"God Gives Strength"

God Gives Strength

He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall.

Isaiah 40:29-30

Aren’t you glad that our Lord, who is sovereign does not grow tired or weary, gives strength when we are weak and exhausted.
We are subject to many weaknesses. Our strength quickly withers and fades.

Our muscles and minds grow weary on the hard journeys of life. Fatigue is an unavoidable reality for us.

We’ve all had times of discouragement and weariness.

From Moses to Elijah and from David to Hezekiah, the Lord’s chosen prophets and kings felt weakened at times.

But God is the source of our strength. God is our refuge and fortress.

Psalm 18 The psalmist acknowledges the Lord as being our strength, our rock, fortress and deliverer, shield, one we can take refuge…

2 Corinthians 12:9 The apostle Paul agrees: “I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me” God’s grace is sufficient for us and it’s his power that is made perfect in weakness.

God is our sustainer, and he renews our strength when we stumble and fall.

Nehemiah 8:10 The joy of the Lord is our strength.

He forgives our sins and heals our diseases. God keeps us on our feet in the struggles of life.

He fights our battles and gives us victory.

We can trust him because he is Jireh and he supplies us with everything we need to live.

He is the giver of life and it’s His power down on the inside of us.

Only in him can we move forward, despite our weaknesses.

So again, in our weakness, it is the Lord who renews our strength. And lift us up when we are weary, he upholds us with his righteous right hand, he leads and guides us in every challenge and hardship, and fill us with his sustaining power so that we may find strength and rest in him. Amen