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According to the way of the world, the weak is inferior to the strong; however this is contrary to the Bible. 2 Corinthians 12:9, 9But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. Thus, people should not abandon weakness, just as fish cannot leave deep waters. When fish leave the depths, they are caught. When people abandon weakness, they join the league of the dead (spiritually dead). God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. It is also Lao-Tsu’s belief that the weak can conquer the strong by letting the strong exhaust themselves until they become weak. Those who live according to their spirit speak softly and act with care. They do not argue about right and wrong, better or worse, good or bad, but understand the harmony of Heaven and Earth. They perceive and adapt to the hidden light that is the invisible power of the natural order for Heaven and Earth. Mark 15:2-5, 2“Are you the king of the Jews?” asked Pilate. “Yes, it is as you say,” Jesus replied. 3The chief priests accused him of many things. 4So again Pilate asked him, “Aren’t you going to answer? See how many things they are accusing you of.” 5But Jesus still made no reply, and Pilate was amazed.
We know that Jesus reached his highest limit of greatness in the eyes of man and goes beyond our understanding. Because we cannot add to the greatness of Jesus, the only way we know how to treat Jesus was lowering or condemning him. It is similar to the way we treat the fall of raising stars who reached their limits, such as Michael Jackson. We attract attention to gain popularity at the cost of another person before knowing the facts and soon become experts in our field. In fact, we may be afraid to look in the mirror at ourselves and can be very defensive when others do the same. We shrink, weaken, and cast legendary people down to what was once expanded, strong, and honored. This is how Jesus was treated when he was arrested and sent to Caiaphas, the high priest where the teachers of the law and the elders had assembled.
Matthew 26:59-68
59The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for false evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death. 60But they did not find any, though many false witnesses came forward. Finally two came forward 61and declared, “This fellow said, ‘I am able to destroy the temple of God and rebuild it in three days.’ ” 62Then the high priest stood up and said to Jesus, “Are you not going to answer? What is this testimony that these men are bringing against you?” 63But Jesus remained silent. The high priest said to him, “I charge you under oath by the living God: Tell us if you are the Christ, the Son of God.” 64“Yes, it is as you say,” Jesus replied. “But I say to all of you: In the future you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.” 65Then the high priest tore his clothes and said, “He has spoken blasphemy! Why do we need any more witnesses? Look, now you have heard the blasphemy. 66What do you think?” “He is worthy of death,” they answered. 67Then they spit in his face and struck him with their fists. Others slapped him 68and said, “Prophesy to us, Christ. Who hit you?”
It is the Grace of God who given up his only Son to be the sacrifice for our sin. John 7:37-39, On the last and greatest day of the Feast, Jesus stood and said in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink. 38Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him.” 39By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given, since Jesus had not yet been glorified. Jesus gave up his Spirit on the cross to live in you, whom you have received from God. For that reason, your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit and you are not your own. Though, we have received the Holy Spirit, but it must first be given by God to whom he chooses. If our sovereign God knows the value of giving, how much more should we do it? In order to receive, we must start by giving. In order to be treated kindly, we must start by giving other kindness. If we wish to make friends, we must start by being friendly. This is the natural order of God’s nature who is circular; the principle underlying all interaction that is one of dynamic, universal energy exchange. It is impossible to fully understand laws of nature (secret wisdom of things) because God have hidden these things from the wise. All things have been committed to Jesus by his Father and no one knows except the Father and Son, and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. Just as fish keeping its depths, so too are the unrevealed weapons of the Heavenly Kingdom.
