“He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no strength He increaseth strength.” Isaiah 40:29
Why is it that Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount: “Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth,” and then: “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled?” (Matt. 5:5,6) It is basically for the same reason that the Apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthian believers: “But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty.” (1 Corinthians 1:27) It is for this reason: “That no flesh should glory in His presence.” (v.29) Why is it that the glory of God is associated with meekness, thirst, weakness and the “foolish things of the world?” God, because He is God, perfect, just, righteous and absolutely true, cannot attribute His glory, that revelation of His nature in is holiness and goodness, to sinful flesh. He will not entrust that glory to the one who would usurp it, or declare that it is of man, and not of God. The glory of God comes from God, as it is the expression and demonstration of His nature and character, and also His works. It would be absolutely wrong, unjust, and a lie, to say and declare that this holy manifestation of His nature and person has its origin in and of man. It does not. Christ is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the Ending. All creation is held together, exists in Him. He is before all things, and after all things, unchanging, pure, good, absolute power and might, perfect love and compassion. So then, why do the meek inherit the earth, and the hungry and thirsty, find the answer to their need in God who will fill them? It is because these are those who are conscious of their need to the point that they come to God in truth, seeking Him whole-heartedly, with mouths that are wide open, and hearts that are completely receptive. These are not those who hold to some form of self-righteousness, who trust in anything or anyone, but Christ to meet their need. The are those who are good receivers of the mercy and grace of God. This is why those who receive most from Christ are not those who trust in reputation, possessions, positions of authority, or power. These are those who are empty vessels desiring to be filled with grace Divine, Life from above, by the Holy Spirit. These are those who will readily give glory, all the glory to God. It was Theodore Monod, a godly French pastor of long ago who summed as follows: “All in Christ, By the Holy Spirit, For the glory of God, All else is nothing.”
There is a great truth concerning power, revealed throughout Scripture, and magnified in the New Testament writings of the Apostle Paul. David reveals it in Psalm 62:11, “God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth to God.” The fundamental truth, and beginning point, in understanding the matter of God’s power, which He communicates to those who will receive it by faith, is that ALL power for good, and the purposes of God is of Him, for Him, and unto Him alone. It is for this reason that one has written: “Every virtue we possess, and every victory won, and every thought of holiness, are HIs and His alone.” As the Apostle Paul wrote to the Colossian believers, “For by Him (Christ) were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by Him and for Him.” (1:16)
To whom then will God give the “power of Christ,”…that worketh in us?” (Eph. 3:20) He will give it to everyone who will give Him the glory, coming in truth and faith, to receive His strength by the Spirit. “To them that have no might, He increaseth strength.”
Dear Father, Strengthen continually our hearts. In Jesus’ name, Amen.