Power Up

“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.”  Ephesians 6:10

 

Do you consider yourself a strong person?  Do you feel that you are resilient, adaptable, courageous and stable? If you are like me, you are all those things until something happens and all of a sudden you are none of those things.

Strength of character is often best seen when we are going through incredible obstacles and circumstances that tax us.  But when I read this passage of Scripture, I find great cause for hope.  We are not supposed to strong within ourselves.  Our strength is to totally come from the Lord.  Our strength is to come in the Lord to be exact.  What does that mean?  It means that born again children of God now find their position in Christ.  In Him we live, move and have our being. (Acts 17:28).  Because we are in Him and He is in us, we can pull from His strength when we need it. 

Additionally we find that we are to be strong “in his mighty power.”  This part of the verse causes us to take stock of how powerful He is.  We know He rose from the dead.  We know He healed the sick, the blind the demon-possessed.  The resurrection power that worked in Him and through Him is the very same power that is available to us when we are in Him.  Because of this, we can expect to walk in victory and deliverance in our lives just as He did.  When we find that we are living powerless lives, we need to acknowledge our need of Him.  We need to choose to plug into our power source and once again walk in His strength.

Dear Lord, please help me to walk in the power of your might.  Help me to realize that it is not about me or my ability, but is only about You and Your strength.  In Jesus’ Name.  Amen.

 Sherri