“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me” (Phil.4:13; KJV). I am sure this is a very familiar verse to most of us. How often we hear it quoted when someone has a difficult task in front of them. However, do we really think about all that is implied in this verse? We tend to focus on what we can do: “through Christ” but today I would like to focus on how we are enabled to do that.

The word “STRENGTHENETH”, is not just a passive word in that we just get strength all on our own, but has more the sense of God actively filling us with his strength. This reminds me of two other scriptures. In 1 Corinthians chapter 3 and verse 5 we read that: “Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God” and in Colossians chapter 1 and verse 11 it is written: “strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power”.

This means that we don’t have to depend on our ability but through the inner strength that comes from God alone. In order to be in a position to receive that strength we need to be abiding in the vine (John 15:5). Jesus is the vine and we need to have an intimate and ongoing relationship with him. Praise God that we don`t have to do things in our own strength; let`s meditate on these verses and use our faith to depend on God’s strength and ability.

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