“God is especially present in the hearts of his people by his Holy Spirit…For God reigns in the hearts of his servants; there is his kingdom.” ~ Jeremy Taylor
In my time of devotion I came across this verse,
Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven, holding the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold of the dragon, the serpent of old, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. ~ Revelation 20:1–2 (NASB)
And I thought, “That’s a pretty strong angel.” then my spirit responded, “My strength comes from the Lord.”
God is my strength and power, And He makes my way perfect. ~ 2 Samuel 22:33 (NKJV)
Called to Live Holy; Born into Sin
It’s an interesting question really. Called to live the Holy Life. Born into sin. Where does the strength I need to keep to the process of being made to resemble Christ in character, attitude, action, and thought? Where does my strength come from?
The Lord is my strength and song… ~ Exodus 15:2 (NKJV)
To better understand this, consider that God is present with and in the hearts of all believers. We know from Scripture that Christ holds all things together (Colossians 1:17). Well Christ is also what empowers us to life eternal.
Just as that luminescent orb set in the chest of Tony Stark kept him alive, it also gave him the power to do amazing things as Iron Man.
So Christ is within us, making us alive when we were dead in sin and then giving us supernatural powers.
Such as the power to do good, in obedience to His will and example, when the mindset and programming of this world is to be self-serving and rebel against anything that is of God.
How do I live the Holy Life, rejecting the passions of the world for the pleasures of the Lord? My strength comes from the Lord.
Memory Verse
The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. ~ Psalm 18:2 (NKJV)