All in God’s Strength

We serve the Lord and want to be a powerhouse of faith in doing so. As we go about our day praising Him, worshipping Him, witnessing to others, and living out our lives doing the will of God, how do we see ourselves? Do we fancy ourselves to be a mighty David, a brilliant Joseph, a tortured Paul, or maybe even a rock like Peter? Whoever we imagine ourselves to be as we follow Jesus, it requires great strength. Sometimes our strength must be physical, but more often it is in humility, leadership, preaching, teaching, endurance, or any of a variety of other gifts, but it is always in love, and faith. So, are we strong enough on our own? The answer is always, always, “NO!” But if that is true then are we lost? Is there an unseen well from which we can take a big drink of strength each day?

As we humble ourselves in our faith it is easy to forget that this requires us to be strong. Those who are in the world look at humility and strength as being diametrically opposed, but nothing could be further from the truth. Jesus stood in strength before Pilot, and yet He did so in silent confidence. Are we strong enough in our lives to stand in quiet defiance against the forces of evil that come against us, and the sin that tempts us every day? Do we ask God to strengthen us in our love, character, resolve, and in every way, and thing, with which we serve Him?