Be strong in spirit.1

"And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him."

Luke 2:40

Our opening scripture today shows us that Jesus waxed strong in spirit. This means that it is possible to be strong in spirit. If that is possible, it means it is also possible to be weak in spirit.



How do you judge if you are spiritually strong? Faith is an indicator of spiritual strength. Love is also an indicator of spiritual strength. Another indicator of spiritual strength is hope.

How do you judge if you are spiritually weak? Depression is an indication that you are spiritually weak. Discouragement is also an indicator that you are spiritually weak. Despondency, which is a sense of hopelessness, is another indicator of spiritually weakness.

One of the ways you can deal with spiritual weakness is to consistently pray the prayer Paul prayed for the Ephesian Church in Ephesians 3:16, "That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;" Your inner man there is referring to your spirit.

Therefore, when you pray this prayer for yourself with this understanding, you will find out that you will be empowered in your spirit over all forms of spiritual weakness.

Instruction:

Please pray the prayer in Ephesians 3:16 for yourself today.

For further study read:

Job 23:6, Isaiah 40:29-31, Isaiah 41:10.

Doing the Word

It's time for you to encourage yourself in the Lord.