Living by the Power of God -2 Corinthians 13:3-5

"since you seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, who is not weak toward you, but mighty in you. For though He was crucified in weakness, yet He lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in Him, but we shall live with Him by the power of God toward you."

Such an amazing promise!!! However, I thought it was important to share the verse right after (verse 5).

"Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith, Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? -unless indeed you are disqualified." 

Enlarging My Path -Psalms 18:36

"You enlarged my path under me, So my feet did not slip."

A sure footing is only found in Christ.

Shield of Your Salvation -Psalms 18:35

"You have also given me the shield of Your salvation; Your right hand has held me up, Your gentleness has made me great."

I Will Love You -Psalms 18:1-3

Before I get into today's post, I wanted to mention that this blog is not only about having a daily promise, but is a site that can be accessed when you are just going through some rough times.

Today wasn't the best of days for me. I was pretty depressed with how it all played out. But I ended up coming back to my blog, and as I clicked on the label "Rest in God", I found some encouraging scriptures to hold onto.

Why did I tell you that? I think just to explain better how the blog can be used....Stay encouraged!


Now onto my post for today :)

"I will love You, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies."

Help in Our Weaknesses -Romans 8:26-27

"Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God."

Everlasting Strength -Isaiah 26:4-6

"Trust in the LORD forever, For in YAH, the LORD, is everlasting strength. For He brings down those who dwell on high, The lofty city; He lays it low, He lays it low to the ground, He brings it down to the dust. The foot shall tread it down-The feet of the poor And the steps of the needy."

The Saving Refuge -Psalms 28:8

"The LORD is their strength, And He is the saving refuge of His anointed."

Giving Strength -Psalms 29:11

"The LORD will give strength to His people; The LORD will bless His people with peace."

Never Leave Us -Hebrews 13:5-6

"Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." So we may boldly say: "The LORD is my helper; I will not fear. What can man do to me?"

The one thought I wanted to point out is that when we sin, it's a form of covetousness. We're basically saying by our actions that God is "not enough." And this promise reminds us that God never leaves us, unlike sin which is only enjoyable "for a season."

In the end, God is faithful, and He will always be there.

The Power of God's Love -Romans 8:35-39

We can't do it on our own...without God, we really are lost.

As you read the following verses, I encourage you to think about God's love towards us, and the power of that love which is at work in our lives...when we come up against attacks and temptations from Satan, we can know that nothing will keep us from His love towards us.

"Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written:  

“For Your sake we are killed all day long; We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.” 

Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."

Nothing can separate us from God's Love.

The Strongest -2 Corinthians 12:9-10

This is one of my favorite verses in the Bible. This verse summarizes for me an area where I tend to fail a lot, and yet it is also a promise that I find very encouraging.

"And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me."

Often I find myself trying to solve problems by my own strength...and time and time again I am reminded of how weak and frail I am.

But God is way stronger than any weakness I have, and, when I rest in His grace, His strength is made perfect in my weakness. When I rest in God's strength as I'm going through a difficult problem or a tough time, I bring glory and honor to Him.

So this really is a double promise. God's grace is sufficient for our us, and His strength is made perfect in our weakness.

My prayer is that I will be able to say with Paul as He says later on, (verse 10),

"Therefore I take pleasure in infirimities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake..."

"...For when I am weak, then I am strong."