Scripture to Read: Colossians 1:29
Living for our Lord is hard work, but it’s also the most enjoyable and fulfilling because we are serving our Lord and He’s using us to carry out His perfect will. As God continued to use Paul to write His Word, we read in Colossians 1:29, “For this purpose also I labor, striving according to His power, which mightily works within me.” God had Paul write that the reason he worked so hard was to see others come to know and follow Jesus as their Lord and Savior. But notice, Paul does not write that he did this on his own strength but “according to His power, which mightily works within me.” God’s power dwells in each and every believer because He lives in every believer through His Holy Spirit. God reminds us of His mighty power in us in 2 Peter 1:3, “seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and excellence.” We definitely do not lack in power, but sometimes we forget the power God has given us and therefore we shy away from things we think we can’t do or are too intimidated to do. As His children, God wants all of us to know that all the power we need to do all that He’s commanded us to do is living in us—we just need to crucify our fears, doubts, and anxiety and fully trust our Lord and what He’ll do through us as we walk in obedience to Him.
Challenge & Application
What encouraged you today about God’s power?
How have you allowed God’s power to fill and guide you to carry out God’s will each day?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!