In You, O Lord, do I put my trust and seek refuge; let me never be put to shame or [have my hope in You] disappointed; deliver me in Your righteousness!
2 Bow down Your ear to me, deliver me speedily! Be my Rock of refuge, a strong Fortress to save me!
3 Yes, You are my Rock and my Fortress; therefore for Your name’s sake lead me and guide me.
What a beautiful thing, God, to give thanks, to sing an anthem to you, the High God!
To announce your love each daybreak,
sing your faithful presence all through the night,
Accompanied by dulcimer and harp,
the full-bodied music of strings.
The bolts of your gates will be iron and bronze, and your strength will equal your days. (Deuteronomy 33:25)
This is one of my absolute favorite Bible verses. I daily cling to this promise in the Word. I love that it says my strength will equal my days. There is a saying that goes around that says, “God will not give you more than you can handle.” But I’m not really fond of this saying. Often we have a different view than God on how much we can handle.
I know there have been many times in my life where I thought I was at the end of my rope and surely God wouldn’t give me one more thing to deal with. But that’s not how God works. He wants us to use us in our weakest place so we can advance His greatest strength. He wants us to be in total dependence on Him and rely on His strength to pull us through daily.
So, what do you think? With God on our side like this, how can we lose? If God didn’t hesitate to put everything on the line for us, embracing our condition and exposing himself to the worst by sending his own Son, is there anything else he wouldn’t gladly and freely do for us?
Can you bind the beautiful Pleiades? Can you loose the cords of Orion? Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Bear with its cubs? Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you set up God’s dominion over the earth? (Job 38:31-33)