Thursday, September 8, 2011

Colossians 1:11, Philippians 4:13, Psalm 73:6 "Pleasing God: Part 4-Leaning on God's Strength"


“And we pray this in order that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and joyfully giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light.”

            “I can do everything through Him who gives me strength.”

            Just take a moment and let that sink in. Think back to all those times you have felt hopeless, knowing there was no way you could finish a task on your own. We cannot do anything worth doing on our own strength –it is only through God’s strength that we can press on toward our goal. It pleases God when we rely on Him! Just like when we see someone who needs help and we desire to help them out –finding joy when we do so—so it pleases God when we fall back on His strength. Psalm 73:6 says that, “My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” When we let God take control of our lives, we find perfect peace in His strength.

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