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TEXT: EPH 6:10

TEHEM :SPIRITUAL GROWTH.

…be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. (Ephesians 6:10)

If you have ever felt that you can’t win your battles on your own, I have good news for you: you can’t.

You were never meant to fight alone.

Paul makes our source of power and strength clear in this passage. It is God, himself, who holds the power to fight and win. Verse 10 commands us to “be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might” (emphasis added).

No human power alone can stop the devil’s schemes, but God can and has already “disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him” (Colossians 2:15). The same power that raised Jesus from the dead lives in believers by the power of the Holy Spirit and can empower Christians to fight and win in the spiritual battle.

The Time David Almost Gave Up
1 Samuel 30 records a powerful situation faced by David and how he battled in the Lord’s strength. David and his men returned to the camp where their wives and children were — only to find out that the Amalekites had burned the camp and captured everyone who lived there.

Verse four records the emotional state of David and his men: “David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept until they had no more strength to weep.” Not only were all of their wives and children in the hands of the enemy, but some of the people began to talk about killing David!

David had no strength left and was greatly distressed. How did he respond?

Before answering that question, it might be helpful to learn what not to do.

How Not to Respond to Adversity
Two chapters previously, in 1 Samuel 28, Saul found himself in a similar situation as David. Saul feared the army of the Philistines who were great in number and ready to fight against Israel. After not receiving a quick answer from the Lord, Saul resorted to do something forbidden: He consulted with a witch to find out what to do.

Like Saul, we often can try to solve our problems or numb our pain by seeking things other than God. Some turn to bitterness, mindless distractions, self-indulgence, or blaming others instead of turning to God, who is the only source of real strength. Some actually turn back to the sin that was the cause of such pain in the first place!

The Right Choice
David did not respond like Saul, but rather, “…David strengthened himself in the Lord his God” (1 Samuel 30:6). David knew the source of his strength was outside of himself and was in God — and he ran to him. He knew that while he was at his weakest and was unable to fight in his own strength — he could “be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might” (Ephesians 6:10).

You could even say that David preached the gospel to himself — that is, reminding himself of who God is and what he had done. For us today, we can remember the victory won on the cross by our Savior. If God loves us enough to sacrifice his only Son, won’t he help us in our times of weakness? Romans 8:32 says,

He who did not spare his own Son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him graciously give us all things?

After strengthening himself in the Lord, David cried out to him and was led to defeat the Amalekites. He recovered all he had lost and also claimed some of the Amalekites’ possessions for Israel.

The Battle Belongs to the Lord
Our enemy knows our weakness as humans and will seek to exploit them to make us fall. Even at our best, we are weak and need God’s strength. God has given us armor and weapons, but their power comes from God. 2 Corinthians 10:4 says, “For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds.” In God we have divine power to destroy strongholds, fight battles, and gain victory.

Cry out to him to fight for you and with you. You can’t do it on your own. Rely on God, put on your armor, pick up your sword, and fight.

How are you responding to battles? Are you relying on God’s strength, rather than your own?

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Dear brothers and Sisters in the Lord Jesus Christ.i love to share this with you .

"We must never forget that God is sovereign in this matter of salvation, Jonah 2:9. You and I cannot send anyone to Hell either by what we do or by what we do not do. God saves whom He pleases when He pleases and where He pleases. However, we can create an environment in which God is more likely to move. (Ill. Clean, holy, excited, worshiping, loving, close to Him and to one another"

How long has it been since you really carried a burden for some lost soul; since you fasted, prayed and sought the Lord for their salvation? How long has it been since the thought of souls perishing in Hell brought you to your knees and sent you out to tell others about Jesus. We need a burden!
1 sam 1:9-16

III. v.9-16 HANNAH WAS BROKEN

· These verses give us clear information that Hannah was broken by her barren condition.

· v. 10 – Bitterness of soul – This speaks of the pain of a broken heart.

· V. 16 – The word “complaint” refers to “trouble”. The word “grief” refers to “provocation”.

· v. 11 – Hannah made a vow to the Lord. She wanted to be a child so bad that she was willing to give the child back to the Lord.

· Hannah was brought to the end of herself. She found herself broken before the Lord. She confessed her inability and cast herself on the Lord ability.

· If we are ever going to see the Lord move in great power in these days, we are going to have to come to a place of brokenness. We are going to have to realize that nothing we can do will ever save a soul. We are going to have to confess our own inability and seek His power.

· We are going to have to do like Hannah and bow before the Lord, trusting His power alone to get the job done. If we are ever going to see souls saved in these barren days, we must humble ourselves before the Lord. We must reach out for His power. We must recognize our own impotence. We must get broken before Him!

· Like Hannah, we must come to the place where we want to see souls saved for the glory of God alone! (Ill. Not for numbers on a report; not for bragging rights; not for our own self reasons, etc.)

· Can you honestly say that you are broken in the presence of the Lord? What I mean by brokenness is simply that we come to a place where we are yielded totally, in body, mind and spirit, under the control of the Holy Spirit, Rom. 12:1-2, Eph. 5:18.

IV. v. 17-23 HANNAH WAS BLESSED

· Ill. The Context – Hannah called on God. He heard her and He gave her a son. (Ill. Hannah’s faith – v. 18. She took the words of Eli to heart and believed God.) Hannah gave her son back to the Lord.

· Every time God opened a closed womb in the Bible, a great character was born. (Ill. Isaac, Joseph, Samson, Samuel, John the Baptist.) Who knows who will be saved in this place if God were to open the womb and save souls here?

SUMMARY
When the church gets properly burdened and broken before the Lord, He might just open the womb and let us hear the cry of newborn babies