And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Ver. 9. My grace is sufficient for thee] God sometimes gives pardoning grace where yet he denies prevailing grace. He roots not out all our Canaanites at once, but leaves some to try and exercise us. "I thank God in Christ, sustentation I have, but suavities spiritual I taste not any," saith Mr Bain, describing the temper of his own spirit. He also went out of the world with far less comfort than some weaker Christians enjoy, God letting Satan loose upon him. (Bain's Life by Mr Clark.)
For my strength is made perfect] It is an act of as great power in God to keep our spark of grace alive amidst so many corruptions, as to keep a fire alive upon the face of the sea. The angels are kept with much less care, charge, and power, than we; because trey have no bias, no weight of sin hung upon them.