Thorn in the Flesh
A friend of mine in Houston, Texas, a lawyer named Ron, as we were talking about the Apostle Paul, asked me one day: “Have you ever really thought about how much weight is given to the letters of a guy who has fits with blindness and was constantly tormented by his flesh?”
Yes, I have, some of which I have attempted to explain below. Additionally, I recognize that Paul, as being human and not Christ, is very much like you and I and every other human on the earth……….he is flesh…and shared that with us. I believe that we are all, in way or the other, tormented by the flesh and would not expect any other person in the Bible to be any less….Abraham, David, Moses, the apostles, and yes, even Paul. Throughout Scriptures, I have never seen where the people called by God were anything less than real. To me, it serves to constantly remind me of my humanity and dependance on God. Read More | Comments
