THE DYNAMICS OF STRENGTH

THE DYNAMICS OF STRENGTH

Thursday, August 08, 2013

Ephesians [NLT] 3:14-21 When I [Paul] think of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, 15 the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. 16 I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. 17 Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. 18 And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. 19 May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. 20 Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. 21 Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen.

  May God grant you according to the riches of His glory to be mightily strengthened through and by the power of the Word!

  As Paul prayed for the followers of Lord Jesus Christ in Ephesus those many years ago, I pray for you. We should pray in kind for one another . . . for life without inner courage (as opposed to outward bravado) is a terrible business.

  Consider 3 dynamics of the strength God offers:

·         We trust Christ to the point of His abiding in our innermost being; mind, emotion, will . . . never forgetting His is a permanent residency. (2Cor.1:22; Eph.1:13, 30)

·         Understand and accept - allowing facilitation of the flawless purpose of His indwelling power: That we be unshakably rooted and grounded in and by His love. (Jn.17:26)

·         Rejoice in and be amazed by His empowering: The fact that we may be filled with the fullness of God! (Eph.3:19; 1Jn.4:4)

  There is however one that can seriously hinder His blessed provision of strength, self, reliance when lacking “mustard seed” faith. Let us pray for one another in this.  EBB4