22 Saturday Oct 2016
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There is strength that comes from being around good people. Proverbs 27:17 says, As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. Healthy challenge and encouragement from like-minded people can be more valuable than vast amounts of knowledge. Look for people to surround you who can pour strength and wisdom into your life.
20 Wednesday Jul 2016
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In Acts 27:35, Paul is a great example of how we should act when we are in the middle of a difficult time, After he said this, he took some bread and gave thanks to God in front of them all. Then he broke it and began to eat. There will be very few times when we are not faced with some sort of difficulty in our lives. But if we stop and give thanks to God and wait for His strength, we can face anything with confidence. God has an understanding of every situation in our lives. We just need to take the time to draw strength and guidance from Him.
22 Wednesday Jun 2016
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As we come to the end of the second letter to the Corinthian church, Paul gives them some final instructions in 2 Corinthians 13:11, Finally, brothers, good-by. Aim for perfection, listen to my appeal, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you. Notice how Paul tells them to “Aim” for perfection. He does not say “BE” perfect. God does not want our perfection, He wants a heart that aims for it. In the process we must realize we are weak and God is the only source of power that can give us the strength we need. We will never be perfect on this side of eternity, but we must never stop striving for it. It is through our striving we seek His strength and His perfect plan for our lives.
21 Tuesday Jun 2016
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In 2 Corinthians 12:9 Paul recounts what God says to him, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” God’s power is like light entering a dark room. The darker the room, the more brilliant the light. Our weakness magnifies God’s strength. In the end, it is important for us to remember it is all for His glory. Thank God I am not expected to be perfect.
20 Monday Jun 2016
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Just as John the Baptist made it clear in John 3:30 of his place in comparison with Christ when he said He must become greater, I must become less, in 2 Corinthians 11:30 Paul says, If I must boast, I will boast of the things that show my weakness. Our weakness is God’s strength. No matter what area of life we may think we are strong, God is stronger. When we submit to the power that can only come from the Spirit living in us, we finally experience our full potential in service to God.
17 Tuesday May 2016
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All our hope and encouragement comes from God. In 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 Paul says to the Thessalonian believers, 16 May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, 17 encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word. If we look to other people for our hope and strength, eventually they will let us down. But when we allow God to be our strength, He never lets us down.
21 Monday Dec 2015
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In today’s reading, David exalts the Lord with gratitude for delivering him from his enemies and granting him victory. In Psalm 18:32 David says, It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. Without God we will never be strong enough to win against evil. The only way to be certain of deliverance is to call on God for help and strength.
20 Tuesday Oct 2015
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Those who are truly strong will show it when times are good and when they are bad as well. Proverbs 24:10 says, If you falter in times of trouble, how small is your strength! This isn’t a question, it is a statement and an indictment on our strength if we fall apart at the first sight of trouble. More importantly, we are not alone. God is always near us and allows us to draw strength from Him if we are simply aware and willing to do so.
03 Thursday Sep 2015
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We have all heard God being called “the light of the world”. But God is not a flame coming from a small candle in the middle of a room. Hebrews 12:29 says, For our God is a consuming fire. He is much more like a raging fire that is beyond our control. We cannot force God to comply with our will, we must allow ourselves to be consumed by His. Let us not put our confidence in the things that are destroyed by the fire, but instead let us build our life on Christ and His unshakable foundation.
04 Tuesday Aug 2015
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Life is hard! And sometimes it’s just difficult to be happy about the difficulties of life. But in Philippians 4:4 Paul is clear about how we are to handle the difficulties of this life, Rejoice in the Lord always, I will say it again: Rejoice! This is easier said that done, but God’s commands are clear and He is the one who gives us the strength to rejoice if we simply trust in Him. We are never alone. God is always by our side.
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