Do you not know
or have you not heard?
The LORD is the eternal God,
creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint nor grow weary,
and his knowledge is beyond scrutiny.
He gives strength to the fainting;
for the weak he makes vigor abound.
With the psalmist we sing,
The LORD is my strength and my shield,in whom my heart trusts.I am helped, so my heart rejoices;with my song I praise him.
Country Living, a popular magazine, easily discovers five more scripture verses to encourage us in our weakness:
- 2 Corinthians 12:9—“My grace is all you need, for my power is the greatest when you are weak.”
- Psalm 73:26—"My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever."
- Nehemiah 8:10—"Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength."
- Psalm 46:5—“God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day.”
- Philippians 4:13—“I can do all this through him who gives me strength.”
I think of the friend who said, "I allow myself ten minutes a day to feel sorry for myself. And then I get up and get going."
We're all overcome with weariness at times. Young and old, sick and healthy, we feel the drag of inert mortality which doesn't want to move; and moves sluggishly when it must.
But my life is not about me, and my strength is not my own. Even my weariness belongs to the Lord. And so, in obedience, we get up and get going.
On that day when the weariness becomes terminal and the end is in sight, we trust and hope we'll still find the willingness to hope and expect a saving, expectant strength.
In the meanwhile, we've been given work to do.
Praise Him!
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I love to write. This blog helps me to meditate on the Word of God, and I hope to make some contribution to our contemplations of God's Mighty Works.
Ordinarily, I write these reflections two or three weeks in advance of their publication. I do not intend to comment on current events.
I understand many people prefer gender-neutral references to "God." I don't disagree with them but find that language impersonal, unappealing and tasteless. When I refer to "God" I think of the One whom Jesus called "Abba" and "Father", and I would not attempt to improve on Jesus' language.
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