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Power and Strength
by Janine Scott-Lowe, MD.
Isaiah 40:29: God gives POWER to the tired and worn out, and STRENGTH to the weak.
Boy did I need this Scripture this week. One day, I felt as if I didn't have ANYMORE strength at all. I knew I needed "something extra" to make it through the day. Well, the Lord knew that I needed it as well, because this is the Scripture that He gave me.
Thank the Lord for His POWER and His STRENGTH! Truly, in OUR weakness, HIS strength is made PERFECT (2 Corinthians 12:9a). I guess being weak is not necessarily a bad thing, because it forces us to rely on God (if we're smart). When we are weak, we are given Christ's power to rest on us (2
Corinthians 12:9b). Do you know the STRENGTH of Christ's power? This power was strong enough to RAISE CHRIST FROM THE DEAD (Romans 8:11). This is RESURRECTION power. This is DUNAMIS (dynamite) power. This is WONDER-WORKING power.
So, when we are weak, we are as our big brother Jesus, because it says in 2 Corinthians 13:4 that He was crucified in WEAKNESS, yet HE LIVES by God's POWER. Like Jesus lived by God's power, SO SHOULD WE. As we do, we can say, as Paul did, that "for Christ's sake, we DELIGHT in WEAKNESSES, in INSULTS, in HARDSHIPS, in PERSECUTIONS, in DIFFICULTIES. FOR WHEN WE ARE WEAK, THEN WE ARE STRONG."
I must tell you that God was YET FAITHFUL to me, because not only did I make it through the rest of the day, I made it through the week, and am STILL making it. God's Word is TRUE. As I WAITED ON THE LORD, He has RENEWED MY STRENGTH (Isaiah 40:31). Let Him do the same for you!
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Janine Scott-Lowe, MD is a Family Physician who practices in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, taking care of the soldiers and family members of the famous 82nd Airborne Division. She has two beautiful daughters, Kendall and Katrina.
You can find more articles and information about Janine's books on her website:
http://www.hishandsextendedonline.com.
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