Rebellion can sometimes rear its
ugly head even in long-time believers’ lives. We are still sons of Adam
and daughters of Eve and have a sinful nature.
How do we as mortal men conquer this?
We don’t and thus we can feel so disobedient and helpless at times. Only the power of God can do this work in
us. When we trust in Jesus, we have the
ability to rely and lean on the power that “is like the working of his mighty
strength, which He exerted in Christ when He raised him from the dead and
seated him at His right hand in the heavenly realms.” (Ephesians 1:19b-20) God raised
Jesus with power and it is this same power that He can resurrect our
obedience.
“I pray that out of His glorious riches He may
strengthen you with power through the Spirit in your inner being, so that
Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith.
And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have
power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and
deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that
you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.” (Ephesians 3:16-19)
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