Sunday Devo - February 2, 2025

We all face so many demands, that we often find we lack the strength to do everything we need to do. The secret to life is recognizing that Jesus is the strength of life. The Bible says, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (Philippians 4:13).
Some people are reluctant to become Christians because they think if they became Christians, they would be unable to live like a Christian. They’re right! I can’t live the Christian life in my strength- and neither can you. The Christian life isn’t hard; it’s impossible. Only one person can live the Christian life and that is Jesus. And He wants to live the Christian life in you! He never said you could live it, but He always said He would live it in you!

It’s like a glove. I can pick it up and tell it to pick up the Bible, and it can’t do it. I can fuss at it and even demonstrate how to do it, but it still can’t do it. But when I put my hand in it, that’s when it becomes alive and can do anything I do. That’s a simple but profound picture of the Christian life. Galatians 2:20 says, “Not I, but Christ lives in me.” Jesus can give you the strength to do anything that He asks of you. God says to love your spouse, your co-workers, your enemies, and we don’t have the strength to do it, but Jesus in you can love your enemies. God tell us to give thanks in all things, but we don’t have the strength to do it, but Jesus in you can do it. He is my strength, and I can do all things through Christ!

-Pastor Mike