His Strength

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“Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong” (2 Corinthians 12:1010Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong. (2 Corinthians 12:10)).
Do you feel weak?
Do you feel cast down?
It is not wrong to feel weak and cast down as long as it casts you on the Lord. It is then that we learn in a practical way the truth of the verse, “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me” (Philippians 4:1313I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. (Philippians 4:13)). Paul learned this by the things that he faced and suffered in the path of faith and service for the Lord.
Remember too, “The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms” (Deuteronomy 33:2727The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them. (Deuteronomy 33:27)). No matter how down or low we may feel we can never get below those arms of love and strength.
The prophet Isaiah gives us another key to gaining and maintaining strength in our day to day life. “They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint” (Isaiah 40:3131But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. (Isaiah 40:31)).
The eagle rises up and soars above the difficulty. The running person can’t get above the difficulty, but he runs and finds strength for each lap of the race. He can say, like David, “For by Thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall” (Psalm 18:2929For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall. (Psalm 18:29)). But perhaps we are neither soaring nor running. Today’s promise, even to the person who is just down to walking, is, “Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be” (Deuteronomy 33:2525Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be. (Deuteronomy 33:25)).
Weak, and often powerless,
Languishing in deep distress;
I can turn and seek His might,
For the battles I must fight.
For the battles are not mine,
Jesus, Captain, they are Thine;
Every enemy is weak,
When Thy strength I daily seek.
Soaring, running, walking too,
Everyday my strength renew;
As I go along life’s course,
Be my strength and full resource.