Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1915-12-11

eforc every
A Christian God
- places potential
,is blessing of power. That is.
y Christian may have this power
desires II and makes II possible
iod to give it to him. For God
purposes for us to have any
that he does not make 1t pos.
for us to possess it, To do 9th
70 would be To tease and tantaliZe
nd God never does that. When he
rts us TO be strong In the Lord,
in the power of his might no
IS II possible for us, if We make IT
BILE for him, to be strengthened
might by his spirit in the inner
expression inner man" un.
IDLY means the soul-the inner
rs distinguished from the Wis
material body which it animates.
r calls the inner man. the hidden
OF the heart" Il Peter $40. And
in another place speaks of II as
inward man" contrasting it with
outward man which, he says.
shes daily I'll Cor .l6).
is very evident from this that the
myth which may be ours is not
steal power, nor even mental pow
hich many strive TO attain. but in
spiritual strength 1t is strength
lristian character and nobility OF
one possessing this inner
9Th is fortified against tempta
1t was this strength that en-
Joseph to maintain the integrity
character in the face of the
alton OF Potiphar's wife and
pied him to reply to her evil
estion How then. can ! do this
wickedness and sin against
,"
is the strength. which when pos
,ed makes one mighty in holy
ice. Paul without it. would never
been the mighty apostle; and
out 1t Peter would have remained
vacillating cowardly disciple.
out il there would have been no
tin Luther. no John Knox, no
ley Wesley, no William Carey
Charles Sturgeon. no Dwight l.
dy These men were what they
and did what they did. because
were strengthened with might by
spirit in the inner man.
gain. this petition teaches US that
is the one who imparts this inner
myth through his holy spirit The
ion is. that he would grant US to
strengthened with might by his
." So while in another place We
xhorted to be strong in the Lord
IN the power OF his might. Wa
ere that the strength by which
al to be made strong comes from
He is the one who empowers
Yet, II we are 10 be strengthened
God, we must place ourselves be.
God in such a way that he can
to us the strength OF the Lord
OF ourselves are impotent, but
has made every provision for i'm
ent people to be people OF power
is able and waits only our willing
for him to impart unto us his
myth.
ne laws that govern the impartinG
of his strength are the laws that
n the reception into our lives OF
oily spirit in power. 1t is the
spirit who is spoken OF in the
as the spirit OF might" He it is
who must have his place OF
r In us II we are TO be strength
with might in the inner man
,arly church was commanded tC
in Jerusalem for the power nee
for service. and on the day OF
,ost while they tarried the
came. when the holy spirit de
ID upon them. Ever since that
the spirit OF might" has been
earth ready to take his place
Ter in every believers life.
iy and willing is he to empower
,ople OF God. but ready and will
lly as we recognize him
power we need to max,
trong. ready and willing IL
will surrender ourselves e
and by faith receive the holy
TO be in us what he desires tC
he spirit of might" Then Their,
be fulfilled in our lives the
els prayer which, while primari
the Ephesian Christians. is also
that we might be strengthened
might in the inner man.