Truth: God is strong and he wants you strong

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And that about wraps it up. God is strong, and he wants you strong. Ephesians 6:10 (MSG)

Read this as a prayer —

In faith, we know this to be true.

  • God is strong, and he wants me strong.
  • Because God is strong, he can make me strong: “If it is a matter of strength, he is mighty!” (Job 9:19 NIV).
  • Though my health seems weak, God will make me strong because he is strong.
  • Though I am exhausted, God will make me strong because he is strong.
  • God is strong and he wants me strong as I press on with my purpose:“Observe therefore all the commands I am giving you today, so that you may have the strength to go in and take over the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess (Deuteronomy 11:8 NIV).
  • God is strong and he wants me strong to go where he wants me to go: “Be strong and very courageous. … Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go” (Joshua 1:7 NIV).
  • God is strong and he wants me strong so I can stay focused on my heavenly journey: “Observe therefore all the commands I am giving you today, so that you may have the strength to go in and take over the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess (Deuteronomy 11:8 NIV).
  • God is strong and so I am strong, knowing that he is with me always: “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you” (Deuteronomy 31:6 NIV).

 

Jon Walker’s new book, “Breakfast with Bonhoeffer,” is a message of hope for anyone longing for another chance at life as God created it to be. It is a story of God’s faithfulness, even through job loss, home loss, economic uncertainty, divorce and an incurable disease. Structured like a novel, it reveals how God works through our often messy and inconsistent faith.

This devotional © Copyright 2012 Jon Walker. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

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Jon Walker is managing editor of Rick Warren’s Daily Hope Devotionals and a contributing editor at pastors.com. Copyright © 2017 Jon Walker. Used by permission.