Psalm 24:8: Who is the King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty; the Lord, invincible in battle. [NLT]
Psalm 140:7: O Sovereign Lord, the strong one who rescued me, you protected me on the day of battle. [NLT]
Recently I read a devotion I had written in 2013. It contained the thought that “God is not weakened by what weakens us.” (I have no idea whose original thought that was and I haven’t been able to find the author.)
“God is not weakened by what weakens us.” Upon an initial read, we’d all agree with that statement. God, after all, is all-powerful. The Bible is resplendent with the power of our God. Whether Old Testament or New, we see our God acting on behalf of His people with strength and might. He is, as the Psalmist writes, “The LORD strong and mighty … invincible in battle.”
Yet, in our daily walk with God, we often act as if we don’t know that to be true. We think that what diminishes us has also diminished our God and that He is unable, or at the least, unwilling to be strong on our behalf. But as the Psalmist also wrote, The LORD is “my strong one who rescued me …protected me on the day of battle….”
What battle are you facing? I have friends and family who are at this moment facing health battles. I know others who are battling financial issues, aging issues, loneliness, grief, and opposition. It matters not the type of battle; it matters only that our LORD is mighty in it and that “He will keep you strong to the end so that you will be free from all blame on the day when our Lord Jesus Christ returns. God will do this, for he is faithful to do what he says, and he has invited you into partnership with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.” [1 Corinthians 1:8-9: NLT]
Amen&Amen