Today there are a lot of discouraging things happening so, here is what we must do, “strengthen the hands WHICH HANG DOWN, and the FEEBLE KNEES, and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be dislocated, but RATHER BE HEALED. Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord: looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God…” (Hebrews 12:12-15)
Sometimes we aren’t very strong. We may get discouraged EASILY AND FREQUENTLY feeling like throwing in the towel and it seems like we’re LIVING UNDER A CLOUD of melancholy or depression, and even though GOD DOES FREQUENTLY BLESS US, we still often feel sad. Isaiah 30:3 says, “Strengthen the weak hands and confirm the feeble knees.” That’s what the Lord DOES FOR US SO, our lives don’t have to keep being so painful. Hands and knees have plenty to do with our journey to Heaven. When we’re depressed or feeling discouraged, our hands hang ALMOST LIFELESSLY DOWN at our sides. When we’re scared, really scared, our knees don’t work right and WE CAN GET IMMOBILIZED, PARALYZED WITH FEAR.
So, this is what we remember, “WHO SHALL SEPARATE US FROM THE LOVE OF CHRIST? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: “For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” NO, in all these things we are MORE THAN CONQUERORS through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, NOR ANYTHING ELSE IN ALL CREATION, will be able to SEPARATE US FROM THE LOVE OF GOD that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 8:35-39)
Your Personal Pastor -Bill Stockham