Posts Tagged ‘ Empowered ’
fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Isaiah 41:10, ESV
The world and the devil want to hold us back and lead us from righteousness, but, even if we stumble, God is there to help us overcome and thrive.
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
James 4:7, ESV
When we submit ourselves to the will of God, the Holy Spirit empowers us to fully resist the devil, God Himself rebuking Satan with His own Word and power.
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
1 Timothy 6:12, ESV
The Christian faith is not merely a personal thing. It is a community and declaration to the world of Christ’s sovereignty and goodness, and the Holy Spirit empowers us to be in community and share that faith.
Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
Romans 5:3-5, ESV
The Holy Spirit empowers us to endure suffering, knowing it is making us more Christ-like, like the One who suffered for us, that we may proclaim Christ all the more.
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.
John 14:26, ESV
The Holy Spirit empowers us to do God’s work and share His words:
In Christ’s authority we make disciples by teaching them to obey the commandments found in Scripture and the warning and hope of Christ’s return. (Matthew 28:18-20)
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
Acts 1:8, ESV
The Holy Spirit empowers us to love others by sharing the Gospel faithfully.
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.
2 Corinthians 9:8, ESV
We do good things for other people to the glory of God. And He helps us in the power of His might.
We are not alone. God is with us.
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
James 4:7, ESV
Temptations and troubles come, but turning to God gives us the power and peace to overcome.
but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
Isaiah 40:31, ESV
God empowers those who seek Him to endure the troubles of this world and to impact this world for Christ with the Gospel.
“For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”
Matthew 18:20, ESV
We hold each other accountable to God’s Word and all godliness, and Christ empowers us to remain faithful.
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