Paul is not afraid to share of his weakness in order for people to see the power of God’s Spirit that has been working in and through him (v1-5).

Remember that Paul is seeking to heal divisions and one of the best ways in achieving this is for people to be humble. Humility comes as people realise anything they have grasped in regards Christ and the Gospel is not down to them or their cleverness, but down to the work of God’s Spirit (v6-13).

The final verses of the chapter (v1446) are very important and make it clear that grasping the Gospel message is totally down to the work of the Holy Spirit. This should create great humility and in our work of sharing the Gospel with others, create a total dependence of God’s Spirit to change people.

This is why in the work of the gospel one of the most important things we can do in order to see people saved is to pray, pray, pray for God’s Spirit to work in them. Only God’s Spirit can transform blind and dead sinners.