creational, transforming gospel power, has been committed to insignificant, fragile followers of Christ—men and women who, like Paul, are all clay pots. The reason for this is so there would be no mistake about where the power comes from—“to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.” This is not a pious pro forma acknowledgment of Paul’s (and our) limitations as compared to the greatness of God. This is not a casual admission. This is Christian realism. Christians are never powerful