Ephesians 3:16-17
I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being. So that Christ may dwell in your hearts, though faith.
Has there ever been a time in your life you wished you had more strength? What's that? Daily? Hourly? Sometimes moment by moment? Me too. This journey we're on called life can get to be an overwhelming place. Some days the pressures of the world get to weighing me down and it's hard to find the "oomph" to step forward. Walking in faith is like walking blind.. yet knowing God's surrounding me - becoming my buffer to the world. Now does it mean I won't stumble? Stub a toe? Maybe even trip over something? Nah. Life still happens. God doesn't place me in a bubble to protect me just because I am his. What could I learn and glean and share in a bubble? How would I need a Savior if I were in a bubble? Protected and sheltered from all evil and mishap?
What he does promise is to never leave me ... ever. And he promises me that I am an heir to God. I am a royal princess to a most high king. Trite? You've heard that line before haven't you. But have you thought about the impact that has on your life? The fact that our Father God dances over you. He delights in you. Finds places of elation when he sees you walk, stumble, and GET BACK up go again. His STRENGTH is an ever abundant spring... flowing at all times right at our fingertips. And the most amazing part of being HIS daughter is the promise of a forever LIFE with Him. There will come a day when the sorrow will end... JOY comes in the morning in Christ we have life EVERLASTING.
I close with the way the Message says this passage:
Ephesians 3:16-17
I ask him to strengthen you by his spirit - not a brute strength but a glorious inner strength - that Christ will live in you as you open the door and invite him in. And I ask him that with both feet planted firmly on love, you'll be able to take in with all Christians the extravagant dimensions of Christ's love. Reach out and experience the breadth! Test its length! Plumb the depths! Rise to the heights! Live full lives, full in the fullness of God.
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