“Be glad and find joy in the
Lord, you righteous people” (Psalm 32:11). “Joyfully sing to the Lord,
you righteous people” (Psalm 33:1). Our joy is in the Lord. It is from
Him that our “joyous songs of salvation” come (Psalm 32:7). It is “in
Him” that “our hearts find joy” (Psalm 33:21). We “look to Him”, and we
are “radiant” (Psalm 34:5). Even thought there are many obstacles to our
spiritual growth, we are able to face all who oppose us in our walk
with God. We are able to say, with confidence in the God who helps us to
be strong in Him and victorious through His power, “My soul will find
joy in the Lord and be joyful about His salvation” (Psalm 35:9).
We read about Elijah in his high-points of strength - the triumph over the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:36-39) - and his low-points of weakness - he is ready to give up: “I’ve had enough now, Lord” (1 Kings 19:4). How did Elijah get into such a mess? He forgot this: “The Lord’s power was on Elijah” (1 Kings 18:46). In all life’s ups and downs, we must hold on to this: The Lord has sent His Spirit of power to live in us (2 Timothy 1:7). How are we to live in the power of the Spirit? We need to feed on the Word of God and drink in the Word of God (1 Kings 17:4). We need to pray that the Lord will send His showers of blessing (1 Kings 17:14). We are to live our life “according to the Word of the Lord” (1 Kings 17:16). For our life of faith to be strong in the Lord, we need to listen attentively to the preaching of God’s Word (1 Kings 17:24).
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