His Strength Is Ours

1 Samuel 2:8-10 (NIV)
⁸ He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes and has them inherit a throne of honor. "For the foundations of the earth are the LORD's; upon them he has set the world.
⁹ He will guard the feet of his saints, but the wicked will be silenced in darkness. "It is not by strength that one prevails;
¹⁰ those who oppose the LORD will be shattered. He will thunder against them from heaven; the LORD will judge the ends of the earth. "He will give strength to his king and exalt the horn of his anointed."

When Jesus came into the world He did not come as a king or with the attributes that the world believes to be an indication of strength and success. He came in the form of weakness yet He was slain by those who offended by Him and feared the power of His message. They were only concerned with maintaining their own power in the world they knew.

Even so, Jesus prevailed. He is the only one who can truly say “Do not be afraid for I overcame the world.”  He did, not by His own strength, but by the strength of God and Father Who raised Him from the dead.

It is written that God’s strength is perfected in weakness, meaning our weakness. Only when we understand our weakness and lowly state can we be lifted through the power of His strength. It is this very power that we can rely on today and will raise us in glory when He comes again.

Jesus demonstrated a way which confounds worldly thinking. Turning to the Lord is the only way of truly prevailing. Each day and for eternity, His strength is ours.