Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without
wavering, for He who promised is faithful.
(Hebrews 10:23 )
The faithfulness of God calls us
to faithfulness for God. We have a hope
for tomorrow that is unfailing, so let us not fail to live as those who have
such a hope today. Professing it is good, but possessing it is what turns the
claim into reality. The Lord will be
true to His promises to us, so I should be true to my commitment to Him. His hand holds me strongly, so I am
challenged to hold His steadily. The
former grace of God to me enables the latter good to be accomplished by me. We have strength for today and hope for
tomorrow because of the great faithfulness of God.
Paul exhorts, “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His
might.” (Ephesians 6:10 ) The soldier of the cross is called to stand
strong, yet we have no strength of our own—we must rely on Omnipotence. His power is all we need, but we need it
desperately. We will surely fall unless
standing in His strength alone.
How much power is available?
Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above
all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be
glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. (Eph.3:20-21 )
God can do so much more than we
have ever dreamed! Our finite minds
cannot grasp infinite power. We glorify
Him when He works through us by that limitless might. The church has the opportunity today to
manifest the greatness and the glory of the Lord as we become equipped by His
strength and proclaim the hope we have in Christ. Jesus came to redeem us from our vanity to
bring us to victory. Now, may we pray
according to His purpose as Paul expressed it in these verses. This is our high calling!
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