“So now Jesus and the ones He makes holy have the same Father. That is why Jesus is not ashamed to call them His brothers and sisters…Because God’s children are human beings—made of flesh and blood—the Son also became flesh and blood. For only as a human being could He die, and only by dying could He break the power of the devil, who had the power of death. Only in this way could He set free all who have lived their lives as slaves to the fear of dying.” (Hebrews 2:11,14-15 NLT)

Precious child, you are a loved and dear member of God’s family. He is not ashamed to call you His brother or sister. He sees what you are going through and understands when you fall and feel like giving up. But you can’t give up! Just as He said to Paul in 2 Corinthians 12:9,

“‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”

The Lord knows you are weak, but He uses those weaknesses to supplement us with His power. When we are weak, His power fills in the gaps. When we are strong-willed, there is not much room for His power to work in us. We are actually operating to our fullest potential when our minimum is offset by His maximum. Because He came to us as a human, yet did not fail once to sin’s powerful pull, He was able to break the power of the devil over us. He sets us free from the condemnation of fear and failure.

Don’t put yourself down when you feel frustrated or tempted by food or by sin, but instead “take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when you are weak, then you are strong (because He becomes strong within you). (2 Corinthians 12:10) Walk in the strength of the Lord today!

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King David had many mighty men who helped him in his battles. Some, even from King Saul’s family, were “armed with bows, using both the right hand and the left in hurling stones and shooting arrows with the bow.” (1 Chronicles 12:2)

How did these men become so adept at fighting with both hands equally? They were not born that way; it took years of practice to train their weak hand to perform as well as their dominant hand.

Do you have a spiritually weak arm? You may be doing very well in one area (like reading your Bible or paying your tithes) but missing by a long shot in another (like praying or fasting). We all have areas of our life that are lacking or less disciplined. And unfortunately, the devil tries to take advantage of us by attacking us where we are weakest. We need to have both of our hands trained and equipped to function optimally in our spiritual walk. But our own strength and determination are not enough to shore up the vulnerable areas of our life. We need help.

There is a secret to being spiritually ambidextrous. We have One who will come alongside and fill in our gaps with His power to make us more than overcomers. Consider these verses…

“And He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” (2 Corinthians 12:9-10)

Yes!!! You can do all things through Christ who strengthens you! Fight with both hands!!! Don’t give the enemy an opportunity to come against you from any direction. You need to be spiritually ambidextrous to fight both defensively and offensively. The Lord has given you the sword of the Spirit (which is the Word of God) to fight offensively. But you also need the shield of faith on the other hand to fend off the fiery darts of the devil. Both of your spiritual arms need to be trained and equipped equally to withstand the enemy’s continual onslaughts. And remember, through the power of our Lord we shall do valiantly, for it is He (through both of our yielded hands) who shall tread down our enemies.

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