An ever-present Strengthener

Hello everyone,

How are you doing on this day? I hope well and bubbling in the Lord.

Primary Text

“May our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting comfort and hope, which we don’t deserve,” 2 Thessalonians 2v16 (TLB)

Our God has given us the Holy Spirit as our Comforter, and one thing that He does is to strengthen us. John 14v16-17 (AMP) saying “And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, and Standby), that He may remain with you forever – The Spirit of Truth, Whom the world cannot receive (welcome, take to its heart), because it does not see Him or know Him or recognize Him. But you know and recognize Him, for He lives with you [constantly] and will be in you.” Strength is also synonymous to power, might, force and asset among other things. Human beings need strength and power to achieve carry out each of our daily tasks. As believers we also need strength and power for everything that we need. Isaiah 40v28-31 (TLB) says “Don’t you yet understand? Don’t you know by now that the everlasting God, the Creator of the farthest parts of the earth, never grows faint or weary? No one can fathom the depths of His understanding. He gives power to the tired and worn out, and strength to the weak. Even the youths shall be exhausted, and the young men will all give up. But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” Beloved, are you feeling worn out, exhausted, pressured, discouraged, God is the strength of our life and our portion forever! The Bible tells us that even the youth get exhausted, but those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; one way in which He strengthens us being through the Holy Spirit. Ephesians 3v16 (AMP) says “May He grant you out of the rich treasury of His glory to be strengthened and reinforced with mighty power in the inner man by the [Holy] Spirit [Himself indwelling your innermost being and personality].”

Prayer

Father, we thank You and we honour You. We pray that You will strengthen and reinforce us with mighty power in the inner man by the Holy Spirit in Jesus name, amen.