Zechariah 1-4

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Zechariah 4:6 "Then he said to me, "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, says the LORD of hosts."


Not by might, nor by power, but by the Lord's Spirit. This is the embodiment of living a Spirit-filled life.

Friends, all that we are and all that we accomplish is by the power of the Holy Spirit to glorify our Father in Heaven.

As I have grown in my Christian walk, I have to remind myself of this truth every day. It is not by my power, but by the Lord's Spirit.

Today I am at a Controller's conference for my company in San Antonio. Over 170 people from my company from around the world are here. We have been listening to presentations all week.

Furthermore, they had breakout sessions, and my boss and I presented the same one three times this week. I prayed that the Lord would give me and my boss strength to do the presentations well. They were very important to the project that my boss and I have been working on.

Well, I am happy to say that they went better than we had planned. And as I write this in my hotel room, I am reminded by this great verse above that was not by my power or strength, but it was by the power of the Holy Spirit that we were able to do well today in our presentations.

Friends, it is so easy to want to take the credit for doing good things for ourselves. Give the credit to God. He gave you the talent, ability, desire, and opportunity to accomplish everything that anyone has ever done.

When we place the focus on God and off of ourselves, we then can begin to grow more like Christ and live lives that will glorify our Father in heaven.

Soli Deo Gloria.

Today's post was submitted by Russ Shellhamer.