Be Strong BUT –

“Be strong,” the world tells us.

In other words, when we are weak and struggling, the world tells us we should muster up all the strength we can come up with and get on with life. We should conquer our challenges by ourselves. We should overcome our obstacles in the flesh. We should be strong in and of ourselves.

Oh, but not so when it comes to God.

The Lord tells us to BE STRONG IN HIM. In other words, to BE STRONG IN THE LORD. And in what? THE POWER OF HIS MIGHT. Essentially it is GOD’S STRENG...