Strengthened with Power

At the macro level Christ "upholds all things" (Heb 1:3). But what about the micro level in an individual's life? He is "able to establish you" (Ro 16:25). "We have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the surpassing greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves" (2Co 4:7). We are "weak in Him, yet we live with Him because of the power of God" (13:4). Paul said he would "rather boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me" (12:9). It is "in accordance with the working of the strength of His might" (Eph 1:19).

How is the power manifested in a person's everyday life? "God will . . . fulfill every desire for goodness and the work of faith with power" (2Th 1:11). It is "by the power of God through faith" (1Pe 1:5). It is so "faith would rest on the power of God" (1Co 2:5) and to "everyone who believes" (Ro 1:16). "His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness, through the true knowledge of Him" (2Pe 1:3). Paul prayed that "the God of Hope fill you with joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit" (Ro 15:13). "God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline" (1Ti 1:7). He desired for them to be "strengthed with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience" (Col 1:11). Therefore "be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God" (Eph 6:10-11).