Strength from Weakness

I feel like I’m on the upward swing now from this flu stuff.  I haven’t been this sick in a long time.  For several days it was too much effort to even read, and for me, that is pretty sick.  And so, I got way behind on my Bible reading.

Today, as I missed worship services due to illness for the first time I can remember, I sat down and began to catch up.  I read Psalm 6, 20, 21, 25, 28, 70, 71, 72, 76, 77, 100, 117, 119:65-176, 120, 131 and 140.  I thought about the times of struggle we all have (which the psalm writers so eloquently describe) and how the strength of God is so powerfully generated in such moments.  The psalms reflect this over and over.  God, through His Word, His Spirit, His works, His very presence, supplies what I need most when I have the least.

I thought about some of you who have been struggling lately in being consistent in Bible reading, or getting those last few memory verses “locked in.”  I thought about others of you who have had other issues in your life sapping your strength.  For all of us the very thing we may struggle to do is the supply of strength we need.  Being alone with God in the Word is so vital to the survival of the soul.  We must be tireless in finding that time.  And when we find it, we must guard against it being a mere exercise.  Allow it to be a relaxed time in God’s presence.  As you read, it is not to report in to me or someone else.  It is to connect to your Creator and Savior.  That’s all.  Anything else that comes of it is bonus.

We have just about 10 meetings left in this group, and your stamina may be running low.  But seeking God in His Word is what you want to be about.  Endure.  I am praying for each one of you and will do whatever I can to help you stay the course.