I EMPOWER YOU --- INFUSING INNER STRENGTH into you so that you are ready for anything and equal to anything. It's essential to remember that this inner strength comes through Me, through your connection with Me. It comes to you as you need it -- as you take trusting steps of dependence, moving forward with your eyes on Me. This promise is a powerful antidote to fear -- especially your fear of being overwhelmed by circumstances you see looming ahead. They may look daunting, but in Me you are indeed ready for anything and equal to anything.
Of course, you are not currently ready for every imaginable situation. I carefully control what happens in your life. I am constantly protecting you from both known and unknown dangers. And I provide strength, just when you need it, for everything I allow to touch your life. Many of the future things you anxiously anticipate will not actually reach you. My promise is for things you face in the present, and it is sufficient. So when you are feeling the strain of an uphill journey, tell yourself the truth: "I have strength for all things through Christ who empowers me!"
- Jesus
Scripture Insight: Philippians 4:13; John 15:4 and Psalm 28:7
(Jesus Today / Sarah Young)
Philippians 4:13 (New International Version) - "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me"
ReplyDeleteJohn 15:4 (New King James Version) - "Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me"
Psalm 28:7 (New International Version) - "The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song"