Ephesians 6:10.
‘Be strong in the Lord and the power of his might’, to a language oriented soul, might suggest being strong in the Lord AND in his mighty power are 2 different things.
In other words, that one could be strong in the Lord but not in his might, or that one could be strong in his might, but not in the Lord. That reads like too much, doesn’t it.
I said to myself as I thought this ‘I don’t know how to test this thought. There wont be any examples of that.’
The Voice instantly responded, ‘Samson.’ If you were to stop and think about this, it’s really not that radical of an idea.
Firstly, the seas of humanity are awash with the flotsam and jetsam of broken lives trying to sail a spiritual truth before their ship was finished. Put another way, dark spots in the night sky abound where once a light shone briefly. However you see it, the point remains, we’re all surrounded with men and women, once full of potential and brimming with strength, who, in meeting some unforeseen crisis, failed the day. We’ve all, I think, wondered how that happened.
Secondly, Daniel 10:19 affords us a glimpse of how this premise may be biblically seen. Whomever you think this second person in the conversation to be, (I think Jesus) it’s the ‘speaking of the word’ Daniel choose to receive that gives him strength, lifting him up again. (I might add here, the word did strengthen him yet gave him no power to act, whatsoever.)
The book of Daniel closes with nothing changed, except that now we have a record of the event and we have an insight that we may act upon in the future. That’s a spiritual victory in its own right.
There’s no reason for any of us to not be both strong in the Lord and mighty in his power. But in order to do it rightly, I’d suggest we approach the verse in the order it’s laid out. Let’s receive The Word he has for us and let it do its work. Then, we will be safe and fit to administrate his will in the power of his might. The Lord called us first to know him, not just to dabble in his ways.