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Go in the Strength You Have

Monday, February 18th, 2013

Hi! I’m working into posting video devotionals. This morning I spoke briefly about Gideon and how he felt very small compared to the challenge he faced. God spoke words of encouragement to him, and those words still hold true for us today.

If you’ve ever felt like Gideon, you’ll want to watch this. Feel free to leave a comment.

Here’s the Scripture to which I refer:

“Then the LORD turned to him (Gideon) and said, ‘Go with the strength you have and rescue Israel from the Midianites. I am sending you!’

‘But Lord,’ Gideon replied, ‘how can I rescue Israel? My clan is the weakest in the whole tribe of Manasseh, and I am the least in my entire family!’ The LORD said to him, ‘I will be with you. And you will destroy the Midianites as if you were fighting against one man’” (Judges 6:14-16).

Have a great day!

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Need Strength?

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

Today’s reading in Psalms really blessed me. Right now I’m facing a work load that seems ‘way too big to complete in the amount of time available before I leave the country again, and frankly, I see my inadequacy. And so, several verses popped off the page this morning.

Psalm 18:29 — “In your strength I can crush an army; with my God I can scale any wall.”
v. 32,33 — “God arms me with strength; he has made my way safe. He makes me as surefooted as a deer, leading me safely along the mountain heights.”
v. 34 — “He prepares me for battle; he strengthens me to draw a bow of bronze.”

When we are weak (and willing to admit it), He is strong. No matter what we’re facing — a heavy workload, the pain of prodigal kids, financial insecurity, health issues, whatever — God is our strength. He enables us to face the demands of life and battles of the soul with victory. Nothing…nothing is beyond His ability. He is fully capable. And as we rest in Him, we are fully able.

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