Be Strong In The Lord

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.