Increase!

Increase!

He gives power to the faint and weary, and to him who has no might He increases strength [causing it to multiply and making it to abound]. Isaiah 40:29 AMPC

When dealing with God, there are a few things that we cannot take for granted. If we put today's extract in the right context, we see Israel in trouble, knowing that it was because of its sin it was being punished by God. The same principle that applied to the nation of Israel applies to all of us today: the wages of sin has always and will remain death. Nothing will change it, as long as God's standard remain unchanged.

Looking at today's extract, there is an offer on the table from God. He seems to be saying to all of us: "everything you are looking for is in me". Until I come to God and depend totally on his power and might, I will remain helpless and doomed. Check out one offer: he gives power to the faint and weary. Do I acknowledge my weakness and inabilities? Do I admit I cannot help myself or have I filled my heart with a sense of my own importance? If I do not think I need help, I will not seek out true power, the type that enables and cannot be defeated.

Offer number 2 is that even to the one with no might, God increases strength. If I have nothing, how does God increase nothing? Well, meet the God who does not need anything from you, except your total submission, to take you to the place of purpose. Meet God who uses the weak things of the world to shame the strong, so that no one can boast before Him. What I need is not so much of myself but much more of Him. We start well by depending on His power, then we get to a point where we think we can do the rest. Let it be settled today that on our own, we will NEVER amount to anything.

Only in and through Christ is the power to do exploits made available. It is that strength that keeps on giving, as it is inexhaustible. No demand on earth can exhaust the resources of heaven. For as many as would come to Christ, seeking his help, he will make it available. Look to Him today; you will not be ashamed. His time of favour is here.