Be strong
Memorise: Finally, my brerhren, be
strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Ephesians 6:10
You don’t charge someone to be strong if there is no task
to be performed or if pressure is not required, either for motion or putting up
resistance against an opposing force. In the physical realm, mere movement
requires strength. This explains why a sick person or a person just recovering
from an aliment find it difficult to walk. Spiritually you need to be strong.
In today’s Bible reading, the Lord commands us to be strong, and He gives two
reasons why we should be:
1. that ye may
be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
2. that ye may
be able to withstand in the evil day.
There are evil forces that went to short-change a
child of God’s life regarding the good things that God has in store for him or
her. These spiritual forces are listed in Ephesians 6:12 as: principalities,
powers, rules of the darkness of this world and spiritual wickedness in high
places. These spiritual entities attack either directly or through their human
agents namely: witches, wizards and the people with familiar spirits etc. they
cause harm, sorrow and calamities, including abortion of pregnancies and bareness.
They give spirit husbands, spirit wives and abort prospective contact deals;
they are responsible for a myriad of misfortunes. As you know, the Bible says
that the thief’s (Satan) mission is to steal – stealing joy, peace etc; to kill
– through sickness, diseases, calamities, tragedies, business failure etc, and
to destroy – i.e. the complete and ultimate devastation of a man’s destiny in
Hell. In the Name of Jesus, you will not become a victim of Satan’s mission in
any of these areas. What Jesus has for those that belong to Him is life in
great abundance.
Some years ago, a young lady who for the second time
had failed her Ordinary Level exams refused to eat for days, grieving over her
failure. Within this period, a fight ensured between her and another young
girl. Through his grieving lady ordinarily should have dealt decisively with
her adversary, the reverse turned out to be the case. Why? Because the strength
she needed was not there, having not eaten for days. Spiritually, the food for
our spirit man is the word of God. One of the basic things necessary for a
child of God to be strong is the word of God. It serves as spiritual food for
the supply of the needed spiritual calories (1 Peter 2:2, Colossians 3:16\).
The word sanctifies and purifies us. We are to study it, meditate on it,
memorise it and of course, obey it.
Action point
Take definite steps to improve your
level of interaction with the word – study, meditate on and memorise striking
passages. Also appoint an accountability partner to help you.
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