September 12, 2021: SOAP #4301:  Daniel 3-4; Psalm 81; Revelation 17

SCRIPTURE:  Psalm (NIV) 81:1 Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob.
2 Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.

OBSERVATION: The psalmist was not encouraging his readers to ask God for strength.  He was celebrating their relationship in which God was their strength! 

APPLICATION:  In 2Corinthians 1:3 we read that God is the God of all comfort.  He does not give us comfort; He is our comfort!  As so the psalmist found it true for strength.  Too often I have asked God for strength when I should have moved out in faith that He is with me!  He is my strength! 

If God is MY strength, my weakness is not an issue!   If God is MY strength, my enemy’s strength is not an issue!

PRAYER: Lord, you are my strength.  Your Presence within me enables me and strengthens me to do everything you give me to do. Amen

Pastor Leon
Making friends for time and eternity!