For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure (Philippians 2:13).
Ephesians 3:20 tells us that God, “…is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us.” This means He does what He plans to do in your life through His power that’s at work in you. He doesn’t want to work outside you, but from within you. Imagine if you functioned with this knowledge all your life! Colossians 2:9-10 says, in Christ dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily,and we are completein Him. Imagine knowing this, and living with the same consciousness every day; what an extraordinary difference it’ll make in your life!
It’s one thing
to know you have something, it’s another to know how to use it. Some
don’t even know they have anything, and so they can’t even begin to
think of how to use it. The Apostle Paul wrote the verses we read in the
previous paragraph. Read what he had to say about himself: “I can do
all things through Christ which strengtheneth me” (Philippians 4:13).
Notice, he didn’t say, “We can do all things.” He was talking about
himself; this was his personal testimony. This understanding imbued him
with a different mentality. He didn’t think in terms of what he could or
couldn’t do. He said, “I can do all things….” Wow! Like the Apostle
Paul, you must be bold to say, “I can do all things!” God wants you to
acknowledge that you’re sufficient in His sufficiency;His ability within
you!
Again, in Colossians 1:29, the Apostle Paul alludes to the inner working of God’s power in him, saying, “Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.” The New International Version reads, “To this end I labor,struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in me.” He knew that the power of God was at work in him, and he took full advantage of it.
Acknowledge, and affirm, always that God is at work in you. Take advantage of His inherent power. in you.
PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for your mighty power that’s at work in me; I declare that I can do all things through Christ, because I’m sufficient in His sufficiency. I function by the might, wisdom, and excellence of the Spirit today, in Jesus’s Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY
1 John 4:4
Living Bible (TLB)
4 Dear young friends, you belong to God and have already won your fight with those who are against Christ because there is someone in your hearts who is stronger than any evil teacher in this wicked world.
Acts 1:8
Living Bible (TLB)
8 But when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, you will receive power to testify about me with great effect, to the people in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth, about my death and resurrection.”
DAILY SCRIPTURE READING
1 Year Bible Reading Plan: Luke 9:37-62 Joshua 20-22
2 Year Bible Reading Plan: Romans 7:1-11 Psalm 107
Again, in Colossians 1:29, the Apostle Paul alludes to the inner working of God’s power in him, saying, “Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.” The New International Version reads, “To this end I labor,struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in me.” He knew that the power of God was at work in him, and he took full advantage of it.
Acknowledge, and affirm, always that God is at work in you. Take advantage of His inherent power. in you.
PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for your mighty power that’s at work in me; I declare that I can do all things through Christ, because I’m sufficient in His sufficiency. I function by the might, wisdom, and excellence of the Spirit today, in Jesus’s Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY
1 John 4:4
Living Bible (TLB)
4 Dear young friends, you belong to God and have already won your fight with those who are against Christ because there is someone in your hearts who is stronger than any evil teacher in this wicked world.
Acts 1:8
Living Bible (TLB)
8 But when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, you will receive power to testify about me with great effect, to the people in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth, about my death and resurrection.”
DAILY SCRIPTURE READING
1 Year Bible Reading Plan: Luke 9:37-62 Joshua 20-22
2 Year Bible Reading Plan: Romans 7:1-11 Psalm 107
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