# Not by Might

By Frank Mann Jr. · Monday, October 5, 2026 · *Zechariah 4:6*

I don't know about y'all, but I'm pretty dang independent. If independent is defined as stubborn and bullheaded, then yep, that's me. It's so stupid, too. I know I need to bring God into everything I do, but without fail I'll embark on "whatever," and before you know it I'm frustrated and beating my head against a wall. Why? Beats me. I know better.

But you see, with God, all things are possible. Without Him, it's just plain hard work, an incredible grind, and worse, impossible. At times we forget this simple fact. Even when we pray, we can pray in our own efforts, with no awareness of or dependence on the Holy Spirit. Every time we place a concept, a method, or a teaching above the person of the Holy Spirit, we begin to walk according to the flesh. Enter the frustration stage. Even Jesus, fully man but fully God, did all His miracles under the anointing of the Holy Spirit.

> "Then 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 of hosts.'"

> Zechariah 4:6

So ask yourself this, and think about it over this week. Is there a part of your life you're trying to succeed in without the Holy Spirit?

Be Nice. Grace Wins.

FMJ

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