"Give Your Strength to Your Servant"

"Give Your strength to Your servant." (Psalm 86:16)

I like to read the daily Psalms out loud.  They are fundamental to my communion.  I share this text because it was just a powerful blessing to me this morning.   

The god of most people on this planet is a deistic god--- I need help; I'm in trouble; give me this or that.  And when you do, you can leave.  David was not imploring some far away god, whom he hoped would come through in his deep need.  David was in communion with his, "Very Present Help in trouble,.. Immanuel, God with us." 

When I read the prayer of our text this morning, I uttered it with deep passion, "Give Your Strength to your servant."  What peace, what confidence.  It is not some self reliant strength, not some innate personality strength, some "grin-and-bear-it" strength, which far too many attempt to rely upon.  It is, "Your strength," and, He is my now, abiding, "Strength."

Right where you are now, right there, and right here, you and I can affirm together, "The LORD Jesus Christ is the strength of my life...."

Father, in Jesus' Name, "Give Your strength to Your servant."  Thank You.  Amen.
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When Peter Torjesen, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"

Looking unto Jesus"
Hebrews 12:2