Will Power

The person who seeks to live the Christian Life through the strength of his Will may actually achieve a facade of success, but it is only that ... a veneer Christianity with no genuine depth. The things of God are not achieved through the natural power of our wills, as Zechariah 4:6 points out.

Zechariah 4:6

"So 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 Almighty."

Therefore we should heed the exhortation of Isaiah 2:22 to ...

Isaiah 2:22

"Stop trusting in man, who has but a breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?"