How does Psalm 68:28 connect with Ephesians 6:10 on spiritual strength? Power Summoned: Psalm 68:28 “Summon Your power, O God; show Your strength, O God, which You have exerted on our behalf.” • David recognizes that every past victory came because God actually, tangibly exerted His might for Israel. • He prays for that same unmistakable intervention in the present—strength that is external to the believer yet working for the believer. Strength Commanded: Ephesians 6:10 “Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.” • Paul commands believers to anchor themselves in the same divine strength David requested. • The tense is continuous: keep on being empowered, not by self-effort but by the Lord’s already-available power. How the Two Verses Interlock • Psalm 68:28 is a plea; Ephesians 6:10 is a directive. The request of the psalm becomes the privilege and duty of the church. • Both passages locate true strength outside human ability—received from, not generated by, God. • Psalm 68 celebrates God’s victorious procession (vv. 18, 24); Ephesians 4:8 quotes that same psalm to describe Christ’s ascension. Because Christ now reigns, the strength David sought is permanently accessible to believers clothed in Christ (Galatians 3:27). • The Old Testament cry, “Summon Your power,” echoes in the New Testament charge, “Put on the full armor of God” (Ephesians 6:11). The same divine warrior equips His people in both eras. Living Out God-Given Strength • Dependence: Start every task acknowledging your insufficiency and God’s sufficiency (John 15:5). • Scripture Saturation: Let the Word dwell richly in you (Colossians 3:16); it is the sword supplied in the very armor described after Ephesians 6:10. • Prayerful Readiness: “Pray in the Spirit at all times” (Ephesians 6:18). Prayer is how we, like David, actively “summon” God’s power. • Obedient Action: Step forward in faith assuming God will display His strength as you obey (Joshua 1:9). Reinforcing Passages • Isaiah 40:29 – “He gives power to the faint; to him who has no might He increases strength.” • Psalm 18:1-2 – “The LORD is my strength and my fortress.” • 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 – “Power is perfected in weakness… when I am weak, then I am strong.” The God who once marched ahead of Israel now indwells His people in Christ; the strength David begged to see is the very power Paul commands believers to stand in today. |
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