Passage: 2 Corinthians 12:1–10 BOASTING AGAINTHE THIRD HEAVEN & A THORN IN THE FLESHThe Third HeavenA Thorn in the FleshWhat do both of these episodes have in common?MY GRACE IS SUFFICIENT FOR YOUTHE LORD IS THE DIVINE ACTORGOD’S GRACE IS DIVINE POWERAPPLY: Plead with the Lord Pleased by the Lord Content in the BodyHe disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him. Paul’s gospel does not come from his experience in heaven, but from the history of redemption recorded in the Scriptures, from early Christian tradition concerning the life, death, and resurrection of Christ, and from his own encounter with the resurrected Christ on the Damascus road. What is needed is not more willpower, but the power of God’s grace. For he was crucified in weakness, but lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but in dealing with you we will live with him by the power of God.