When
Paul wrote these words, he did not mean that he was to do all things
and then rely on the Lord to find strength. He meant that for all he
was told to do by the Lord, he could rely on the Holy Spirit to
supply strength. The Lord's strength is discovered in surrender of
our own will to His. It is found in allowing our weaknesses to be
used for His purposes.
The
work of the Holy Spirit has been hindered by our own work.
Self-driven work finally wears us thin, and we burn out. Self has
driven out the Spirit, and the strength that is offered. The Holy
Spirit should not only be our direction, but our strength. We are to
yield to Him, and wait for the strength He supplies. Like a tiger
waiting to burst upon its prey, our spiritual muscles should be
tightly coiled ready to spring into action at a moment's notice. We
lie still in anticipatory rest until He has called us forth in His
strength.
What
does it mean to be still and know that He is God? Those that wait
upon the Lord shall not only renew their strength, they shall mount
up as eagles. The Lord shall be the wind beneath their wings winging
them to new heights. That wind is constant, never wavering of
faltering. It is as sure as He is the cornerstone, our foundation. It
supports all that we are, and in every way supplies strength for His
calling, for our need, for every moment, every concern. That strength
is our heartbeat, and we cannot exist without it.
When
we become tired and fear suddenly closes around our heart, we wait
for the Lord until we are joyful again─until His strength has
become our own. Our time of anticipatory rest should be one where His
strength is renewed. We never seek to work for
Him,
but only with
Him. Discovering that constant wind of His Spirit, we shall be
carried to new heights in His strength. If we live with Him and abide
in Him, He will open doors for His own purpose in our lives. We will
know that in our own weakness, He is strong...that we can do nothing
without Him.
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