Scripture Saturday — Ether 12:27

And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them. (Ether 12:27)



Weak things become strong through the help of Jesus Christ

We are all born with certain strengths and certain weaknesses. Through hard work and determination, it's easy to make our strengths stronger. It's more difficult to develop our weaknesses.

In order to strengthen our weaknesses, we must first acknowledge that we are weak. We must rely on the Lord for His help. We have to be humble. There can be no room for pride.

We must also have faith in our Savior. Since faith and fear cannot coexist, we must dispel that and other related feelings—doubt, inadequacy, discouragement—from our lives. We must really believe that Jesus Christ can make our weaknesses strong. And we must desire strength for the right reasons—to serve others and to follow our Savior.

When we follow this scriptural pattern, we will notice we are becoming happier, stronger, better people. Our capacity to serve and to love will increase. Our ability to follow the Savior will be strengthened by our desire to do whatever He asks of us.