Daily Devotional – ‘In His Footstep’
By Kingdom Support Initiatives (KSi)
July 10th 2022

Strength from Within

May He grant you out of the riches of His glory, to be strengthened and spiritually energized with power through His Spirit in your inner self, [indwelling your innermost being and personality], so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through your faith. Ephesians 3:16 (AMP)

Bible Reading: Ephesians 3:14-19

Today’s reading is one of Apostle Paul’s prayers about strength. Paul’s prayer directs us to our source. It opens our eyes to the truth of who we are in Christ Jesus, what we need to be preserved in Him, and ultimately what we have been freely given in Jesus Christ.

Strength is an essential ingredient needed for life and purpose. To a large extent, everything is measured in terms of strength; for instance, what someone can do, and the extent someone can get something done are mostly dependent on strength. Also, in our walk with God, the issue of strength is cardinal. when you have power, then you have strength to do something. Apostle Paul’s prayer focused on spiritual strength (the mother of all strength). He prayed that we may be strengthened in our inner man; a spiritual energy that comes from the Spirit of God. This strength is impacted upon the spirit man. When God’s strength and power come upon us, we are able to do extra ordinary things for God. For instance, we walk in grace and in love. We become the hands and the legs of Jesus going around doing good (Acts 10:38). In fact, when we are empowered by the Holy Spirit, we receive strength to stand against worldly lust. We receive confidence to evangelize, grace to live in righteousness, and the empowerment to perform miracles as the Lord gives the grace. As you fellowship with God in prayer, in the study and meditation of His word, you are empowered for the task ahead.

Self-Reflection: Human’s strength is limited but through the Holy Spirit we have access to divine empowerment(Acts 1:8).

Action Point: Take time to pray Paul’s prayer into your life.

Daily Confession: I am empowered and helped by the Lord.

Intercessory prayer: I pray for God’s strength to overcome temptation for Christians across the world in Jesus name.

Hymn: O God, our help in ages past,

Our hope for years to come,

Our shelter from the stormy blast,

And our eternal home.