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As
thy days,
so
shall thy strength be
Deuteronomy
33:25.
I
thank the Lord for the assurance of His grace,
that is for His people now, today.
The
promise is not that we will have strength today for a
future emergency, that anticipated future trouble will be provided for
beforehand, before it comes to us.
We
may, if we walk by faith, expect strength and provision for us as fast as our
circumstances demand it.
We
live by faith, not by sight.
The
Lord's arrangement is for us to ask Him for the very things that we need. The
grace of tomorrow will not be given today. Men's necessity is God's opportunity.
The
grace of God is never given to be squandered,
to
be misapplied
or
perverted,
or
to be left to rust with disuse.
While
you are bearing daily responsibilities in the love and fear of God, as obedient
children walking in all humility of mind, strength and wisdom from God will be
given to meet every trying circumstance.
We
will not be able to meet the trials of this time without God.
We
are not to have the courage and fortitude of martyrs of old until brought into
the position they were in.
We
are to receive daily supplies of grace for each daily emergency. Thus we grow in
grace and in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ, and if persecution comes
upon us, if we must be enclosed in prison walls for the faith of Jesus and the
keeping of God's holy law, "As thy days, so shall thy strength be."
Should
there be a return of persecution there would be grace given to arouse every
energy of the soul to show a true heroism.
We
are to keep close to the Source of our strength day by day, and when the enemy
comes in like a flood the Spirit of the Lord lifts up a standard for us against
the enemy.
The
promise of God is sure,
that
strength shall be proportioned to our day.
We
may be confident for the future
only
in the strength that is given for the present necessities.
The
experience in God is daily becoming more precious.
Do
not borrow anxiety for the future.
It
is today that we are in need.
The
Lord is our helper,
our
God, and our strength in every time of need.
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High Calling, page 125
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