“Let the Weak Say ‘I Am Strong’”
David Wilkerson (1931-2011)January 30, 2019
We
all are guilty of unbelief at times.
Often we face yet another
struggle and allow the enemy to discourage us.
We might develop
feelings of inexplicable loneliness or, experiencing a sense of total
inadequacy, we become convinced the Lord does not hear us.
A cry
erupts from our hearts, “God, where are you?
I pray, I fast, I
study your Word. Why won’t you deliver me from this?”
We
go to the secret place of prayer but we don’t feel like praying.
Our souls are dry, empty, exhausted from our struggles, yet we don’t
dare accuse the Lord of neglecting us in our condition.
So we just
weakly approach him in what we perceive as humility.
Head down, we
say with discouragement, “Lord, I don’t blame you.
You’re good
and kind to me. I’m the problem; I’ve failed you so much.”
Wait!
That is not humility.
On the contrary, it is an outright insult to a
Father who adopted us with a covenant promise to love and support us
throughout our lifetime.
When we tell him how bad we are — how
weak, empty and useless we are to him — we despise all that he has
accomplished in us.
This grieves our heavenly Father.
Whenever
we become discouraged in our faith, the Holy Spirit will speak to us
in no uncertain terms.
“Enough of this self-pity.
Get up! You are
loved, called and chosen, and I have blessed you with my Word.”
We
must discipline ourselves to recall all that God has brought us
through.
We are to rejoice, knowing he is pleased with what he has
done for us.
You
may have been tested time after time.
Now the time has come for you
to make a decision.
God wants faith that endures the ultimate test
and he gives you his Word to enable you to triumph.
If he commands
you to do something, he will supply you with the power and strength
to obey:
“Let the weak say, ‘I am strong’” (Joel 3:10).
“Be
strong in the Lord and in the power of His might” (Ephesians
6:10).
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