Our Strength Is In The Lord

 

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.

 

Ephesians 5:10

 

 

 

In the closing remarks to the disciples of Ephesus, Paul writes of specific ways to live successfully as Christians. He parallels dressing with armor for war with spiritual armor because he realizes that as Christ followers, we are all in spiritual war.

 

His opening thought reminds us that leaning on our strength, what we think will make us a "strong person" is not how God wants to develop His strength in our lives. It does not say "Be strong in (insert your name) and his/her mighty power."

 

As we live daily, there is nothing wrong with trying to do our best, do great work, plan, prepare, be organized, be on top of everything. But we need to be careful not to see this as making us strong and great Christian.

 

We can live differently today by:

 

1. Simply acknowledging that our strength comes from God. While He is developing us to be vessels for Him in word and deed, we need to remember that Christianity is based on "being IN Him."

 

2. Consider His mighty power and being clothed in Him. How we dress our body, mind, heart, and attitude comes through spiritual practices and disciplines.

 

Let us live successfully unto God in His strength!