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03-15-2008, 09:02 AM
When Life Gets You Down
He gives power to the faint. Isaiah 40:29
Life sometimes gets us down. Problems, challenges, frustrations at work, at home, even in the church, all wear away our enthusiasm, our spirit, and our strength. Warfare with our own sinful selves and the temptations of the world wear us down. We get up in the morning determined to change and do better, but very soon we’re thinking, feeling, and even acting in the same old way. What’s the use? Why bother? Just
settle down to the same old rut! That’s the language of surrender to our sinful self, Satan, and the world. It can wear away our faith and separate us from God.
Here is good news. When we’re down, Jesus lifts us up. The evil that gets us down has met its match in Him. He was lifted up on the cross to lift us out of the guilt, power, and punishment of our sins. Whatever the battles or burdens of life, we can count on His forgiveness and strength. Isaiah writes, “He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might He increases strength. . . . They who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength” (vv. 29, 31). That’s our story with Christ. We repent, confess, go to Jesus, and find forgiveness. He renews our strength.
Heavenly Father, help me find in Christ Your forgiveness and Your strength in the midst of all my weakness; in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Portals of Prayer
He gives power to the faint. Isaiah 40:29
Life sometimes gets us down. Problems, challenges, frustrations at work, at home, even in the church, all wear away our enthusiasm, our spirit, and our strength. Warfare with our own sinful selves and the temptations of the world wear us down. We get up in the morning determined to change and do better, but very soon we’re thinking, feeling, and even acting in the same old way. What’s the use? Why bother? Just
settle down to the same old rut! That’s the language of surrender to our sinful self, Satan, and the world. It can wear away our faith and separate us from God.
Here is good news. When we’re down, Jesus lifts us up. The evil that gets us down has met its match in Him. He was lifted up on the cross to lift us out of the guilt, power, and punishment of our sins. Whatever the battles or burdens of life, we can count on His forgiveness and strength. Isaiah writes, “He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might He increases strength. . . . They who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength” (vv. 29, 31). That’s our story with Christ. We repent, confess, go to Jesus, and find forgiveness. He renews our strength.
Heavenly Father, help me find in Christ Your forgiveness and Your strength in the midst of all my weakness; in Jesus’ name. Amen.
Portals of Prayer