Watch, stand fast in the faith, be brave, be strong. (1 Corinthians 16:13)
- We try living up to the name ‘man’.
- We try to be strong and macho.
- But often it is just a façade.
- For all our effort, we realize we don’t measure up.
- Underneath the bravado, we harbor a host of fears, insecurities, and shortcomings.
- Much of our manliness is pure bluff.
- Paul was man enough to admit it: “We also are weak,” (2 Cor. 13:4).
- That is not pious chatter.
- It is a humbling fact.
- But Paul insisted here that we are to be men of courage.
- How can we be the strong person that God meant for us to be?
- Only by putting ourselves in God’s hands.
- Only by asking Him to make us that way through His power and enablement.
- May the Lord God give us courage through His conquering Spirit.
- May He make us an overcomer in power within us.
- True strength is the power of God in the soul.
