THE LORD IS MY STRENGTH

THE LORD IS MY STRENGTH            Monday – September 20, 2010

“The Sovereign LORD is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights.” – Habakkuk 3:19

In 1899, the Boxer Rebellion erupted in northern China. The rebellion was primarily against Westerners and missionary evangelism. One of the rebellion’s leaders was YU Hsien who was the Governor of Shansi. He was especially cruel and beheaded Christians as a warning to others. 
Writing at the time was missionary J. Hudson Taylor, who commended the Christians in Shansi for their faith. He said:
“In Shansi I found Chinese Christians who were accustomed to spend time in fasting and prayer. They recognized that this fasting, which so many dislike, which requires faith in God, since it makes one feel weak and poorly, is really a Divinely appointed means of grace. Perhaps the greatest hindrance to our work is our own imagined strength; and in fasting we learn what poor, weak creatures we are - dependent on a meal of meat for the little strength which we are so apt to lean upon.”

We cannot rely on our own strength; it will fail us. Today in prayer, pray that the Lord will be your strength in all that you do.

“We can never obey God in our own strength, but we can always trust Him to provide the strength we need. If we trust ourselves, we will faint and fall; but if we wait on the Lord by faith, we will receive strength for the journey.” – Warren Wiersbe

God’s Word: “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.” – Psalm 46:1