I will strengthen you and help you. (Isaiah 41:10)
The prophet Isaiah has set before us a wonderful guarantee that is designed to both comfort and challenge every child of God. Let’s take a look.
First, notice Who has given us this guarantee of strengthening: It is none other than God Himself! Omnipotence has promised strength, and who is so foolish to doubt such a guarantee? Herein lies an endless stream of strength that is not diminished in any way when He gives us a portion of it.
Next, notice that we are not told in which season we will be strengthened. So we must take this promise to mean all of them! God has promised to strengthen us in our seasons of successful service, and He has promised to strengthen us in our seasons of sorrowful service. Regardless of the season we find ourselves in — clear and sunny, gray and gloomy, or stormy and threatening — we have this guarantee from the Lord God Omnipotent: I will strengthen you!
To be sure, this guarantee from God should be a source of unimaginable comfort, but it does not stop there! It goes on to challenge us to rise above any obstacle that stands in our way, because our strength does not come from within, but from above. Human weakness is no impediment for divine strength. In fact, Scripture tells us that when we are weak, our God is strong (2 Corinthians 12:10). Regardless of what we are currently facing, God has promised to strengthen us.
- The fearful are given courage.
- The doubting are given conviction.
- The lonely are given company.
- The weak are given confidence.
- The broken are given compassion.
These are just a few of the seasons we face throughout life; through them all, God has promised to give us the strength we need to see them all through. So let me ask you a very important question right now: What strength are you in short supply of today? Fear not! Go to your Savior and say to Him . . .
“Strengthen me supernaturally according to your Word!“
This is the Gospel. This is grace for your race. NEVER FORGET THAT . . . AMEN!
Grace for the Race 