I may have the gift of inspired preaching; I may have all knowledge and understand all secrets; I may have all the faith needed to move mountains---but if I have no love, I am nothing.

To you alone, O LORD, to you alone, and not to us, must glory be given because of your constant love and faithfulness.

The nations are nothing at all to him.

All these gods are useless; they can do nothing at all--- these idols are weak and powerless."

He looks on the people of the earth as nothing; angels in heaven and people on earth are under his control. No one can oppose his will or question what he does.

"I am the vine, and you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will bear much fruit; for you can do nothing without me.

But his answer was: "My grace is all you need, for my power is greatest when you are weak." I am most happy, then, to be proud of my weaknesses, in order to feel the protection of Christ's power over me.

If you think you are something when you really are nothing, you are only deceiving yourself.