Thought For Today: Strengthen Your Fellowship with the Holy Spirit this Month!

Thought For Today: Strengthen Your Fellowship with the Holy Spirit this Month!

Thought For Today: Strengthened With God’s Supernatural Ability

Thought For Today: Strengthened With God’s Supernatural Ability

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me (Philippians 4:13).

 Christ’ in our opening Scripture doesn’t refer to the Man Jesus; it means “the Anointed One and His anointing.” It refers to the supernatural empowerment Jesus received when the Holy Spirit came upon Him, which made Him the Christ. You received the same Holy Spirit when you were born again. Thus the same anointing that made Jesus the Christ and gave Him the ability to do the impossible is at work in you. The apostle Paul understood this truth, and by the Spirit said, “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

 Like Paul, you ought to make this your constant confession; the ability of the Spirit has been granted you to achieve supernatural exploits in life. The Bible says, “Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God (2 Corinthians 3:5). The word “sufficiency” in this verse of scripture means “ability.” The Spirit of God is letting you know that you’ve been endued with God’s supernatural ability. Therefore, look beyond what your physical ability can do.

Never let your confidence rest in your intellect or in your physical ability because there’s a divine energy available to you. That energy is the power of the Holy Spirit which you must recognize and put to work in your life everyday. With you, nothing is impossible. Cultivate the “I can do mentality” and be possibility-conscious.

 For example, if you’re a student, never admit that something you’ve read is too difficult for you to understand. Rather, tell yourself, “I have been strengthened with the ability of God in me; I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me. I have the ability to comprehend everything I read and pass my examinations with flying colours.”

 If a project or an assignment is given to you in your place of work, no matter how difficult it may look, don’t say it can’t be done. Never say something is impossible; remember that you’ve been strengthened with the ability of God in you, therefore you can do all things.

 In this month of Strengthening, be thankful to God for His power that works in you mightily. Everyday, declare like the Apostle Paul that you can do all things through the anointing that’s at work in you. This way, you’ll build in you the “I can do mentality,” and develop your consciousness of His divine energy that’s at work in you and nothing will ever be impossible for you to accomplish, in Jesus’ Name. Amen

 

Strengthen Your Resolve To Serve God!

And whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your servant: Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many (Matthew 20:27-28).

 One of the areas the Spirit of God instructed us to strengthen this month, is our resolve to serve the Lord. In this month of August, you must strengthen your desire and passion for the Lord and His house. The Lord Jesus was the epitome of selfless service. Though He was the Son of God, He humbled himself to man’s level and gave His life as a ransom for the whole world. Now, He says “your attitude must be like my own, for I the messiah did not come to be served but to serve and to give my life as a ransom” (Matthew 20:27-28 TLB). That means we ought to copy the Master’s attitude of being service conscious. This month, we shouldn’t desire for others to serve us, or try to lord over others; rather, we must strengthen our resolve and be ready to serve the Lord with every opportunity that comes our way.

 As you mature in Christ, the Lord expects you to get rid of the “me-first” attitude. You should come to the place where you take up responsibilities. You shouldn’t be content with merely being a member in a local assembly, having others visit you and check up on your welfare every week. You should desire to grow out of that level and join in helping to follow up and build up new believers.

 Never be the one to complain when you’re asked to render service in the house of God. Throughout this month of August, you must always be enthusiastic about serving the Lord, and doing things for Him, not necessarily expecting to be praised or applauded by men. Do whatever you do as unto the Lord, for the Bible says “For God is not unjust so that He is unmindful of your labour and of the love which you have manifested towards Himself in having rendered services to His people and in still rendering them” (Hebrews 6:10 WNT).

 As you strengthen your resolve to serve the Lord by increasing your service to the Him this month, one thing sure, He will bless, promote and exalt you. Glory to God! This month let the consciousness of the responsibility of service in God’s Kingdom dawn on you greatly and be excited at every opportunity to render service in His house, knowing that He is not unmindful to forget your labour of love. Hallelujah!

 Share your thoughts and post your comments on this platform. Remember also to share all the posts of this month of Strengthening with your friends and loved ones and impact their lives for the Lord. Share with all your contacts, those you do business with, your neighbours and also your colleagues at work. This is because when you strengthen and impact others with the Word, you’re rendering service to God. Hallelujah!

August is Your Month of Strengthening!

by Pastor Chris

For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man (Ephesians 3:14-16).

 This prayer of the Spirit through the Apostle Paul for the Ephesian church shows us the will of the Father for all of His children. In this special month of Strengthening, He wants us to be strengthened with might in the inner man. “Might” is from the Greek word “dunamis”, the same word translated “power” in Acts 1:8 where the Lord Jesus said to His disciples, “Ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you.”

 However, seeing the word “might” and not “power” in the Scripture above, it’s important for us to understand what “might” is and how it functions in us. Firstly, “might” is an overpowering force, which overcomes strength. A metal rod, for example, has strength, though it’s not doing anything. The force with which a strong man bends that metal rod is what is called “might.”

 In the context of his prayer in the opening Scripture, “might” (dunamis) connotes “miracle-working power.” So Paul’s prayer is that we be invigorated with miracle-working power in our spirits. That miracle-working power functioning in you makes you overcome any adverse situation; it makes everything possible unto you. Hallelujah!

This is what God wants working in you this month, and it happens because of the presence of the Holy Spirit. This is why the Scriptures charge us to “…be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might” (Ephesians 6:10). You must become conscious of the presence of the Holy Spirit and allow Him infuse you with miracle-working ability from inside.

 I encourage you today to pray the prayer in Ephesians 3:16 for yourself everyday, and it wouldn’t be long before you literally feel that miracle-working ability surging through your being strengthening every area of your life! No matter the strength of the opposition that comes against you this month of August, the overpowering force of might working in you will infuse supernatural strength into everything that is connected to you and always put you over. Glory to God!