Thursday, January 06, 2005
As school is starting (or started), i'm sure most people will feel the pressure and stress again. NUS (and NTU) students can probably identify with the past week of bidding and choosing of modules and the frustration it brought. But among all these it may be useful to remember that in our weakness is how God truly shows his strength. Like how God chose the army of the Israelites by separating those who lay down and lapped up the water from the spring, and those who knelt and brought the water up to their mouths...
I'm tempted to think that it wasn't the tacticality of the situations, or the humility of the people, but rather that the smaller number that was chosen. In my opinion, should the number of people who knelt and brought the water to their mouths been smaller instead, God might have said take those. (To those who have no idea what i'm referring to, sorry...i can't remember the reference either - anyone care to help? leave it in the comments if you know, thanks!)
But it's in our helplessness and weakness that He can truly show His strength - if the Israelites had won the war with a massive amount of people, it doesn't say anything. But without a trained tactician, and without the numbers, they won through God - only then would His strength be shown.
His Strength is Perfect - Steven Curtis Chapman
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength,
But sometimes i wonder what He can do through me.
No great success to show, no glory on my own,
Yet in my weakness He is there to let me know;
His strength is perfect when our strength is gone,
He'll carry us when we can't carry on.
Raised in His power, the weak become strong;
His strength is perfect, His strength is perfect.
We can only know the power that He holds
When we truly see how deep our weakness goes.
His strength in us begins when ours comes to an end,
He hears our humble cry and proves again -
His strength is perfect when our strength is gone,
He'll carry us when we can't carry on.
Raised in His power, the weak become strong;
His strength is perfect, His strength is perfect.
simply jon.pondered @ 1:07 pm
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