35 Powerful Bible Verses About Having Strength In God

35 Powerful Bible Verses About Having Strength In God

Where does your strength come from as a Christian? Is it from your own self, or do you find strength in God?

To start off, the word strength itself is found 242 times in the KJV Bible (which is what I use). The word strength in Biblical terms means to have power, or endurance to get through all hardships in the Christian life.

But where does this strength come from? Does God give us this kind of strength to endure all things, when we are created? Or is it something that is earned or perhaps found?

How Do We Get Strength From God?

The Bible tells us that the strength that we have is not our own; it comes from God (Philippians 4:13). God’s strength is shown in many different ways including His acts towards us, His plans for us, and His promises for us. 

God created a new covenant for us, with Jesus as the mediator. This new covenant  is where someone who comes to Christ, believes on Him, and is saved, receives redemption for their sins, and the free gift of salvation which is eternal life in Heaven (Hebrews 9:15).

When we are saved, we are born-again, and are a new creation unto Him. We are now living in the spirit and the flesh with the Holy Spirit dwelling inside of us. Salvation is by grace through faith, and not of works. We are unable to save ourselves from the punishment and judgment of our sins. This is where God’s strength shines through as He is able to save us, or to destroy us (James 4:12). 

Through our relationship with God, He has the ability to strengthen us, protect us, sustain us and guide us on the right path. God’s strength works through those who are faithful towards Him (Psalm 28:7). 

What Happens When We Are Weak?

We are weak (Mark 14:38), compared to the power and strength that Christ has. Because we are still living in the flesh on Earth, we are still exposed to sin and temptation. However, the inherent weakness in the flesh is where Jesus’s power (strength) truly shines through (2 Corinthians 12:9).

We are unable to go through the trials and tribulations alone. It is through the strength of God, that we are able to endure. The closer you get to God, the stronger your faith becomes. The stronger your faith becomes, there is more power and strength that God uses through His faithful servants. 

The more you choose to deny the desires of the flesh and ignore the temptations of sins, the more spiritual attacks you will get from the devil. The more you are getting spiritual attacked, the more confirmation you have that you are on the right path; on the straight and narrow. It means that you are doing the right thing, living your life for Christ.

Why Does God Give Us Strength?

There are several reasons as to why we need God’s strength as a Christian. For starters, without His strength, we are unable to face persecution (2 Timothy 3:12). God’s strength allows us to do His Will in our lives (Romans 12:2), to share the gospel and serve others (1 Peter 4:10), and to demonstrate God’s grace and mercy towards us (1 John 1:9). 

Our strength in God allows us to focus more on Him, and less on ourselves (in a prideful manner), or this world. We can truly depend on Him, live a life filled with His glory, and to grow in our relationship with Christ.

Bible Stories About God Giving Us Strength

Read the story of David and Goliath. It is such an amazing story about the amount of faith and trust that David had with God. David was still in his youth when he fought against Goliath (a giant from the Philistines). David had such confidence in his faith with God, knowing that our God is greater than any giants we face. He didn’t concern himself or talk about how big or strong or scary Goliath was. He spoke about how great and powerful our God is. 

David knew that God was on his side. He believed that he was going to be victorious over this giant. Nothing changed his mind when confronting Goliath. David ran towards Goliath at full speed with no sword in his hand. He killed Goliath with a smooth rock that he flung at his head with his sling shot.

God gave David the strength that he needed to win the battle against Goliath. David knew that God is bigger and greater than this giant. God is bigger and greater than any of the giants we face. We need to stop focusing on the giants ahead of us, and keep our focus on our God who is behind us in the battles we face. 

Normally, you would think that a rock would not defeat such a giant man in battle. There was no way that this could have happened. The reason why it did though, was because of the power and strength that God had given David to win the battle. This strength was given to David because of his faith in God alone.

Read other Bible stories about having strength in God here. 

Bible Verses About Having Strength In God In The Old Testament:

1. Exodus 15:2 – “The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him”. 
2. Deuteronomy 20:4 – “For the Lord your God is he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you”.
3. Deuteronomy 31:6, 8 – “Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee…And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed”. 
4. Deuteronomy 33:27 – “The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them”. 
5. Joshua 1:9 – “Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest”. 
6. 1 Chronicles 16:11 – “ Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually”. 
7. Nehemiah 8:10 – “Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength”. 
8. Psalm 9:9-10 – “The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee”.
9. Psalm 16:8 – “I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved”.
10. Psalm 18:1-2 – “I will love thee, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower”.
11. Psalm 28:7 – “The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him”. 
12. Psalm 29:11 – “The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace”. 
13. Psalm 31:24 – “Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord”. 
14. Psalm 32:7-8 – “Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah. I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye”.
15. Psalm 46:1-3 – “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah”.
16. Psalm 73:26 – “My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever”. 
17. Psalm 91:1-2 – “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust”.
18. Psalm 145:18-19 – “The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them”.
19. Proverbs 18:10 – “The name of the Lord is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe”. 
20. Isaiah 12:2 – “Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation”. 
21. Isaiah 30:15 – “For thus saith the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not”.
22. Isaiah 40:29 – “He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength”. 
23. Isaiah 41:10 – “Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness”. 
24. Habakkuk 3:19 – “The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. To the chief singer on my stringed instruments”. 

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New Testament Bible Verses:

25. 1 Corinthians 16:13 – “Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong”. 
26. 2 Cornthians 12:9-10 – “And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong”. 
27. Ephesians 6:10 – “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might”. 
28. Philippians 4:13 – “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me”. 
29. Colossians 2:9-10 – “For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:” 
30. 2 Thessalonians 3:3 – “But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil”.
31. 2 Timothy 1:7 – “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind”.
32. 2 Timothy 2:1 – “Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus”. 
33. Hebrews 4:12 – “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart”.
34. 1 Peter 5:10 – “But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you”.
35. 2 Peter 1:3 – “According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue:”.

God tells us that He will never leave us nor forsake us. He will always be there for us. Our strength is found in Him alone. We should give praise and glory to God always for giving us the ability to endure all hardships, and to continue growing and maturing in the faith.

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