Give Me Your Strength

Psalms 86:15-16 "But you, O Lord, are a God of compassion and mercy, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love and faithfulness. Look down and have mercy on me. Give Your strength to your servant; save me, because I serve you just as my mother did."

Is that not amazing? The psalmist David has such a heart after the Lord that it overflows into everything he writes.

Remember this today that God IS compassion and mercy he doesn't have it but everything in Him screams compassion and mercy. He is the polar opposite of how our flesh functions.  We are quick to anger and retaliation but this says He is slow to anger.

So many times we use the only examples we have physically to judge and compare how the Lord must be that we cannot see. We must get past this engrained ideology that how our father was or is gives an insight into how our heavenly father is. The word gives us very clear depictions of the nature and character of Yahweh and we must hold on to our faith in the word and let go of the physical examples presented before us. Our flesh is imperfect and can always fail but our heavenly father never fails.

The second verse is my prayer for you today. If you are reading this then this is for you. The psalmist is crying out to the Lord for strength but not just any strength. He is asking for God's strength. He says "give me Your strength". I love this because he understands that anything done in his power will fail but if I can have the Lord's strength it will pass over all my understanding and will allow me to do things that I did not even think possible. When we get to this place it not only encourages us but it opens up the door for us to become a sign and a wonder in the earth. How cool is that!! The Lord is always looking to make His glory known through us. What better way to do that than to allow Him to give you the power and strength to overcome where it doesn't seem possible. You get a victory you didn't think possible and He gets immense amounts of praise and glory in the earth.

Wow I am crazy excited now!

Father I pray that Your glory and power be poured out on all that are in a place of struggle and heartache; to all those in a situation or circumstance where things seem hopeless I speak Your strength over them right now. Let your glory be made known through them. Not so they can brag about all the hard work that they put into it but at the end of the day they can stand back and say "If not for God, where would I be". Let your strength empower them to pursue you and your will beyond understanding. In Your son Jesus' name, Amen

The Lord is there for you always and you may not be able to see me either but send me a message or leave a comment letting me know what you are going through and how the Lord's strength is pushing you through it and into victory.

Till next time guys

Keepin' it Real
Daniel B