Inner strength

"That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;" (Eph.3.16)

Proverbs tell us that the strong spirit of a man sustains him. "The strong spirit of a man sustains him in bodily pain or trouble, but a weak and broken spirit who can raise up or bear?" (Prov.18.14)
This passage helps us see what it means to have strength in your inner man. By your inner man, we mean your spirit.

Your spirit is that part of you that makes a connection with God. You are primarily a spirit having a bodily experience. And in our walk in this bodily experience, if our spirit is weak, our body is easily accessible and defeated.

Two bible characters will help us see this. The Bible speaking of Joseph in slavery says "And the Lord was with him..." "And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian." (Gen.39.2)

God was with him signifies that his spirit was strengthened. He had a personal relationship with God. And because God was with him, he was able to overcome temptation (see Gen.39.9) He said he couldn't do such great wickedness against God. His consideration in a seeming secret matter, where no man would have seen him, was God.

The second character is Samson. Samson had a strong public relationship with God but not a strong private relationship. He was spectacular and sensational but lacked a private, one on one relationship with the Spirit of God. That relationship was there at a time but he lost focus along the way. To the point that when the Spirit of God left him, he did not even know.

"And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him." (Judg.16.20)

So the Apostle Paul prayed that we are "strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;" You need inner strength, you need power in your inner man. This comes through having a "me-time" with God.

"Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might." (Eph.6.10)

Happy New Month

Good day,
And have a great day today,
EmmA (aka Mr. Lift)
@Liftemma

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