Psalm 68:11-35

“O God, You are more awesome than Your holy places. The God of Israel is He who gives strength and power to His people. Blessed be God!” (Psalm 68:35, NKJV)

The child of God is often weary and weak. These bodies of flesh become exhausted. We become battle-weary. Often in the fog of spiritual warfare, our minds become clouded. Our strength is spent, and we have nothing left to give.

We should not be surprised, because this is by design. The God who made us knows our frame. He remembers that we are dust. We sometimes forget this, imagining ourselves to be stronger than we really are. But real strength does not come from us; it comes from God.

God is even more awesome than His heavenly dwelling. His awesomeness exceeds the heavens, which cannot contain it. It is from this infinite reservoir of power and glory that He strengthens His people. But how do we receive it?

First, we must recognize our weakness.

“Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength.” (Isaiah 40:28–29, NKJV)

God does not give strength and power to the strong, but to the weak. In fact, He told the apostle Paul that His strength is perfected through weakness (2 Corinthians 12:9). If we think we are strong, then we cannot receive His power. But when we recognize our weaknesses, then His strength is perfected in us, and we find His grace to be sufficient.

Second, we must wait on the LORD.

“Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall. But those who wait on the LORD shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings like eagles. They shall run and not be weary. They shall walk and not faint.” (Isaiah 40:30–31, NKJV)

This is not passive waiting but active and expectant waiting. It is like the waiter at a restaurant who is waiting until you empty your drink so he can bring you another one.

“Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.” (Proverbs 8:34, NKJV)

We wait on the Lord expectantly because we know that He wants to strengthen His children to do His will. But He also wants us to know from where our help comes. It is not by our own willpower but by His grace. Therefore, God’s infinite strength and power are within the reach of the weakest saint. We listen to His Word; we watch for His leading; and we wait at His door until it opens, and He bestows His strength and power on us. Blessed be the LORD our God!