Post by Les Brewer on Jan 4, 2023 20:57:13 GMT
LET THE PEOPLE RENEW THEIR STRENGTH!!!
He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
Keep silence before me, O islands; and LET THE PEOPLE RENEW THEIR STRENGTH...
— Isaiah 40:29 & 41:1
Having a renewed strength at the beginning of the year matter a lot for the well being of the journey throughout the year.
All things on earth need to be renewed. No created thing continueth by itself. “Thou renewest the face of the year,” was the Psalmist’s utterance. Even the trees, which wear not themselves with care, nor shorten their lives with labour, must drink of the rain of heaven and suck from the hidden treasures of the soil. The cedars of Lebanon, which God has planted, only live because day by day they are full of sap fresh drawn from the earth. Neither can man’s life be sustained without renewal from God.
It is never His desires for us to faint on the way, Jesus displayed this in Mark 8:1-3;
"In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them,
I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:
And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far."
Just as He was concerned about the physical food, so He is highly concerns about the inner strength of our lives (our spiritual well being).
As it is necessary to repair the waste of the body by the frequent meal, so we must repair the waste of the soul by feeding upon the Book of God, or by listening to the preached Word, or by the soul-fattening table of the ordinances. How depressed are our graces when means are neglected! What poor starvelings some saints are who live without the diligent use of the Word of God and secret prayer! If our piety can live without God it is not of divine creating; it is but a dream; for if God had begotten it, it would wait upon him as the flowers wait upon the dew.
Without constant restoration we are not ready for the perpetual assaults of hell, or the stern afflictions of heaven, or even for the strifes within. When the whirlwind shall be loosed, woe to the tree that hath not sucked up fresh sap, and grasped the rock with many intertwisted roots. When tempests arise, woe to the mariners that have not strengthened their mast, nor cast their anchor, nor sought the haven.
If we suffer the good to grow weaker, the evil will surely gather strength and struggle desperately for the mastery over us; and so, perhaps, a painful desolation, and a lamentable disgrace may follow. Let us draw near to the footstool of divine mercy in humble entreaty, and we shall realize the fulfilment of the promise, “They that wait on the Lord shall renew their strength."
Let us heed the call; LET THE PEOPLE RENEW THEIR STRENGTH, don't settle for what will settle you negatively this year, let goes to Him that can renew our strength and make us to mount up with wings as eagles; where we shall run, and not be weary; and where we shall walk, and not faint in Jesus Name!
Have a wonderful day and a blessed day!
God bless us all.
He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
Keep silence before me, O islands; and LET THE PEOPLE RENEW THEIR STRENGTH...
— Isaiah 40:29 & 41:1
Having a renewed strength at the beginning of the year matter a lot for the well being of the journey throughout the year.
All things on earth need to be renewed. No created thing continueth by itself. “Thou renewest the face of the year,” was the Psalmist’s utterance. Even the trees, which wear not themselves with care, nor shorten their lives with labour, must drink of the rain of heaven and suck from the hidden treasures of the soil. The cedars of Lebanon, which God has planted, only live because day by day they are full of sap fresh drawn from the earth. Neither can man’s life be sustained without renewal from God.
It is never His desires for us to faint on the way, Jesus displayed this in Mark 8:1-3;
"In those days the multitude being very great, and having nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples unto him, and saith unto them,
I have compassion on the multitude, because they have now been with me three days, and have nothing to eat:
And if I send them away fasting to their own houses, they will faint by the way: for divers of them came from far."
Just as He was concerned about the physical food, so He is highly concerns about the inner strength of our lives (our spiritual well being).
As it is necessary to repair the waste of the body by the frequent meal, so we must repair the waste of the soul by feeding upon the Book of God, or by listening to the preached Word, or by the soul-fattening table of the ordinances. How depressed are our graces when means are neglected! What poor starvelings some saints are who live without the diligent use of the Word of God and secret prayer! If our piety can live without God it is not of divine creating; it is but a dream; for if God had begotten it, it would wait upon him as the flowers wait upon the dew.
Without constant restoration we are not ready for the perpetual assaults of hell, or the stern afflictions of heaven, or even for the strifes within. When the whirlwind shall be loosed, woe to the tree that hath not sucked up fresh sap, and grasped the rock with many intertwisted roots. When tempests arise, woe to the mariners that have not strengthened their mast, nor cast their anchor, nor sought the haven.
If we suffer the good to grow weaker, the evil will surely gather strength and struggle desperately for the mastery over us; and so, perhaps, a painful desolation, and a lamentable disgrace may follow. Let us draw near to the footstool of divine mercy in humble entreaty, and we shall realize the fulfilment of the promise, “They that wait on the Lord shall renew their strength."
Let us heed the call; LET THE PEOPLE RENEW THEIR STRENGTH, don't settle for what will settle you negatively this year, let goes to Him that can renew our strength and make us to mount up with wings as eagles; where we shall run, and not be weary; and where we shall walk, and not faint in Jesus Name!
Have a wonderful day and a blessed day!
God bless us all.
