BE Strong

Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.

Paul is coming to the end of his letter to the Ephesians and he tells them to be strong.

Notice he did not tell them to be strong in their own strength but to be strong in the Lord. One of the definitions of the word strong here is empowered. We can only be empowered by the Lord and His Holy Ghost. You can work out and build muscles but what does that do for you in the work of the Lord. Paul said :

1Timothy 4:8 For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

So you see, you can be bulked up with muscles and not be strong in the Lord. It is the sweet Holy Ghost that makes us strong and able to stand in the face of adversity and proclaim the goodness of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ.

1Corinthians 15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

 If we are strong we will be stedfast and unmoveable. That is what we need out of Christians today that they will not veer from the true word of God and follow man. Also we must have convictions that compel us to stand against sin and to call out sin for what it is SIN!

Far too many have compromised and accepted sin as a way of life,.No where in the Bible do I read that God has changed His mind about sin. He offers the lost a remedy for sin in Jesus Christ. Again He offers a remedy for sin for the saved:

1John 2:1 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.

Friend ,you will not be strong in the Lord with sin in your life. Just confess it, ask forgiveness and He will forgive you. Today we need strong, stedfast and unmoveable Christians to stand against the wickedness that is being shoved down our throats and we are told we have to accept it. I for one will not accept their sin and wickedness, with the strength of God and his power I will do what I can to be strong, stand and not waver from the truth.

Have a great day