“It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure. He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he causes me to stand on the heights”
Ps. 18:32-33 (C.H. Spurgeon -Sure Footedness)
ANXIETIES, FEARS, EXHAUSTION, THESE THINGS have the potential to BREAK US DOWN. Yet, when we come before The Great Physician, Jesus Christ, with these very maladies we are healed. He builds us up in Holy Faith.
We move forward and are strengthened in Faith. The authoritative writings of His Holy Word, when taken in continually, when bowing heart in prayer, petitions, pleading, and praise, the Great Physician mends, heals, renews strength. He travels with His own on the journey, continually feeding and with fresh supply. We will be built up in our Faith, as we rely wholeheartedly on Christ Who is our strength- minute to minute, step by step, day by day, we find ourselves living strong by Faith.
“The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hind’s feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places” — Habakkuk 3:19
CHARLES SPURGEON- SURE FOOTEDNESS-1800’s
“This confidence of the man of God is tantamount to a promise; for that which faith is persuaded of is the purpose of God. The prophet had to traverse the deep places of poverty and famine, but he went down hill without slipping, for the Lord gave him standing. By-and-by he was called to the high places of the hills of conflict; and he was no more afraid to go up than to go down.
See! The Lord lent him strength. Nay, Jehovah Himself was his strength. Think of that: the Almighty God Himself becomes our strength!
Note, that the Lord also gave him sure-footedness. The hinds leap over rock and crag, never missing their foothold. Our Lord will give us grace to follow the most difficult paths of duty without a stumble. He can fit our foot for the crags, so that we shall be at home where apart from God we should perish.
One of these days we shall be called to higher places still. Up yonder we shall climb, even to the mount of God, the high places where the shining ones are gathered. Oh, what feet are the feet of faith, by which, following the Hind of the Morning, we shall ascend into the hill of the Lord!”
TRUE STORY: I set out to climb this hill. I found myself afraid for a moment, that I was going to slip. I strategized and laid out flat and talked to the Lord. I made my way up, in a crawl and there was a hand reaching to give me some help, I received the help. I had the strength. I did not slip. It was my son Maximus who reached out. He and I took on this little “mountain together”.
We are given God’s righteous right hand that holds us. Rely upon Him. He is there. Always and forever.
