“I will
strengthen thee”
Isaiah 41:10
A WONDERFUL GUARANTEE
When called to serve or to suffer, we take stock of our
strength, and we find it to be less than we thought, and
less than we need. But let not our heart sink within us
while we have such a word as this to fall back upon, for
it guarantees us all that we can possibly need.
God has strength omnipotent; that strength He can
communicate to us; and His promise is that He will do
so. He will be the food of our souls, and the health of
our hearts; and thus He will give us strength. There is
no telling how much power God can put into a man. When
divine strength comes, human weakness is no more a
hindrance.
Do we not remember seasons of labor and trial in which
we received such special strength that we wondered at
ourselves? In the midst of danger we were calm, under
bereavement we were resigned, in slander we were
self-contained, and in sickness we were patient.
The fact is, that God gives unexpected strength when
unusual trials come upon us. We rise out of our feeble
selves. Cowards play the man, foolish ones have wisdom
given them, and the silent receive in the self-same hour
what they shall speak.
My own weakness makes me shrink,
but God’s promise makes me brave.
Lord, strengthen me “according to thy word.”
"Lord Dictated Them"
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