Experiencing God's Presence #247

Experiencing God's Presence #247

My power works best in weakness.

2 Corinthians 12:9

He has been called “God of the gaps” by those who suggest humanity needs a deity only when we can’t explain mysteries. The assumption is that as science increases our understanding, the need to believe in God decreases—and that one day we will have enough natural explanations not to need a deity at all. While that approach is superficial and that sort of “God of the gaps” is a completely unnecessary reduction of His role, we can certainly embrace another sense of the term. In the gaps of our lives, we need Him desperately.

We can believe in a God of our own gaps. In fact, that’s where He shows up in power most often. Wherever we’re needy, broken, and weak, that’s where He rises up in strength to provide, repair, and defend. While we try to cover up our vulnerabilities and establish our strength, He waits for us to realize how incapable we are without Him. When we’re finally at the end of our rope, that’s when He is finally able to act without anyone mistaking His victories for our self-effort. He loves to fill feeble vessels with divine strength. His Presence attends our weakness.

Present your weakness to God. Do the same with your lack and your brokenness. Whatever gaps you have, let God fill them with His strength, His provision, and His healing. He is glorified far more in the deserts and valleys of our lives than in the gardens and peaks. That’s good news for us because we have far more deserts and valleys to offer Him than gardens and peaks. He welcomes that—and promises to fill those places with Himself.

Lord, I have plenty of weakness to give You. You know the cracks and crevices of my life, the fault lines and frailties that keep me feeling insufficient. But You are my sufficiency and my strength. I depend on You. Please step into my gaps with Yourself and Your help.