FEBRUARY 20

OUR PERSONAL PROMISES

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Psalm 27:14

“Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!”

Ephesians 3:16

“that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,”

Isaiah 41:10

“Fear not, for I am with you;  Be not dismayed, for I am your God.   I will strengthen you,

Yes, I will help you,  I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.”

Isaiah 40:29

“He gives power to the weak, And to those who have no might He increases strength.”

Exodus 15:2

“The Lord is my strength and song, And He has become my salvation; He is my God, and I will praise Him; My father’s God, and I will exalt Him.”

Psalm 18:32

“It is God who arms me with strength, and makes my way perfect.”

Psalm 19:14

“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my Redeemer.”

Psalm 27:1

“The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?”

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Our book for this month  is called “100 NAMES OF GOD”  written by Christopher D. Hudson.  Each day we’ll take one Hebrew name for God as given in the Bible to study and relate to.

JEHOVAH UZZI

THE LORD MY STRENGTH

Psalm 28:7

“The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and He helps me.  My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise Him.”

After being up all night with a sick kid, a young single mom faces a grueling day at work.  What does she need most?  That’s easy.  She needs STRENGTH.  Inspirational quotes on social media feeds and energy bars have their place.  But what she really needs is an infusion of physical stamina, emotional power, and spiritual muscle so she can keep putting one foot in front of the other.

Most people can use a little extra help from time to time.  Some people, however, seem like they don’t need anything.  To an outsider, King David of Israel probably came across that way.

He was one of the most powerful men on earth.  He had political clout, military might, and more wealth than he could ever spend.  He had at his disposal the world’s best personal security force, a fortress for a palace, a team of wise and godly prophets, and priests to advise him.

But David was wise enough to recognize that apart from God, all his “securities” were only deceptive insecurities.  He well understood that our need for strength is always greater than our earthly advantages.

David surely would have laughed at the adage we commonly toss around;  “God will never give you more than you can handle.”  It SOUNDS right – merciful, even.  It just isn’t Biblical.  David would argue that God OFTEN allows hardships into the lives of His people.  This drives us to look to Him and depend on Him.

Are you out of gas today?  Look to the Lord.  Even if you’re not physically spend or feeling emotionally weary today, look to God.  Trust in His power to “make it through the day” or ask for His strength to fill you and animate you so that you might have the power to live and speak for Him (Acts 1:8). 

Ask for strength to resist sin and make a difference in the lives of others.  And thank God for His ability “to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us. (Ephesians 3:20).

In what part of your life do you most need divine strength?

PRAYER

Lord, only you can make me strong, because apart from You, I can do nothing.  Thank You for the things in my life that keep me depending on you.  Amen

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