“The weakness of God” – this is, indeed, a captivating phrase penned by Paul the apostle in his letter to the Church. (1 Corinthians 1:25) This “weakness” is God’s chosen “methodology” from “before the foundation of the world – in “the Lamb slain” (Revelation 13:8), in His choice of Israel and Gideon’s company, and ultimately in the cross of Christ. The Lord revealed to Paul that He dwells in our weakness. And, since the Church is the dwelling place of God, the Church is supposed to be “weak” – in contrast to the “the rulers, the powers, the world forces of this darkness, the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places”(Ephesians 6:12). This is the wisdom and the power of God for each individual follower of Christ, and this is the very calling of the Church: “to make known (demonstrate) this wisdom to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly places” (Ephesians 3:10). The pre-requisite to be numbered among “this people being formed by the Lord” is MEEKNESS.
