A Daily Devotional by Bishop David Bakare
The Lord will Make you Strong
Wednesday,
28 August
Terrible is God in his sanctuary,
the God of Israel, he gives power and strength to his people. Blessed be God!
Psalm 68:35
SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY: Ephesians 3:14-21 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; 17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; 19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God. 20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, 21 Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
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LESSON:
Psalm 68:35 O God,
thou art terrible out of thy holy places: the God of Israel is he that giveth
strength and power unto his people. Blessed be God.
It is God’s desire that you become really
strong, so that you can do exploits (Daniel 11:32b). He admonishes His servant
in Joshua 1:6- 7,9: Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people
shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers
to give them. Only be thou strong and very courageous.... Have not I commanded
thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed:
for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
Paul encouraged the Church in Ephesians
6:10 to: Be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
Also in Ephesians 3:16 he asked them ...to be strengthened with might by
his Spirit in the inner man. In II Timothy 2:1 Paul charged his son in
the faith, Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
Without any doubt, God wants you to be
strong, and He is willing to make you strong indeed. He was the One Who gave
strength to Abraham in his old age, and about Sarah his wife, Hebrews 11:11
says: Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive
seed....You too can receive strength today. David was very clear that
it was God that strengthened him to run through a troop, to leap over the walls
and girded him with strength unto the battle (Psalm 18:39). You too can trust
God to clothe you with strength, so you may fulfil His plan for your life. But
how can this be?
First, you must submit yourself totally to
God; give your life to Christ as your Saviour and Lord. Only then can you be
strong in the Lord and in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
Second, you must be filled with the Holy
Spirit. Actually, the Holy Spirit is the Strength of God: He is the Spirit of
might. Jesus said in Acts 1:8: Ye shall receive power, after that the Holy
Spirit is come upon you, and ye shall be witness unto me. True strength comes
only by the Holy Spirit.
Third, you must learn to “eat the word”:
the word of God is the fuel for your strength. The more you feed on God's
precious word, the stronger you will be. This is why Paul admonished in
Colossians 3:16: Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all
wisdom.
Finally, you must learn to renew your
strength from time to time by waiting upon the Lord. We all need this
experience, otherwise we will burn out. Even Jesus our Lord during His earthly
ministry would get away from the crowd to stay alone in God's presence to rest,
to meditate, to worship, to think, to pray, and to prepare for the future. As
you wait upon the Lord, your strength shall be renewed day by day (Isaiah
40:30-31).
Prayer/Action
* Give thanks to God who gives strength to His people.
* Ask the Lord to clothe you with His strength.
* Ask the Lord to make you a blessing.
TODAY’S PROPHETIC
PRAYER: As the Lord lives, my enemies shall be
ashamed and sing my song of victory with me, in the precious name of Jesus.
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