Everyone's physical strength differs from person to person. Most of the time, it depends on your bodily frame, how well you take care of yourself, or it may even be determined by how often you are sick. Everyone is NOT the same, and some can't be as strong as others. But, praise the Lord, SPIRITUALLY there are no limitations to our strength-all because of Jesus! This is because He is our Source of Strength!
First, He is our Source of Strength for Salvation. Since we cannot save ourselves, it is fully through His strength alone. "Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid; for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; HE also is become my salvation." Isaiah 12:2. The Lord made this truth plain and simple for us to understand. He could not have said it any clearer than that! He is the strength of our salvation and is our salvation! It is as eternal as He is! Since He is eternal, so is our salvation! "Neither by the blood of goats and calves, BUT BY HIS OWN BLOOD He entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us!." Hebrews 9:12. Our source of salvation is eternally strong through His precious blood that will NEVER lose its power!
Secondly, He is our Source of Strength for Service. Serving the Lord day after day, month and after month, and year after year can become tiring to us physically because we are human. But the source of strength for this service is the Lord Himself! "That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God. STRENGTHENED WITH ALL MIGHT, according to His glorious POWER, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness." Colossians 1:10&11. When we are weary in body and mind, He is the inner source of our strength that renews our spirit and keeps us going for Him!"But we have this treasure in earthen vessels (bodies), that the exellency of the POWER may be OF GOD, and not of us...For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inner man is renewed day by day." 2 Corinthians 4:7& 16. "But 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 " ...for the joy of the Lord is your STRENGTH." Nehemiah 8:10c. Our source of strength in service, to keep on keeping on, is the Lord Himself!
Lastly, He is our Source of Strength FOR Strength! We cannot live our daily lives for the Lord without His strength and help. "...The LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?" Psalm 27:1b. "The Lord is their strength , and he is the saving strength of his anointed." Psalm 28:8. Since He is our strength for living, we have an unending source because He is always with us. It is always available to us at anytime or moment that we need help, which is ALWAYS! " ... I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." Hebrews 13:5b. Knowing that our supply of strength is never-ending, we can boldy say, " I can do ALL things through Christ which STRENGTHENETH me!" Phillipians 4:13.
As news reporters quote their "sources" when giving the news, I am happy to quote my "SOURCE", God's Holy word, that our ETERNAL SOURCE gives us strength for Salvation, Service and Strength to live for Him! In Christ Alone is our strength for ALL things!
This song, "In Christ Alone" by the Booth Brothers is about Christ being our Source of Strength. I hope it is a blessing to you as it was to me!
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