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STRENGTH FOR LIVING

When I think of the wisdom and scope of God's plan, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father, the Creator of everything in heaven and on earth. I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will give you mighty inner strength through his Holy Spirit. – Ephesians 3:14-16 (NLT)

            Paul’s knowledge of Who God is and what He does has left him with no choice but to fall to his knees in reverent prayer. He has an intimate understanding of just Who it is that He approaches. This is not some powerless god of the pagans, but the One from Whom all of heaven and earth derives its being.

            This God that we are called to worship is a Father that is rich beyond measure, abundant with every possible resource, and able to fulfill any need that His children may have. There is nothing beyond His ability to grant that is within His will to give. The Apostle’s prayer is that out of these glorious riches of the Father inner strength might be given through the indwelling power of the Holy Spirit. God Himself has come to live within His children in Spirit form. It is through the Spirit of God that we are strengthened for today, and the days yet to come. It is the Spirit Whom we must rely upon.

PRAYER THOUGHT: Lord, there is not one thing that you do not possess or have power over. I request one thing – the strength to serve you at a greater level than I ever have before.