Every man needs strength.We ask for daily bread:and we ask for it as a means for renewing our strength.We need strength to deliever us from evil,and for the forgiveness of our trespasses.On this Christian journey there are certain things to be done,certain things to be endured,things to be resisted, which can only be performed,borne,and stood against,by the power of God.Lack of strength is more serious than lack of any outward possession.A weak rich man is far worse position than a strong poor man.Every man needs strength;but no man has within him strength equal to the demands that are made upon him.
The Christian is no exception to this rule.He needs strength.His conversion was not translated to inactivity,he has to now be a doer.Our work is not the ceaseless singing of psalms, while we kick back in green pastures,and lounge by the still waters.When we lie in green pasture it is because we are wearied and we lie down that we may rise again a stronger man,to enter upon a more fierce fight,and to do harder work.We rest not for the sake of resting ,but that we might do more work.But our strength can only come from our being strengthen.Jesus is our strength,and when we are weak he is strong.He makes us to lie down in green pastures.God through Jesus gives us that which we need at the time when we need it, a never ending supply of strength,to overcome, to endure, to perserver,to conquor,to withstand, to stand, to walk upright, to love, to give and forgive.The born again true blood washed believer is never left without the strenght he needs to accomplish the work set before him.Our strength lies within our faith in Jesus.
Our text tells us that God will strengthen us through Jesus Christ,that we will walk worthy of His name. We will walk in the obedience of His word, the righteousness of His commands,and in accordance to His will,for Jesus has power over all flesh,so by His spirit our flesh will behave...
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