"Power"
“Power”
Blessings folk!
In the short letter that we call “Ephesians” the Spirit has revealed who we are in the Lord and has given instruction on how we are to live with OneAnother.
Now...the closing.
Give heed to what is addressed “finally”.
Ephesians 6:10
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might.
We are instructed to be strong in the Lord.
Not the strength of man.
Not the strength of our ability.
Not in what we can do “for” the Lord.
Strong in the Lord.
It is in the “strength of His might”/”the power of His might” that we are to live.
Believers without power are ineffective within the Kingdom.
Subsequent verses will give more insight as to the context the Spirit has in mind.
For now, remember what Paul said…
1 Corinthians 2:3-5
3 I was with you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling,
4 and my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power,
5 so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God.
Paul’s “message and preaching” were not in persuasive words of wisdom.
May we be spared any more “persuasive words of wisdom” of man in preaching and teaching. Such is nothing more than a cascade of religious babbling which leads people away from the Truth.
May we speak forth the Truth of the Lord.
May our lives be demonstrations of the Spirit and of Power.
May our faith not be built upon the wisdom of men.
May we rest not in our ability.
May our faith rest on the power of God.
The Word.
The Spirit.
The Power.
Be strong in them.