Being Strong
Being Strong
“Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.”
2 Chronicles 15:7
Do you ever want to quit? I mean you just feel like there is opposition with every step you take!? It is exhausting...discouraging...and can leave you feeling defeated. Do you know that God is fully aware of the struggles we go through...He may have even designed a few of them.
There was this king in Israel who had inherited a mess of a nation. They had turned their backs on God and were in a mess. Isn’t it amazing that God is aware and just waiting for us to say...Lord, I Need You! This king was exhausted, discouraged, and was feeling defeated because it seemed no matter how hard he tried to get things right, there was opposition. The Lord sent a messenger to the king to tell him, “Be ye strong therefore, and let not you hands be weak: for you work shall be rewarded.” The message was, don’t stop getting things right...God is here!
So I ask again, do you ever want to quit? Are you trying hard to get things right in your life but every step feels like a fight for your life? Do you know why it feels that way? Because it is a fight for life. A life of peace and joy no matter the opposition or situation. This is the reward when we don’t stop...we find strength to fight the opposition...we find hope to battle discouragement...we find victory in our pursuit of Christ.
You might be like, well the king got a message from God to keep going...what do I have? Let that simmer for a bit...
Pastor Larry Hof
“Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.”
2 Chronicles 15:7
Do you ever want to quit? I mean you just feel like there is opposition with every step you take!? It is exhausting...discouraging...and can leave you feeling defeated. Do you know that God is fully aware of the struggles we go through...He may have even designed a few of them.
There was this king in Israel who had inherited a mess of a nation. They had turned their backs on God and were in a mess. Isn’t it amazing that God is aware and just waiting for us to say...Lord, I Need You! This king was exhausted, discouraged, and was feeling defeated because it seemed no matter how hard he tried to get things right, there was opposition. The Lord sent a messenger to the king to tell him, “Be ye strong therefore, and let not you hands be weak: for you work shall be rewarded.” The message was, don’t stop getting things right...God is here!
So I ask again, do you ever want to quit? Are you trying hard to get things right in your life but every step feels like a fight for your life? Do you know why it feels that way? Because it is a fight for life. A life of peace and joy no matter the opposition or situation. This is the reward when we don’t stop...we find strength to fight the opposition...we find hope to battle discouragement...we find victory in our pursuit of Christ.
You might be like, well the king got a message from God to keep going...what do I have? Let that simmer for a bit...
Pastor Larry Hof
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