![]() ![]() This may seem counter-intuitive, but let us remember that all good things come from God, including our strength. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. ".I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me. In 2 Corinthians 12, Paul explains this notion in a brilliant way, saying: For when we are prideful or arrogant of our own physical or spiritual strength, we lose our connection to God that comes with humility and prayer to Him. In fact, the Apostle Paul writes that it was his weakness that allowed God to strengthen him. The strength that is mentioned in Holy Scriptures is not of our own doing. Here we have compiled 40 of the best Bible verses about strength to encourage your faith and relieve your fears. Easy to say we can learn a lot about strength from reading the Bible. According to, the term "strength" actually appears 242 times in the King James Version of scripture. I would tell them, “Come to Christ and put your trust in Him, and receive His strength, knowing that you are eternally secure and safe in His and the Father’s hands” (John 10:28-29).Strength is a common, fundamental message of the Holy Bible. ![]() For those who haven’t trusted Christ, they’re trying to live their life in their own strength, and that won’t work for long. We can be strong, only while we’re in the Lord. We’re never to be upheld by others, although we can encourage others, but God alone can uphold us with His “righteous right hand.” It can zap your strength and make you feel defeated, but the Word of God tells us, “Fear not, for I am with you be not dismayed, for I am your God I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand” (Isaiah 41:10). Depend on His strength and not the arm of flesh. My strength will only last for a time, but God’s strength will endure where mine cannot. It’s not found in muscles but in character, and when we need to be strengthened by God, we are admonished to “be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might” ( Ephesians 6:10). I am not the strongest person physically, but later in life, I discovered that real strength is within. Otherwise, Paul would have been miserable living with “weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. Paul found strength in His weakness because he placed his contentment in Christ and not in circumstances. For when I am weak, then I am strong” ( 2 Corinthians 12:1). That makes no sense to the world, but Paul said it is “For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. God shows His strength through our weaknesses. Ironically, God is glorified through our weakness because He is shown strong. Of course, those “all things” must be within the will of God. Jesus said, “apart from me you can do nothing” (John 15:5b), and nothing is not a little “something.” This should humble us we cannot do anything without Christ and only through Christ can we do all things. That is, we can do nothing without Christ. Since the Apostle Paul correctly stated, “I can do all things through him who strengthens me” ( Philippians 4:13), the opposite must also be true. Wherever Joshua goes, God will go with Him, and we have that same promise from God. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go” ( Joshua 1:9). ![]() Just after Moses had died, which was a great time of change, God told Joshua, “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. One of the places in the Bible where God commanded someone to be strong and courageous is in the Book of Joshua and said specifically to Joshua. Here are 5 stories from the Bible about being strong. 5 Stories From The Bible About Being Strong ![]()
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