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heaven.”

Galatians 5:22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, humility, self-control...

Does not weakness act as a catalyst in the promotion of these spiritual fruit? Do you
not find it easier to act and speak in a patient, kind, and humble manner when you are
approaching others from a position of weakness, rather than strength? Are not the rich
prone to pride and haughtiness? Are not the strong tempted to bully those weaker than
themselves? Yahweh will abase His sons and daughters that they might find it easier to
manifest the fruits of the Spirit.
Considering these things, we should think it not strange that in yielding our lives to
Christ to follow wherever He would lead that we are soon brought to poverty, illness, injury,
weakness, or reproach in this world. Christ existed in the form of God. He had great power,
glory and authority in the heavens. Yet He became weak to prove the excellency of the
power of God in mankind. Yahshua knew hunger, poverty, reproach, and the injury of the
cross. Yet as He accepted these things He showed forth the power of love, peace, patience,
humility and every other divine attribute of the Father.

II Corinthians 13:4
For indeed He was crucified because of weakness, yet He lives because of the power
of God. For we also are weak in Him, yet we will live with Him because of the power
of God directed toward you.

Surrender your life to Christ to be directed by Him and you too will be brought to
weakness that you might find the power of God revealed in you. This is a principle of the
kingdom of God.