Text:
Isaiah 40:29 (HCSB)
29 He gives strength to the weary and strengthens the powerless.
Observation:
I have a saying in my head that I heard many years ago; this is how I remember it, "I can't but God can. He never said you could, but He always said He would".
Are you facing some giants in your life that are masquerading as mission impossible? If you know the Lord, and belong to Him, He gives strength to the weary, and strengthens the powerless. What you cannot do in your own strength, God will provide you with His strength.
Philippians 4:13 (HCSB)
13 I am able to do all things through Him who strengthens me.
O how we need to learn the lesson of dependence upon the Lord for all of our needs. Notice what the Apostle Paul said before the above verse.
Philippians 4:11-12 (HCSB)
11 I don't say this out of need, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am.
12 I know both how to have a little, and I know how to have a lot. In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret {of being content}—whether well fed or hungry, whether in abundance or in need.
Who is your source? Is the Lord your shepherd?
Psalm 23:1 (HCSB)
1 The LORD is my shepherd; there is nothing I lack.
When the Lord is your shepherd, then you are able to be content in whatever circumstances you face in life. Do you believe that God can and will?
Philippians 4:19 (HCSB)
19 And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Prayer:
Father, hallowed be Your name. Father, we delight to look to You as our source for everything we need to fulfill the purpose for which You made us.
Father, we believe in Jesus, and we look to You to meet all of our needs. Father, we believe that You can, and You will. Father, I identify myself with those who know by experience because You have done it for me. Lord, we give You thanks from hearts that are grateful for all our blessings.
Philippians 4:20 (HCSB)
20 Now to our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen.
Isaiah 55:11 (KJV)
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
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