The Strength You Need: The Twelve Great Strength Passages of the Bible

by Robert J. Morgan

Overview

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Why are we feeling so depleted when God has promised us strength equal to our days?

Pastor Robert Morgan leads a busy life as a pastor and is also a multitasking caregiver to his disabled wife. Most days he feels exhausted, yet over time God has shown him how to build himself up when he’s worn himself out. He has learned to fully embrace Psalm 84, as he moves from strength to strength. The valleys and the weaknesses are inevitable. Our task is to embrace these as we wait for God to take us to our next time of strength.

After reviewing the 232 occurrences of the word strength in Scripture, Pastor Robert discovered twelve clear passages that drop anchor in God’s Sea of Strength. Among the kinds of strength available to every believer are:

• Lifelong Strength: your strength will equal your days (Deuteronomy 33:25)
• Lasting Strength: they go from strength to strength (Psalm 84:5-7)
• Imparted Strength: the eyes of The Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him (2 Chronicles 16:9)
• Joyful Strength: the joy of The Lord is your strength (Nehemiah 8:10)
• Timely Strength: God is our refuge and strength (Psalm 46:1)
• Tranquil Strength: in quietness and trust is your strength (Isaiah 30:15)
• Renewed Strength: those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength (Isaiah 40:31)
• Recurring Strength: the Lord will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden (Isaiah 58:11)
• Durable Strength: the Sovereign Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like the feet of a deer, He enables me to tread on the heights (Habakkuk 3:19)
• Unwavering Strength: Abraham did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God (Romans 4:20)
• Innermost Strength: I pray that out of His glorious riches He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being (Ephesians 3:16)
• Riveting Strength: I can do all this through Him who gives me strength (Philippians 4:13)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780718079598
Publisher:	Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Publication date:	08/16/2016
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Robert J. Morgan is a writer and speaker who serves as the teaching pastor at The Donelson Fellowship in Nashville. He is the author of The Red Sea Rules, The Strength You Need, Reclaiming the Lost Art of Biblical Meditation, Then Sings My Soul, and many other titles, with more than 4.5 million copies in circulation. He is available to speak at conferences and conventions. Contact him at www.robertjmorgan.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Extra Strength for Every Day ix

Strategy 1 Connect to a High Voltage Line 1

Your strength will equal your days. Deuteronomy 33:25

Strategy 2 Turn Messes into Momentum 19

The eyes of the LORD range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him 2 Chronicles 16:9

Strategy 3 Invest in a Power Company 37

The joy of the LORD is your strength. Nehemiah 8:10

Strategy 4 Occupy a Fortress 53

God is our refuge and strength. Psalm 46:1

Strategy 5 Stand Sequoia-Like above the Noise 71

In quietness and trust is your strength. Isaiah 30:15

Strategy 6 Catch Updrafts like An Eagle 87

Those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. Isaiah 40:31

Strategy 7 Strengthen Someone Else 101

The Lord will … satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. Isaiah 58:11

Strategy 8 Process Your Problems and Arrive At Praise 115

The Sovereign LORD is my strength: he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights. Habakkuk 3:19

Strategy 9 Strike a Missing Chord 131

Love the Lord your God with all your … strength. Mark 12:30

Strategy 10 Galvanize Yourself against Discouragement 147

[Abraham] did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God. Romans 4:20

Strategy 11 Live Like the Rich Person You Are 163

I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being. Ephesians 3:16

Strategy 12 Learn to Rejoice Whatever, Whenever, Wherever 179

I can do all this through him who gives me strength. Philippians 4:13

Conclusion: Power Lines 193

Notes 199