Sermons

The Revelation of Your Real Self

Speaker: Brother Jabran Gill
Ministry: Wellspring Ministry, Reading

“And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness… for when I am weak, then am I strong.”
II Corinthians 12:9–10

Sermon Overview

This message reveals how God brings His children from self-doubt to spiritual confidence through divine revelation. Through the lives of Gideon, Joseph, and the Apostle Paul, we see that weakness is not defeat, but the very place where God’s strength is perfected in His people.

1. From Oppression to Calling – Gideon’s Experience

In Judges 6, Israel was oppressed by the Midianites. Gideon saw himself as the least in his father’s house, yet the Angel of the Lord addressed him as “thou mighty man of valour.”

True identity is not defined by circumstances but by God’s Word spoken over us.

Gideon struggled with doubt and asked for confirmation through signs, yet God patiently strengthened his faith. Deliverance began when Gideon tore down the altar of Baal and built an altar unto the Lord.

2. Divine Calling Beyond Self-Doubt

Many believers struggle with feelings of inadequacy and unworthiness. However, Scripture teaches that our confidence rests not in ourselves but in God’s calling.

When God calls, He does not depend upon human strength. He chooses vessels that will rely fully upon Him.

3. The Prison House Experience

Joseph experienced betrayal, rejection, and imprisonment. Yet what seemed like confinement was preparation for elevation.

Before God promotes, He prepares.

This earthly life may sometimes feel like a prison house, yet God is working His purpose even in hidden seasons.

4. Perfect Strength in Weakness

The Apostle Paul testified that God’s grace was sufficient and that divine strength is made perfect in weakness.

Weakness humbles the believer and removes self-confidence so that Christ alone may be glorified.

As gold is refined in fire until the refiner sees his reflection, so God refines His people until the image of Christ is formed within them.

5. Reduction Before Victory

In Judges 7, God reduced Gideon’s army from thousands to three hundred. Victory was not achieved by numbers, but by obedience and dependence upon God.

God removes self-reliance so that the glory belongs entirely to Him.

6. Freedom Through Revelation

Like an eagle released from its cage yet unaware of its freedom, many believers live beneath their inheritance.

Christ has made us free. The greatest enemy is often the self that resists surrender.

When self is surrendered, Christ is revealed.

Conclusion

The revelation of your real self is not found in your natural ability, but in Christ within you.

God allows trials to refine, weakness to humble, and obedience to reveal His strength.

Let us walk in confidence, not in ourselves, but in the One who strengthens us.

Key Scriptures

• II Corinthians 12:9–10
• Judges 6–7
• Genesis 41:14
• Philippians 4:13
• Jeremiah 29:11