In Ephesian 6, Paul exhorts us to "be strong in the Lord." According to the construct of the sentence, the responsibility here is placed on us, not on God.
Be strong in "His mighty power." There is no place for weak, insipid, soft Christianity. We can tap into the source of strength: God's mighty power.
Leave your own strength behind so you can put on His. You can't be strong in the Lord and in yourself at the same time. To be strong in the Lord is to be weak in yourself. He is all-sufficient.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Prayer Requests
- (Lisa Adams) Please pray for my uncle Bob in Wisconsin. We lost Aunt Alice this last week. He needs strength to mourn and make lots of big decisions these next few weeks.
- (Debbie Prewitt) Pray for my grandson Tristan (12). He may have the swine flu. Also pray about my check, which was $140 short. Pray that it gets fixed.
- (Lisa Adams) I still need prayer on my ear. I have problems with pressure pain off and on, and I still get dizzy. I go in to the specialist on the 27th. I hope it's gone by then.
- (Sharon Macklin) Continue to pray for my sister, Gloria Makey. The bad sore on her tongue is not getting better. Unless Jesus heals her, the doctors will have to cut off part of her tongue. I believe for Jesus to completely heal her.
- (Theresa Myers) Pray for salvation for Steve and my children, Michael, Mark, Shawn, Tina, and Lindsay, that they will seek the Lord.
- (Theresa Myers) Pray for Frank and Leora Abbot. He has been put into a nursing home. He has Alzhiemers, the violent type, and has beaten my grandmother after 60 years together. He had never laid a hand on her before. Her heart is broken. Pray for her to seek the Lord.
- (Theresa Myers) Pray for my nephew Jerad. He is going to go to prison for a crime two years ago that he did not commit but was with the person who did it. That other person is not going to be punished at all. I pray Jerad finds God through this experience.
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