What do everyone mean when they acknowledge and shout out, "The Lord is my Strength!"?
I remember the children cartoon showing Adam, the son or descendent of Gracegul, where he swings his sword and calls out, "by the power of Gracegul!", he turns into He-man. Or somewhat like Steve Rogers after being pumped in with super soldier juice, he comes out with greater strength and the Captain America.
When the Lord is my strength, I am simply acknowledging his presence with me and that itself brings the juice within me (adrenaline) to bear the work ahead and forward. It is simply like having the presence of the tiger with me and you can boldly face the villagers.
When surrounding by overwhelming odds against you, when succumbed to the darkness around you, when faced with the violence and unknowns and uncertainties of daily life and living, when hearing the news of coming defeat and death of so and so, that phrase of "The Lord Is My Strength!" reminds us of His Immanuel presence and sustenance through pain, sorrow and adversity.
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