Main Thought
We need strength for life. It’s a marathon. On top of that, a life in which we partner with God to make disciples has its own unique set of difficulties. But God wants to empower us! He wants to strengthen us as we “wait” on Him. Waiting on God means taking the time and turning to Him, even if we’re experiencing tension. That’s where we find the supernatural strength we need to make a difference. We’re also called to empower others. This process takes perseverance, but there are earthly and eternal prizes to be won by those who press on. We make a difference when we make disciples.
Main Passages
You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, 2 and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also. 3 Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4 No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him. 5 An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. 6 It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops.
- 2 Timothy 2:4-6
29 He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. 30 Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; 31 but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
- Isaiah 40:29-31
Discussion Questions
What does it mean to you when we talk about being empowered by God? How does God’s empowerment help us?
Have you ever been empowered by God or a leader to make a difference, or have you empowered someone else? What was that experience like?
What’s the hardest part about waiting on God for you? Why?