0312. 307. Endued with Power

307. Endued with Power

The word for power is variously rendered, and means to be made strong by a power outside of us. We give the word in black type in each case.

1. “Saul increased in strength” to confound and convince unbelievers (Act_9:22).

2. “Abraham was strong in faith, giving glory to God” (Rom_4:20).

3. We need to be “strong in the Lord” to put on the whole armour (Eph_6:10).

4. “Christ which strengtheneth me,” says Paul, is the power by which I am able to do all things (Php_4:13).

5. The secret of the apostle’s service was “Christ Jesus our Lord,” as he said, “who hath enabled me” (1Ti_1:12).

6. The secret of enablement is to “be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus” (2Ti_2:1).

7. To be “strengthened” by the Lord’s presence is the secret of endurance under suffering (2Ti_4:17)

8. “Out of weakness were made strong” is the Spirit’s epitaph on the saints of old (Heb_11:34).

By: DR. F. E. MARSH