PSALM 21: 1, 13 JOY POWER: STRENGTH and SALVATION

Good morning weaklings...need some strength?

"The king shall have JOY in Your STRENGTH, O Lord; and in Your SALVATION shall he REJOICE!...Be exalted, O Lord, in Your own STRENGTH...we will sing and praise Your POWER. (Psalm 21:1, 13)

I don't know about you...but the majority of the time...I do not feel up to the task. I know all to well my weakness. Oh I may be able to put up a brave facade...but chip away and you will find me trembling with fear for being found out what I can't do. I like that song by Twila Paris... The Warrior Is A Child. "You don't know...."

I am trying to learn...as the Psalmist sings about...that my strength, salvation and power can ONLY come from HIS strength. I can only have JOY and SALVATION...in the Lord.

In our WEAKNESS...we are out of control. We have no power to fix whatever needs to be fixed, including our problems, other people's problems, world problems, economic problems, religious problems...we are OUT OF CONTROL...and that is a GOOD PLACE to be. If we are OUT OF CONTROL...that means that He CAN BE IN CONTROL.

"Concerning this thing (a thorn in the flesh...a messenger of satan to buffet Paul, lest I be exalted above measure)...My GRACE (free gift, favor, divine influence in the heart manifested in the life) is sufficient for you...for MY STRENGTH...is made perfect in WEAKNESS..."
(II Corinthians 12:9)

NOTE: This does not mean to roll over and just accept anything that happens to you...but it does mean to stand in the GRACE of God...against satan and his messengers...with expectation for perfection and power to come into our lives.

"Beat your plowshares into swords and your pruning hooks into spears...let the WEAK say I AM STRONG."

NOTE: Of course this is not pulling up your bootstraps and gutting it out. It is calling things that are not...as though they were...and speaking out words of faith.

"...for the JOY of the Lord is your STRENGTH." (Nehemiah 8:10)

NOTE: There is a little chorus that we would sing in Vacation Bible School (V.B.S.) and in the 70's at church meetings...The Joy Of The Lord Is My Strength. It was a nice little ditty...that stated..."If you want joy you can clap for it." Throughout the song you can substitute the word clap with sing, jump, praise, etc. for IT (the joy of the Lord). This song was taken from the phrase found in Nehemiah. Of course...the context is that Nehemiah, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites TAUGHT the people...and they HEARD THE WORDS OF THE LAW. The JOY OF THE LORD...comes from understanding the WORD OF GOD. Of course you can sing, jump, praise, etc...when you hear the Word of God...but the JOY that will be your STRENGTH is not something you can work up on your own...it is hinged to the WORD OF GOD.

Well...when you are WEAK...Sing and praise the Lord for His power, strength, grace, mercy, provision...and you will see HIS STRENGTH...in your weakness.

Love and Weak/Strong Kisses
Rodney "I Am Weak...But I Am Strong In Him" Boyd