The Power of His Might

The Whole Armor of God - Message 1 - The Power of His Might. The Bible tells us that if we are in Christ we are more than conquerors. The Bible tells us that if we resist the devil he will flee from us (James 4:7), that if we walk in the Spirit we will not fulfill the lust of the flesh (Gal 5:16), and that have been given the Armor of God so that we might stand against the wiles of the devil (Eph 6:11). But wait a minute – if all this is true, why do we struggle so much with sin? Why are we tempted? Why do we fall so often and fail to overcome? It is true that we are still living in fallen bodies and that this flesh is driven by lust. But it is also true that we are being redeemed and that we have been given the power, desire, and ability to stand firmly against temptation and sin. Here at the start of a study of The Whole Armor of God we begin by seeing that we are told to “be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.” How? By believing what God has said in His Word. We are more than conquerors through Christ. We can do all things through Christ (Phil 4:13). Our consolation abounds through Christ (2 Cor 1:5). We are heirs of God through Christ (Gal 4:7). And if we look closely we see in the Word of God this simple truth – Jesus says, “without Me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5). It is Christ’s ability. It is His power. It is what He accomplishes through us. If we depend upon ourselves what can we accomplish? On our own, our righteousness is worthless and filthy before God. But His righteousness and power are clean and right and pure. Without Him we can do nothing, but through Him we can do all things. Through His power and might we are able to be overcomers.