And now the Lord says—
    he who formed me in the womb to be his servant
to bring Jacob back to him
    and gather Israel to himself,
for I am honoured in the eyes of the Lord
    and my God has been my strength—
6 he says:
“It is too small a thing for you to be my servant
    to restore the tribes of Jacob
    and bring back those of Israel I have kept.
I will also make you a light for the Gentiles,
    that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth

How could Jesus go through all He did, in order to fulfil prophecy and be the Jewish Messiah, and Saviour of the world? How could He face the rejection, the scorn, the mockery, the discouragement, and ultimately the suffering of the Cross? The answer is that He became so human that He needed the power of the Holy Spirit for every aspect of His life and ministry. So, of course, do we. We can take great encouragement from reading the book of ‘Acts’ and seeing how the church did the same things in the world that Jesus did, when that church received power from on high (Acts 1:8); when they were anointed by the same Spirit who came upon Jesus.

 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. (Ephesians 6:10).

Here is the key to keeping going when the wind beats mercilessly against you. If God is your strength you need never lose heart.