-Strenght for Today- “Staying Steady in Unsteady Times.” - Ephesians 3:20.

   Even in “unsteady times,” “God is able! able to do exceedingly abundantly more than we could ever ask or think...(Ephesians 3:20a), and He’ll make a way, “even in the bareness of our impossibilities.” Because where there “seems to be no way!” Because, as impossible “as things hoped for might seem, “the amazing truth is,” “whatever is hoped for, according to the will of God,” can be “perceived,” and “received,” “...according to the power that worketh in us,” -Ephesians 3:20b. 

So, “the very heart of every believer in the Lord Jesus Christ” must be “set on a walk of faith.” Even though, “outwardly there’s the physical, of which we’ve accustomed ourself.” And that “outward accustomed expression” “paints the perfect picture,” of what it means for believers to purposely “walk by faith and not by sight.” Because when we choose “to follow God’s directions,” “given to us in His Word,” and “clarified in our souls by His Spirit,” by faith we chose “not be swayed by what we physically see,” but to be "accountable for our actions as believers.” 

Living by faith and “not by sight” means that we live everyday “according to the principles of faith” which is “the belief that God exist,” and because of “His existence” there’s “sovereign rule,” and “the divine potentate of His promises.” Which means that “our physical,” and “spiritual lives” are lived as one, and aren't separate. Meaning we live, “because of who we are now in Christ Jesus,” (2 Corinthians 5:17), which is “obedience to God’s Word,” despite “what the prevailing culture,” or “our personal circumstances tell us. 

Now, our lives will be involved in “heavy spiritual warfare.” That’s why during such times “we’re to stay steady” even in “the face of unsteady times,” “in the power of His might” (Ephesians 6:10), “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places” -Ephesians 6:12.  

 It’s quite a challenge, but being a believer, and follower of Christ Jesus, and in His army, “we don’t have a choice,” but to “stay steady,” and fulfil the intent of gospel, “dressed in the whole armor of God,” which is our strength even in “unsteady times.”  So, now is the time to take on “the spirit of momentum.”  Because the Holy Spirit is within you and “will help you arrive to your destined place! 

Author: Plez Lovelady, Jr., PhD