intimate communion

Our Strength Is In God

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Philippians 4:13 says, “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Remember what the Lord said to Paul? Paul had pleaded with the Lord three times to remove the thorn. 2 Corinthians 12:9 says, “…My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness…”

John 15:5 is a verse we need to use as wallpaper on our heart walls. “…without Me you can do nothing.” Not one thing. When we acknowledge our dependence on the Lord, we walk under His canopy of grace.

I love David’s expression of love in Psalm 18:1-2. It says, “I will love You, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.” Our intimate communion with Him is the pathway for strength to gain victory over every temptation.

Continual

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This morning I woke myself up talking out loud mid sentence.  “…and our communion is continual with Him, but is it with us?”  I lay there thinking about this.  He is always speaking to us, guiding and directing each step, but are we continually listening?

Isaiah 58:11 says, “The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought, and strengthen your bones; you shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.”

This verse made me think of Job 21:24.  The Amplified says, “His pails are full of milk (his veins are filled with nourishment), and the marrow of his bones is fresh and moist.”  Our mutual communion with the Lord is our spiritual health and strength.  Intimate communion with Him is amazing grace!

Psalm 63:5 Amplified says, “My whole being shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise You with joyful lips.”