Each of us have days or even periods of our lives where we don’t feel like we have the strength to face the day. I remember a period in my life where I kept repeating to myself, “The joy of the Lord is my strength.” It was a way to remind myself that God provides strength in those moments. When I looked up the Hebrew word for “strengthen,” it does mean to make stronger, but it also means to grow and develop. God uses some of the darkest moments in our lives to grow and develop us as a way to strengthen us for the future. He will use the struggles we face to develop our character and faith in Him. Though these moments feel impossible to stand in, keep trusting in God’s plan. He is strengthening you.
Here are some Bible verses on being strengthened:
1. I will be strength to him, and I will give him my grace to sustain him no matter what comes.
Psalms 89:21 TPT
2. Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Isaiah 41:10 ESV
3. May He send you help from the sanctuary (His dwelling place) And support and strengthen you from Zion!
Psalms 20:2 AMP
4. I am the Lord your God; I strengthen you and tell you, Do not be afraid; I will help you.
Isaiah 41:13 GNT
5. Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal comfort and a wonderful hope, comfort you and strengthen you in every good thing you do and say.
2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 NLT
Devotions by Chris Hendrix 