The power of the Lord

"The Lord is king!
    Let the earth rejoice!
    Let the farthest coastlands be glad.
² Dark clouds surround him.
    Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
³ Fire spreads ahead of him
    and burns up all his foes.
⁴ His lightning flashes out across the world.
    The earth sees and trembles.
⁵ The mountains melt like wax before the Lord,
    before the Lord of all the earth.
⁶ The heavens proclaim his righteousness;    every nation sees his glory." - Psalm 97:1-6 (NLT)


A.W. Tozer - “We need never shout across the spaces to an absent God. He is nearer than our own soul, closer than our most secret thoughts”

Living in Grace

D3LM3

Power in the small

"Who dares despise the day of small things...?" - Zechariah 4:10

It is easy for the strong to despise the impact of the weak or for the Big to laugh at the puny attempts of the small. We all know that we should never judge something on it's size alone. The Bible has been reminding us of this for generation after generation, but we still fall into the trap of doing this.

Goliath, the giant, laughed at the boy David - yet we all know who won in the end?
Gideon only had a tiny army, but he still defeated the vast numbers of the Amalekites.
The widows offering was "a mite", yet Jesus praised her for the significance of that offering.
Jesus gathered just 12 men together to change the world - that may have seemed a small group of disciples, but you wouldn't be reading this post if it weren't for them.

We should never put our faith in things only because they look bigger and stronger than something else. God can always reverse the odds!

Remember that no matter how small or insignificant you feel, God can use you.

Living in Grace
D3LM3

P.S. - On this theme, I have experienced first hand the impact of something tiny this week. I contracted Tick-Bite Fever last week and didn't even know the tick had bitten me....until it was too late. One small creature has brought me to my knees in the matter of days... that is power!

Who is fighting your battles?

It struck me again today, that when we come up against stressful and complicated 'battles' in our lives, who is the one who is doing the fighting for us? Most of the time, we end up getting our 'weapons' ready and we face up, ready to fight. But, we don't stand a chance if that's the way we are going to fight these hardships. In our own strength we will not overcome, so that is why we need to allow God to fight for us.

"You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you.’” - 2 Chronicles 20:17

Our battle is not against flesh and blood remember?! If it were, then we could use our own weapons. Instead, isn't it time we handed over the 'battle plan' to God and asked him to fight for us. No one can defend against God's weapons. 

The victory can we ours, through the strength and grace of God.

Hand it over, today! Watch God fight for you!

Living in Grace,

D3LM3