the Third Week after Easter
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Daily Devotionals
Golden Treasury
So then it is not of him that willeth, nor of them that runneth, but of God that showeth mercy. Romans 9:16. Thou hast a little strength. Revelation 3:8. But go in this thy might. Surely I will be with thee. Judges 5:14-16.
A little strength, is also the strength of God through Christ, the second Adam, and consequently stronger than the power of Satan, and the first Adam, should it seem ever so strong. Nay, it is the death of the old man, already, and kills him by degrees more and more, till at last, when we drop this body of sin, it will destroy him entirely. Believers, in such a state, may think themselves weaker than before they had any grace, not being able now to put such a force upon themselves as formerly. But it is to be remembered, that hypocrisy and proud nature, desirous of being seen and taken notice of, sometimes can out-do grace, in many outward things, and have a better appearance in the eyes of man. Real Christians, not being willing to be worked upon by nature any longer, and yet having but little strength, cannot put such a constraint upon themselves continually, but they may be in this manner tossed to and fro; which the Lord wisely permits for their good, to convince them the more of their own insufficiency and nothingness, that they may rely only on the strength of the Lord.
Therefore we must not give over praying and hoping in this case; but as it is only the mercy and power of Christ, which preserves and strengthens the poor and feeble, we rather ought to be more earnest in drawing near to him with all our misery, weariness, and nakedness.
