Spiritual strength

Joel 2:10 Let the weak say I am a mighty man.

Zech 12:8 Those who are feeble among them will be like David.

Zech 4:6 Not by might nor by power but by My Spirit says the Lord.

Lev 26:8 Five of you will chase a 100 and a 100 of you will chase 10,000, and your enemies will fall before you by the sword.

Josh 23:10 One of your men puts to flight a thousand, for the Lord your 'God is He who fights for you, just as He promised you.”

Deut 28:7 “The Lord shall cause your enemies who rise up against you be defeated before you, they will come out against you one way and will flee before you seven ways.”

Micha 7:8 “Do not rejoice over me, O my enemy. Though I fall I will rise; though I dwell in darkness, the Lord is a light for me.”

2 Sam 23:11,12 A man takes his stand in a lentil patch and fights off a troop of Philistines. He was not a mighty man because he was stronger then all of them. He was a mighty man because he had the courage to fight against impossible odds!

1 Samuel 17:45,46 “Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46 This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you and take your head from you. And this day I will give the carcasses of the camp of the Philistines to the birds of the air and the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.”

Gideon with 300 against over 100,000 Judges 6 :11 - 7:25

God does not take pleasure in the legs of a man. God favors those who wait for His lovingkindness. Ps 147:10,11

Neh 8:10 The joy of the Lord is your strength.

2 Cor 12:9 Power is perfected in weakness.

Phil 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Dan 11:32 The people who know their God will display strength and take action.

Isaiah 30:15 Quiet and rest is your strength

Josh 14:11 I am still as strong today as I was in the day Moses sent me,as my strength as then , so my strength is now for war and for going out and coming in.

Joel 2:11 Strong is he who carries out His word.

Psalm 28:7 The Lord is my strength and my shield
My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped;
Therefore my heart exults,
And with my song I shall thank Him.

Highway to Zion

How blessed is the man whose strength is in Thee; In whose heart are the highways to Zion! Ps. 84:5
Are we considering the Lord in all that we do? Or are we so consumed with the cares of this world we forget the Lord. It is God who enables us to get all we have. Do only problems cause us to turn to the Lord? Remember where you have come from and be thankful. God has blessed us and continues to bless us. Come to Him and receive all. If we come to know Jesus, we will have peace, joy, fulfillment, direction, victory and life eternal.

How blessed is the man whose strength is in Thee; In whose heart are the highways to Zion! Ps 84:5

What does it mean to have strength in God? It means we go to God, whenever there is a need for strength. When do we not need strength from God? Always go to God. This well traveled path to the Lord is the highway to Zion. Always turn to God for direction, strength and fellowship.

Going through the valley allows us to become strong. No one gains strength by taking it easy.

A runner becomes stronger by running many miles a week and adding to the number of miles he runs as he gets stronger. It is not easy to increase the distance, but strength comes through the pain of exercise. Football players get better as they lift weights in the weight room, practice many hours on the field and spend time studying the play book. The vision is to play well, but it takes many hours of preparation to get there.

This is the meaning of "without a vision the people perish." Without a vision you will back away from the hardship you face. With a vision you press on through the problems to win the contest you are preparing for.

Return to God on the highway that is within your heart. Gain strength from Him and let Him lead you. Then you can say trouble is a learning process to strengthen and not a loss.

Isaiah 40:3-5 It is going down this highway that we will see His glory. The grace and glory of God will supply us with spiritual ability to live and serve.

The Zion highway is traveled many times because of the source of supply at the other end. Go back down that highway where your true home is. Return every day to relax, to enjoy, to be refreshed. Return down that highway to be with Jesus. Go back home to Jesus.

How blessed is the man whose strength is in Thee; In whose heart are the highways to Zion! Ps. 84:5

Other Scriptures to read:
Isaiah 35:8
Isaiah 40:3-5
Isaiah 62:10

Old post from wftr http://wftr.webs.com/highway.htm

Spiritual Strength

"Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing." James 1:2-4

A key area in prayer for me is to respond in praise when I encounter problems. I want to look to God for the answer, complaining doesn't accomplish anything.

Rejoicing is a key to victory in spiritual war. I want to use prayer to prepare myself. Areas of defeat or inaction may be strongholds in my life.

"Or how can anyone enter the strong man's house and carry off his property, unless he first binds the strong man? And then he will plunder his house." Matthew 12:29

The strong man has to be bound to plunder his house. How do we bind the strong man?

Jesus cast out demons by the Spirit of God (Matt. 12:28), THEN the kingdom of God has come upon you. I am not saying all problems are demons. I feel the answer to our problems is not trying in our own efforts to solve the problem, but to solve the problem with God's help.

Some problems are solved simply. Other problems are chronic and need wisdom to overcome. These problems are solved spiritually by binding the strong man. How do we bind?

Binding comes by the Spirit of God. Jesus cast out demons by the Spirit of God. He didn't do it by Himself. So why am I trying to solve problems by myself? What allows the Spirit to flow through me so that I can bind?

Isaiah 30:15 "In repentance and rest you will be saved, In quietness and trust is your strength. But you were not willing,"

Spiritual strength comes from God's Spirit.

Then he said to me, "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel saying, 'Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,' says the LORD of hosts. Zech 4:6

The steps to having the Spirit of God in my life are: 1) repentance; 2) rest; 3) quietness; 4) trust.


1) I repent of trying to solve the problems myself. I want to look to God for help in solving problems.


2) Rest - I have in the past tried to rest by serving and obeying. I will stop from my work and rest.


3) Quietness - Quietness allows me to still myself and listen. I will read the Bible and listen to God as He shows me the answers to the problems that I face. I will watch for God to make His wisdom known.


4) Trust - I will trust God to keep His word to me. I will walk in faith/obedience as God directs.

Jer 1:12

Isa 55:10,11

Rom 4:20,21