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PROGRAM D-7692
Is your energy account overdrawn? Many of us live in that kind of fatigued, burned-out, overdrawn lifestyle because we don’t deposit enough in our energy accounts to cover the checks we draw on them. I want to consider what it is for each of us, as Christians, that deposits resources to our inner accounts. What are our sources of strength?
- Our Strength Comes from the Word of God
Psalm 119:28: “My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word.”
Psalm 119:9: “I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your statutes.”
The Word of God is our resource to get us through times of weariness and sorrow. The Psalmist said it would strengthen us. It is our source for insight, knowledge, and wisdom. Careful and consistent meditation on God’s Word pours these resources into our lives.
John 15:7: “If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you.”
This is an incredible blank check, given to us by our Lord Jesus, and few of us ever draw on it. By allowing the words of Jesus to abide in us, we are given this blank check of resources. Maybe the real problem is we don’t want to, don’t know how, or for some reason just don’t allow God’s words to abide in us.
2. Our Strength Comes from the Joy of the Lord
Neh. 8:10: “Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
Prov. 17:22: “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.”
Joy implies contentment, peace, and fulfillment. It’s important to remind ourselves that joy is not synonymous with happiness. Joy is that deeper, abiding sense of completeness which is present even when circumstances are not happy or enjoyable.
Are you a joyful person? If not, you deplete your energy. Ask the Lord to restore the joy of your salvation and to make you a thankful, rejoicing person. Make some deposits into your energy account today by spending time in the Word of God, and allowing his joy to be your strength.