Today we are going to take a posture of peace by believing strong.
Posture is a short audible fist bump to remind you God is with you in everything.
Together we're going to be emboldened to take a daily posture of perfect peace.
Philippians chapter 4 verses 12 through 13. Now before I jump in let's just all take a deep breath
because we are about to take in some life-changing truth. Okay don't miss this I'm about to read it.
Philippians 4 12 and 13 it says, I know what it means to lack and I know what it means to
experience overwhelming abundance for I'm trained in the secret of overcoming all things whether in
fullness or in hunger. That's interesting because that means it has nothing to do with what type of
circumstance you might find yourself in right now. That's good news. And I find that the strength of
Christ's explosive power infuses me to conquer every difficulty, all things, every difficulty
whether in fullness or in hunger. Now this is the passion translation which I love. You may be
familiar with Philippians 4 13 from other translations that says I can do all things
through Christ who gives me strength. Now have you ever felt pressure to be strong or to be the
strong one or to be the one who can just keep it all together? If so I have very good news for you
today. Ephesians 6 10 actually tells us to be strong but listen to this it says be strong in
the Lord and in the strength of his might. So take note of the language here in both Philippians 4
and Ephesians 6. It's talking about through Christ and in Christ. First John 4 4 says you
are of God and have overcome because he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world.
Strength is not a feeling. It's your identity in Christ. It's who you are today right now at this
very moment whether you're in hunger or in fullness. You are strong because it's who he is
and he is in you right now and you are in him. You are one with Jesus. You know Jesus prayed for this
oneness in John 17. He desired oneness with you. Let me read what he prayed in John 17.
Verse we'll start in 22. Jesus prayed he said the glory that you have given me I have given them.
He's talking to the father so we have we have the glory that has been given Jesus
that they may be one even as we are one I in them and you and me that they may become perfectly one
so that the world may know that you have sent me and love them even as you have loved me.
You know the answer to Jesus's prayer is what we find in first John 4 17 when it says as he is
so are we in this world. Strength is not a feeling. It's your identity. You know Jesus
is not depleted by whatever hard circumstance or anxious thoughts you may be wrestling with today
and if Jesus is not depleted by them you don't have to be depleted by them either. Your identity
in Christ is nothing that you earned like everything in the kingdom. It can only be
received and how do you receive it? You believe. You receive by believing. Let me read over you
first John chapter 5 verses 4 through 5. It says for everyone who has been born of God overcomes
the world and this is the victory that has overcome the world. Our faith. Who is it that
overcomes the world? The one who believes that Jesus is the son of God. This is the truth about
you today. You are an overcomer. You are victorious. You are strong. Why? Let this blow your
mind today. You are all these things in Christ because you are loved by Christ. Romans 8 37 says
all things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. Jesus loved you so he gave himself
up for you so that you could be raised as him so that as he is so are you in this world. So just
bask in the glory of this truth today. Soak in this truth. Let's all practice
being strong today by believing strong.