Our Strength
Papa and his youngest grandson. Are they cute or what!
The oldest grandson. It was just by accident we were all so pinkie!
May 18
Recently we've been walking through a season of heart break and suffering with several people. It was so good to be in church Sunday are praise the Lord with hundreds of brothers and sisters in Christ and be reminded by our pastor, in his sermon series on the Armor of God, that we have power to prevail through the battles of life. I pulled up a file I had made full of verses which remind of that our strength is in the Lord. There are two individuals in particular who are literally in ICU units fighting for their lives and enduring much physical suffering. So, I'm taking time daily to pray these verses over them.
“Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Recently we've been walking through a season of heart break and suffering with several people. It was so good to be in church Sunday are praise the Lord with hundreds of brothers and sisters in Christ and be reminded by our pastor, in his sermon series on the Armor of God, that we have power to prevail through the battles of life. I pulled up a file I had made full of verses which remind of that our strength is in the Lord. There are two individuals in particular who are literally in ICU units fighting for their lives and enduring much physical suffering. So, I'm taking time daily to pray these verses over them.
“Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Nehemiah
8:10
“The Lord your God
is in your midst, A victorious warrior.
He will exult over
you with joy, He will quiet you in His love,
He
will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.”
Zephaniah
3:17
“Do
not worry about anything, but in everything
by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving
let your requests be made known to God.
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding,
will guard your hearts and your minds
in Christ Jesus.”
by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving
let your requests be made known to God.
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding,
will guard your hearts and your minds
in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:6
“Trust in the LORD with all
your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.
and do not lean on your own understanding.
In all your ways
acknowledge him,
and he will make straight your paths.”
and he will make straight your paths.”
Proverbs
3:5-6
“Be
strong and courageous;
do not be frightened or dismayed,
for
the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Joshua 1:9
“God is our refuge and strength,
a very present help in trouble.”
a very present help in trouble.”
Psalm 46:1
“The name of the Lord is a
strong tower;
the righteous run into it and are safe.”
the righteous run into it and are safe.”
Proverbs
18:10
“My
grace is sufficient for you,
for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
2 Corinthians 12:9
“…but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their
strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be
weary;
they shall walk and not faint.”
they shall walk and not faint.”
Isaiah 40:31
“And God is able to make
all grace abound to you,
so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times,
you may abound in every good work.”
so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times,
you may abound in every good work.”
2
Corinthians 9:8
“And
the God of all grace,
who called you to his eternal glory in Christ,
after you have suffered a little while,
will himself restore you and make you
strong, firm and steadfast.”
who called you to his eternal glory in Christ,
after you have suffered a little while,
will himself restore you and make you
strong, firm and steadfast.”
1 Peter 5: 10
“My presence will go with you,
and I will give you rest.”
Exodus
33:14
“Those of steadfast mind you
keep in peace—
because they trust in you.
Trust in the Lord forever,
for in the Lord God you have an everlasting rock.”
because they trust in you.
Trust in the Lord forever,
for in the Lord God you have an everlasting rock.”
Isaiah
26: 3-4
“So do not fear, for I am with
you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Isaiah
41:10
“The Lord is my strength and my
song;
he has given me victory.
he has given me victory.
This is my God, and I will
praise him—
my father’s God, and I will exalt him!”
my father’s God, and I will exalt him!”
Exodus
15:2
“It is the Lord who goes before
you.
He will be with you; he will not fail you or forsake you.
Do not fear or be dismayed.”
He will be with you; he will not fail you or forsake you.
Do not fear or be dismayed.”
Deuteronomy
31:8
“The
eternal God is your refuge,
and underneath are the everlasting arms.”
and underneath are the everlasting arms.”
Deuteronomy 33:27
“May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble!
May the name of the God of Jacob protect you!”
Psalm 20:1
“Commit your way to the LORD;
trust in him, and he will act.
trust in him, and he will act.
Psalm 37:5
“I
sought the Lord, and he answered me,
and delivered me from all my fears.”
and delivered me from all my fears.”
Psalm 34:4
“The Lord is a refuge for the
oppressed,
a stronghold in times of trouble.”
a stronghold in times of trouble.”
Psalm
9:9-10
“Seek the LORD and his
strength;
seek his presence continually!”
seek his presence continually!”
1
Chronicles 16:11
“You are my hiding place;
you will protect me from trouble and
surround me with songs of deliverance.”
you will protect me from trouble and
surround me with songs of deliverance.”
Psalm
32:7-8
