Power for the New Year

Painting by Randy Burns

I was reminded of a special strength while reading one of Charles Spurgeon's devotions, and it encouraged my heart. Here we are, ready to begin a new year, and some of us our tired.

" . . . a Christian pilgrim continuously receives fresh supplies of grace and is as vigorous after many years of toilsome travel and difficulties as when he first began. He may not appear as zealous or as spontaneous in his zeal as he once was, but he is much stronger in the things that constitute true power, and although he may travel more slowly, he travels far more steadily." 

Charles Spurgeon, Look Unto Me

True words to cheer our hearts. Those of us who have walked many years with our Lord have access to great strength and power. And it is, indeed, there!

                                          

"One of the beautiful aspects of the Christian life is that we never have to rely on our own strength." God will always give us the strength we need to walk through each day and live through the burden we must bear.

"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace

as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow

with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit."

Romans 15:13

Yes, we're definitely slower, no doubt about that! But we are stronger and powerful because our faith through the years has taught us that we serve a God that is faithful and true.

"When a man has no strength, if he leans on God, he becomes powerful." 

Dwight Lyman Moody (1837-1899)

As this year ends I suggest we all . . . 

By His Grace . . .