When problems come our way, help us, Lord, to see that You have given us
the answer – Your Answer: Jesus. What are we to do when we have
problems? – We take them to Jesus. We see nothing but our problems – He
sees something else: His opportunities. Our big problems can be turned
into His great opportunities! Our problems bring us down. Your grace
lifts us up. When our faith is put to the test, help us to remember Your
precious promise: “My grace is sufficient for you. My strength is made
perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9).
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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