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Enablement
“For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure” (Philippians 2:13).
Whatever the Lord bids you do by His Word, the Bible, be assured that He will enable you to do it by His power. He works in us to will and to work His good pleasure. That is, He never directs us in any path of obedience or service without furnishing a sufficient supply of grace and strength. Does He ask you to give up some bad or evil habit? The power to overcome it awaits you. Just claim it! Does He bid you to walk on water? The power by which to walk only waits for you to avail yourself of it. Does He want you to perform some dull duty? There is such transforming power issuing from Him as to make duty a delight, if only you will put His power to work in your daily life.
Whenever you are called upon to stand up and speak a word for your Lord, be sure to seek and obtain the power He gives. That will prove to be your best credential. Take the power of the Lord with you; it is His signet-ring, by which men will be convinced that you have been entrusted with His Word.
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