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…But by my Spirit


Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts. Zech. 4:6

When you cross into another year as we have just done a few days ago, it may be with mixed feelings of Joy, and of pain or regret; Of joy because it is a new year and you have hope that things will be better this year than the previous years. Of pain or regret because of the things that didn’t work out in the previous year or because of the losses.

However, the important thing is to focus and not allow the feelings of the past to overwhelm you. God definitely has better things He has prepared for you this year. In our text, God promised to make the impossible looking situation before Zerubbabel possible, but definitely not by Zerubbabel’s effort, it was going to be by the Spirit of God helping him. That promise still holds true for you today as a citizen of the kingdom. God has prepared all the help you will be needing for the year well ahead of time, and if you will depend on His Spirit, you will accomplish far more than you ever bargained for.

Depending on the help of the Holy Spirit does not mean that you are leaving everything to fate and not putting in effort into getting things to work, it means that while you are putting in your best effort, you are not absolutely counting on the effort, but on God’s grace to crown your effort with success. There are many people who strongly believe in hard work alone, but as we know it, hard work alone will not do. You may have all the plans and strategy in place, you may have all the resources you need and you may have figured it all out to the very least, but you still need the help of the Spirit to get the desired result.


The key to your success in this New Year will be absolute trust and dependence on the Spirit of God, let Him lead you, and give Him room to manifest His power in your life. Some of His leading or instructions may not make logical sense, but it will guarantee your success and your future. Life itself is spiritual. so you cannot afford over dependence on your skills or the strategies you have mapped out. Take your skills and strategies to God and let His Spirit breathe upon them and watch how things will go for you this year, It is not by might nor by power but the Spirit of God.

Shalom!


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