Strength

The Surprise of Strength

If the LORD had not been on our side … the flood would have engulfed us. (Psalm 124:1–4 NIV)

… and stand he will for the Lord is able to make him stand. (Romans 14:4 NIV)

Confidence through the Lord

I have confidence in you through the Lord… (Galatians 5:10 KJV)

Our confidence in one another is not based on what is in us, but rather it rests upon God and trusts in His work of redemption in us.

Holy Determination, Day 5

Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart.
Matthew 18:1

Today I am asking us to pray for a spirit of godly strength and determination in our church to do what God has called us to do. Let’s…

He Whose Strength Is in God

Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, whose heart is set on pilgrimage. As they pass through the valley of Baca, they make it a spring; the rain covers it with pools, they go from strength to strength; each one appears before God in Zion.

The Believer’s Hope

But I am poor and needy; make haste to me, O God! You are my help and my deliverer; O Lord, do not delay.

Psalm 70:5

How is the believer poor? What makes him needy?

Chosen in Affliction

Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction. Isaiah 48:10

…Look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you were dug. Isaiah 51:1

Personal Grace

But grace was given to each one of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift.

Ephesians 4:7

There is a capriciousness with God.

Not in terms of love, for He loves out of His nature and He loves each of us fully. If you are…

Light in Darkness

Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for the gracious and compassionate and righteous man.

Psalm 112:4

The idea of God Almighty, God who rewards righteousness and protects the innocent, is a comfort of sorts for those who can fix their…

When you pass through the waters…

This is what the Lord says… Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will…

In Weakness and Aloneness

At my first defense, no one came to my assistance, but everyone deserted me. May it not be counted against them. But the Lord stood with me and strengthened me, so the proclamation might be fully made through me, and all the Gentiles might hear. So I was rescued from the lion’s…