STRENGTHENED
Colossians 1:11
Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
In this verse people shy away from the word patience. What patience means is that we remain steadfast, unmoving, unchanging when we encounter a difficult situation. Why can we remain
steadfast? We have confidence in the Word of God working for us personally. We have confidence in the blood of Jesus speaking life into that situation. We know that God’s life is bringing life into the deadness of the situation. His Light is exposing the darkness of those things that are hidden to us in the midst of the difficulty. His Love is flushing out all fear that satan may be trying to produce in the earthly encounter with a temporal (temporary) difficulty. His name gives us the authority to stand in His place and speak to the situation to be removed and cast into the sea (Mark 11:23).
We are told in the first verse listed in this Pearls of Wisdom that we are strengthened with all of God’s might (which is His ability or possibility power) according to His glorious vigor, strength, power. Therefore, we can rest steadfastly and confidently in God and His finished work on our behalf. We can do it with joyfulness. Yes!
Philippians 4:13, Amplified Bible
I have strength for all things in Christ Who empowers me [I am ready for anything and equal to anything through Him Who infuses inner strength into me; I am self-sufficient in Christ’s sufficiency].
Ephesians 6:10, Amplified Bible
In conclusion, be strong in the Lord [be empowered through your union with Him]; draw your strength from Him [that strength which His boundless might provides].
This is God’s grace which is sufficient for me in any situation because it is His power expressed as strength in me and for me to come through victoriously and walk on successfully.