us direction to give Him our weakness, so that He can be strong.

As I learn to confess to the Lord that I am weak and I need him to be strong for me, I know the enemy trembles in fear, because he then knows that he will not succeed, because in confession there is freedom and salvation, there is no room for bondage or destruction.