It has been the best week - but also very draining. I'm trying to give about 130% at work, and in preparation for this weekend, I've also spent every possible evening moment working as hard as I can.
And I'm POOPED.
As soon as I said that, God urged me to look for a verse on strength for this round of SSMT. So.....
O Lord, be gracious to us; we long for you.
Be our strength every morning,
our salvation in time of distress.
Isaiah 33:2
Isn't that beautiful?
Here's what I love. My last verse started out asking God for His favor. This one starts out asking for His grace. Those are not things I ask for easily. I'm much more likely to focus on God's judgment than His mercy and favor. But what a great thing for me to embrace...asking for grace.
I remember studying the word "hope" last year - and I found that in most cases, the word means to actually expect something. Biblical hope isn't a finger crossing sort of experience. It's about confident expectation. And this word "long for" means the same thing. To hope. To expect. And right now, I hope for...expect...a supernatural strength.
If there's one thing I need right this minute...it's morning strength! But I need that strength to last more than just the morning. It's for the whole day. In every task, every phone call, every mile driven, every decision made....strength.
Last night was a night of distress. I thought of something and then couldn't get it out of my mind...nor could I rest with it IN my mind. And finally I had to ask God to be my salvation in that moment. And He did! He comforted me...gave me His grace...and allowed me to rest.
So this is my strength verse.
And how I need it.
2 comments:
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His joy. His strength. Priceless.
Amen, friend! :)
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