Day 31 ~ December Blessings: Strength of God
Strength is in God’s hand and He is the Mighty One.
SCRIPTURES
* Psalm 29:1, 11 “Ascribe to the Lord, O heavenly beings, ascribe to the Lord glory and strength….May the Lord give strength to His people! May the Lord bless His people with peace!
* Jeremiah 32:17, 26-27 “‘Ah, Lord God! It is You who have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and by Your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for You…. The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: ‘Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is anything too hard for Me?’”
* 2 Timothy 1:7 “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” (NKJV)
* Deuteronomy 31:6 “Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.”
* Exodus 15:11-13 “Who is like You, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like You, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders? You stretched out your right hand; the earth swallowed them. You have led in your steadfast love the people whom You have redeemed; You have guided them by your strength to your holy abode.”
* Deuteronomy 4:31 “For the Lord your God is a merciful God. He will not leave you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers that he swore to them.”
* John 14:18 Jesus describes Himself as the Way, Truth, Life and explains how He will be with us and Holy Spirit will be in us. “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you.”
* Luke 22:43 to Jesus at Garden of Gethsemane in prayer before His arrest. “And there appeared to Him an angel from heaven, strengthening Him.”
* Zephaniah 3:17 “On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: ‘Fear not, O Zion; let not your hands grow weak. The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty One who will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you by his love; He will exult over you with loud singing.’”
* Mark 5: 3-4, 8, 15 “He lived among the tombs. And no one could bind him anymore…No one had the strength to subdue him…For He [Jesus] was saying to him, ‘Come out of the man, you unclean spirit!’…And they came to Jesus and saw the demon-possessed man, the one who had had the legion, sitting there, clothed and in his right mind, and they were afraid.”
* Isaiah 40:10-11 “Behold, the Lord God comes with might, and His arm rules for Him; behold, His reward is with Him, and His recompense before Him. He will tend his flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs in His arms; He will carry them in His bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.
* Isaiah 40:25-26, 28 “‘To whom then will you compare Me, that I should be like him? says the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high and see: who created these? He who brings out their host by number, calling them all by name; by the greatness of His might and because He is strong in power, not one is missing…Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; His understanding is unsearchable.”
* Isaiah 40 (full passage link)
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