“In the day when I cried out, you answered me, and made me bold with strength in my soul,” (Psalm 138:3 NKJV).

The Holy Spirit is the giver of spiritual strength and life. Apostle Paul describes God’s strength working in us as the “incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength, which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead,” (Ephesians 1:19 –20). He also declared that he could do all things through Christ’s strength working in him (Phil. 4:13).
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It was the Holy Spirit who raised Jesus from the dead (Romans 8:11a). The Holy Spirit is “His mighty strength.” That same strength now lives in you and “will give life to your mortal body through his Spirit, who lives in you.” Eugene Peterson’s translation of Ephesians 1:19-21, speaks of God giving “endless energy, boundless strength.”

The statement of Hannah in 1Samuel 2:9-10, contrasts the human strength and the strength of the Lord. First, she says: “For by strength no man shall prevail.” Next, she adds: “He will give strength to His king and exalt the horn of His anointed.”

“He will guard the feet of His saints, but the wicked shall be silent in darkness. For by strength no man shall prevail. The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken in pieces; from heaven He will thunder against them. The Lord will judge the ends of the earth. He will give strength to His king, and exalt the horn of His anointed,” (I Samuel 2:9-10 NKJV).

The life of David deserves a special mention of how he was sustained by the supernatural strength of God through all the travails he went through in life. Several times David confessed that God was his strength. Read what he said about God being his strength.

“I will love You, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold,” (Psalms 18:1-2 NKJV).

“Blessed is the man whose strength is in You, whose heart is set on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a spring; the rain also covers it with pools. They go from strength to strength; each one appears before God in Zion,”(Psalms 84:5-7 NKJV).

In Psalm 59, David confessed that God was his strength in times of difficulty. Belief in God is not the recipe for an easy life. The reverse is the case. David’s life was under threat. Saul had sent men to watch David’s house to kill him. He finds himself surrounded by ‘enemies… mutineers… dirty tricks… hit men… desperadoes… they are after me, determined to get me,’ (vv.1-4, MSG). Yet, amid this, David prayed, ‘rescue me…’ (vv. 1-2, MSG) and had total confidence that the Lord could and He would deliver him (v.8). Later in the Psalm, David called on God twice: ‘O my Strength’ (vv.9,17).”

In Psalm 118:14, the writer attributes his strength and his salvation to God. “The Lord is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation,” (Psalm 118:14 NKJV).

In the book of Isaiah, the Lord is portrayed as the strength of Israel (12:2; 25:4; 41:10).

However great a person may be, it is vital to remember that supernatural strength comes from God alone. Jesus said: “Without me you can do nothing.” (John 15:5 NKJV). Never rely on past victories, but always rely on God to renew your strength.

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