During my Prayer time last evening, I felt drawn to Isaiah 40:28 - 31. Verse 29 resonated so strongly that I have been quoting it aloud many times since reading it. Oh my! It's so beautiful! Here it is:
Isaiah 40:29
"He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength."
How reassuring! The Awesome God of the Ages is letting me know that though I may feel helpless to change certain things, HE will give me all the power and strength I need. He has compassion on me in my weakness.... all I need to do is seek Him, and lean and depend on His strength and His might....
I so want to draw closer to Him and spend more time in prayer, but it seems whenever I make up my mind to spend those extra moments seeking Him, something always pops up to distract me. Through this scripture I feel that God has reassured me that though I have been feeling like I have failed, instead of fretting about it, I need to ask Him to help me pray... and ask Him to give me the strength to seek Him more.... and so I have, and He IS helping me! I don't have the will - power on my own to fast, or to be Spiritual, Godly, and Holy... on my own I fail every time! But, I have His Spirit in my Soul, and, as Isaiah 40:29 said, "...to them that have no might he increaseth strength."
How precious is His Word to my soul... within it's pages we can always find direction for every situation we face.... and that is one reason preaching is so very important! God uses the ministry to give us better insight and understanding of His Word.... so many times I have gone to Church with a question or needing a word from God, and it has been answered through the voice of the Preacher. Isn't the Lord amazing?
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Your desire to draw closer to Him, is so heart warming to me Jenni. He is my strength, and with out Him I am and can do nothing. Beautiful scripture you have shared, sometime ago, when I needed strength for this journey I began to run references on and find scriptures that spoke of God's strength for me, I was totally amazed at how many times it was mentioned in the Bible, and committed so many of them to memory, just to draw from. Thank you for sharing this beautiful post.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Sue
Jenni, Thank you for visiting and leaving such a sweet comment. You have a lovely blog and I especially like this post. Thank you for sharing how God spoke to you through this verse.
ReplyDeleteCarolyn
Wow! Thanks so much for your sweet comments ladies! I am thrilled that y'all took the time to visit today.
ReplyDeleteGoodness! Your comments really put a happy smile on my face!
And I enjoy both of your blogs so much!