“That according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being…” – Ephesians 3:16
If you’re feeling weak, worn down, exhausted, crushed, or defeated, you aren’t alone this year! However, if you’re a follower of Jesus, the power of God is available to strengthen you. God’s Spirit lives within every follower of Christ and He can strengthen us to continue running our race with perseverance for the glory of God.
Paul prays here for God to strengthen his readers this way. This is a good and appropriate thing to pray for ourselves regularly and for all those around us in our church family. 2020 reminds us that the challenges of life are far bigger than us. However, God is bigger still! Rather than trying to endure by our own strength we must learn to yield to the power that’s already alive within every Christian.