SCRIPTURE: Psalm (NIV) 81:1 Sing for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob!
OBSERVATION: This palm in not a song of request, asking God to strengthen us so that we can make it through some hard times. It is not a song of asking God to use His strength to work on our behalf. No, it is a song of praise and worship to God who IS OUR STRENGTH!
APPLICATION: If God is my strength, then my weakness is unimportant! My weakness might really be my greatest strength for knowing I cannot depend on myself makes me depend on God to be my strength!
If God is my strength, then the strength of my enemy does not matter! The omniscient, omnipotent, almighty God is my strength. He acts in great wisdom on my behalf. He wisely directs my steps!
And, best of all, this God loves me!!! He sent His son to suffer and die as payment for my sins so that I could be a part of His family!!!
Reading through this chapter we discover that for me to enjoy the benefit of God’s strength working on my behalf, I must listen and obey. But knowing that He loves me and is working for my good, it would be foolish to ignore what He says.
PRAYER: Lord, I still like to sing;
“You are my everything, You are my all;
You are my everything, both great and small.
You gave your life for me, made everything new.
You are my everything, none other will do.” Amen
Pastor Leon
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