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May 28, 2019 · Paul had a thorn in the flesh, a messenger from Satan sent to buffet him. God allowed it to keep him humble. God used the weakness in Paul's life to show His mighty power and majesty. God is able to turn our weaknesses to strengths if we surrender to Him.
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We get the term “thorn in the flesh” from the apostle Paul: Paul’s thorn is among the most famous afflictions in history, and we don’t even know what it was. There’s been a lot of speculation over the years. Paul’s thorn could have been a physical affliction. This is plausible given all the physical violence and deprivation he endured (2 Corinthian...
Paul makes two amazing, and somewhat initially disturbing, statements about his painful thorn — in the same sentence: The first amazing claim Paul makes is that God gave him his thorn. It’s clear from the context that Paul identified God as his thorn-giver, not Satan. And he understood that God’s purpose was to keep Paul humble and dependent on Chr...
But the second amazing claim Paul makes is more shocking: the redemptive pain God gave Paul to protect him from the destructive pain of his pride was delivered to him by “a messenger of Satan.” Suddenly, we find ourselves in an even deeper part of the theological pool. And given the ease with which Paul says this, he clearly expects Christians to b...
Just like Paul’s, our thorns weaken us. Sometimes they are visible to others, but often they are hidden from public view, known only to those who know us best. And they are never romantic, never heroic. Rather, they almost always humble us in embarrassing rather than noble ways. They not only seem to impede our effectiveness and fruitfulness, but t...
A biblical perspective on the purpose and power of God in our afflictions. Learn how God can use our thorns to protect us from pride and grow us in dependence on him.
Jun 24, 2017 · Without the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit, thorns are productive of evil rather than good. In many people, their thorn in the flesh does not appear to have fulfilled any admirable design at all; it has created another vice, instead of removing a temptation.
Our thorn in the flesh is the source of our serious and persistent sorrow. It is the most difficult and painful trial we experience in our lives. It is that thing that tempts us to ask if God really cares about us. Our pain and vulnerability in it humble us. If you have a thorn in your flesh as Paul did, you know right now what I am talking about.
INTRODUCTION. In 2Co 12:7-10, Paul tells of "a thorn in the flesh" which greatly bothered him... It was something for which he prayed the Lord to remove from him. The Lord did not do so, but gave Paul an answer that greatly encouraged him.
3 days ago · Sermons. A Thorn in the Flesh. Bishop Robert Barron. July 7, 2024. Cycle B. 14th wk of Ordinary Time. Share. Friends, on this Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time, our second reading is from Paul’s Second Letter to the Corinthians.
This thorn in the flesh that Paul mentioned has been used and misused by Christians to justify submitting to nearly any problem that comes along. Satan has twisted this passage of Scripture to deceive many, many people into believing that God would not heal Paul, so how can they expect to be healed?
