Psalm 85:5-7 GW “Blessed are those who find strength in you. Their hearts are on the road that leads to you. As they pass through a valley where balsam trees grow, they make it a place of springs. The early rains cover it with blessings. Their strength grows as they go along until each one of them appears in front of God in Zion.”

Where does our strength come from? It comes from the Lord. Regardless of what you carry on your journey or where the road takes you, there is strength in God. Everywhere you go, God is there. You can’t go so far from him that his light will not show you the way back. I love where it says, ‘As they pass through a valley where balsam trees grow, they make it a place of springs.’ I believe that wherever we go, we have the ability as children of God to turn it into a beautiful, refreshing place, we just need to keep our eyes on the road that leads to him.

How does our strength grow? Our strength is in Him and as we seek him, we draw our strength from him. It’s like plugging an appliance into an electrical socket. The appliance by itself is just a cool gadget, but without power connected to it, it is useless. We must plug into God, our strength so that we avoid being just a cool gadget, useless without the power it was made to be connected to. 

2 Samuel 22:17-20 is my prayer today; “He reached down from high above and took hold of me. He pulled me out of the raging water. He rescued me from my strong enemy and from those who hated me, because they were too strong for me. On the day when I faced disaster, they confronted me, but the Lord became my defense.  He brought me out to a wide-open place.” 31-37; “God’s way is perfect! The promise of the Lord has proven to be true. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him. Who is God but the Lord? Who is a rock other than our God? God arms me with strength. His perfect way sets me free.  He makes my feet like those of a deer and gives me sure footing on high places. He trains my hands for battle so that my arms can bend an archer’s bow of bronze. You have given me the shield of your salvation. Your help makes me great. You make a wide path for me to walk on so that my feet do not slip. He rescued me because he was pleased with me.”

God’s not looking at every little thing you’ve ever done wrong. That is under the blood of Jesus, removed from his sight forever. He looks at you and sees the righteousness of Jesus. He is your strength. When you can’t take another step, when the pressure is on you to quit, when you feel all the promises of God are lost to you, He is your strength. Stop trying to do it on your own, you weren’t made for that. He is your strength. If God’s called you to do something, stop trying to do it alone. He is your strength. It’s time to call out to him, the hope of your salvation, your present help in time of trial. He is your strength. Your solid rock. The storms of this world make shake you, but God is your immovable source of strength.