The Lord says,
"Hear this, My people! My grace is sufficient for you, and in your weakness, My strength is made perfect. Look to Me therefore in these precarious times. Count on Me, for I am the Giver of strength to you. If you have no more strength to carry on by yourselves, receive My strength and My power! Even the power to give you a new start, the power to give you new life, and the power to revive!"Isaiah 40:29-31 (NLT) says, 'He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless. Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion. But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint'.
The word 'power' here is 'kowakh' in Hebrew, which speaks of 'His ability, His (unlimited) capacity, His vigor, His might, His strength, His substance, His wealth (of supply)'.
What a promise from the Lord! So, take heart if your own strength has failed, or if you are on the verge of giving it all up! Because He is in the midst of releasing His power and strength to you! Even the power to give you a new start, the power to give you a new life, and the power to revive!
In 2 Corinthians 12:9-10, the apostle Paul wrote, 'And He (the Lord) said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong'.
Let's look at the word 'strength' here. It is 'dunamis' in Greek, which speaks of 'His miraculous power, His mighty work, His divine ability (and supply)'. In other words, His miraculous power, mighty work, and divine ability (and supply) - these are made great especially when you are at your weakest point! Wow! Do you see something now? Do you see why Paul wrote what he wrote, 'For when I am weak, then I am strong'?
At that time of writing, Paul was going through what he described as 'thorn in the flesh' that buffeted him. So, what is this 'thorn in the flesh'? In the context today, 'thorn in the flesh' can be 'anything (or anyone) that troubles you in a persistent manner'. But the good news, my friend, is that God's 'dunamis' (miraculous power, mighty work, and divine ability) is infinitely greater than any 'thorn in the flesh' that you may be facing now!
How about the word 'infirmities' here? It is 'astheneia' in Greek, which speaks of 'weakness (or a situation where one is strength-less)'. As you can see here, this word isn't just referring to a sickness or disease, but it can refer to any area of your life that you are 'strength-less' to carry on!
Have you reached a point when you can't carry on anymore?
Have you reached a point when there's just no answer to your problem?
Have you reached a point whatever you do, there's just no breakthrough?
Have you reached a point you are tempted to just give up?
In a time like this, rejoice! Because when your own strength ends, that's when the power of God starts!
Therefore, receive His power right now!
And not only His power is here for you to receive, His life is here for you to receive too!
In Romans 8:11, the apostle Paul wrote, 'The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, He will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you'.
See the words 'same Spirit' here? In other words, the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead is the same Spirit that's living within you right now! Hallelujah!
By the way, the words 'give life' here is 'zoopoieo' in Greek, meaning 'to make alive (whatever is dead), to vitalize, to revitalize, to revive'; from the word 'zoe', meaning 'the life of God (i.e. the life that comes from God)'! Therefore, receive this 'zoe' life that comes directly from God right into your condition/situation now! Be it in your health, finance, career, business, family, or even ministry!
Prayer for you:
"O Lord, I ask that You look at the condition/situation of Your beloved ..... here. I ask that You breathe Your 'zoe' life into that condition/situation right now! I ask that You release Your power, Your 'dunamis', Your supernatural strength, Your mighty work, even Your vigor into that condition/situation right now! Revive, O Lord! Refresh, O Lord! Renew, O Lord! In Jesus' mighty name. Amen!"
Have you reached a point when you can't carry on anymore?
Have you reached a point when there's just no answer to your problem?
Have you reached a point whatever you do, there's just no breakthrough?
Have you reached a point you are tempted to just give up?
In a time like this, rejoice! Because when your own strength ends, that's when the power of God starts!
Therefore, receive His power right now!
And not only His power is here for you to receive, His life is here for you to receive too!
In Romans 8:11, the apostle Paul wrote, 'The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, He will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you'.
See the words 'same Spirit' here? In other words, the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead is the same Spirit that's living within you right now! Hallelujah!
By the way, the words 'give life' here is 'zoopoieo' in Greek, meaning 'to make alive (whatever is dead), to vitalize, to revitalize, to revive'; from the word 'zoe', meaning 'the life of God (i.e. the life that comes from God)'! Therefore, receive this 'zoe' life that comes directly from God right into your condition/situation now! Be it in your health, finance, career, business, family, or even ministry!
Prayer for you:
"O Lord, I ask that You look at the condition/situation of Your beloved ..... here. I ask that You breathe Your 'zoe' life into that condition/situation right now! I ask that You release Your power, Your 'dunamis', Your supernatural strength, Your mighty work, even Your vigor into that condition/situation right now! Revive, O Lord! Refresh, O Lord! Renew, O Lord! In Jesus' mighty name. Amen!"
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