Daily Devotion For January 22

Your Help and Strength

We were moving house – again. This was nothing new, but oh how I hated it. It wasn't so much the packing up and sorting out of all the stuff that I disliked. The worst part was to come which was the cleaning and scrubbing.

Well I figured that it had to be done, so I thought I would approach it positively and with enthusiasm. I woke up early in the morning full of zeal and went to work. After a few hours things were going well and I thought,

"This is wonderful. I can do this, no problem."

However by the middle of the afternoon that zeal had faded a little, and I found myself going slower and slower. It was like when a car runs out of gas and begins to come to a grinding halt. My back ached, my head hurt, and I discovered that I had joints and muscles that I didn't know existed. Everything felt sore.

I looked around and saw the rest of what needed to be accomplished and thought,

"Okay Lord, I need some serious help and strength here."

I flopped into a nearby chair to rest for a moment, and this Scripture from Isaiah 40:31 came to my mind. It says,

But those who wait on 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.

I was so weary that all I could do was sit and close my eyes and ask the Lord to strengthen me; to help me to recoup my energy so that I could keep going.

As I just relaxed and focused on Him I could feel His strength pouring over me like a gentle, warm glow and helping me.

When I finally stood up again to get back to work, it was as though it wasn't just me doing the work. He was really helping me. My strength returned and I could push through and complete the job with renewed energy.

If you are feeling weak and powerless and need some strength, this is a great Scripture to stand on. In today's lifestyle things seems to be so rushed and there is so much to do. I understand the weariness that you can feel that seems to drain the life out of you.

If you work in a business, sometimes there are things that you need to push through with to meet deadlines. If you're in a ministry situation, you may need to continue talking late into the night to minister to someone and help them overcome their problems. All of these things drain you physically.

Whatever situation you are in that is making you weary, why not go and wait on the Lord and ask Him to give you His strength?

As you stop for a moment or two and just wait on Him, you will feel His strength pouring into you and reviving your tired body. Then as this Scripture says, you can 'run and not be weary; walk and not faint'.

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If you are feeling drained and weary right now I just speak life and strength into you.

I thank the Lord for coming upon you and for renewing your strength. May He give you the ability to continue to push through in His strength. May He lift you up and help you to accomplish all that you need to do.

Thank you for doing it Lord.

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May today be one of great blessing and accomplishment.