8-16-2023
Let The Weak Say…..
There is a song playing on Christian radio right now that I really like. The title is, “You’ve Already Won” and it’s sung by Shane and Shane. I love the chorus of the song:
And I’m fighting a battle
You’ve already won
No matter what comes my way
I will overcome
Don’t know what you’re doing
But I know what you’ve done
And I’m fighting a battle
You’ve already won
What’s interesting, however, is that the average person talks to themselves thousands of times a day, and according to one study, much of what they hear from themselves is negative. Maybe that’s you, too……saying things like: “Why can’t you do anything right? You’ll never succeed. You’ll never change. You don’t have a chance.”
These words reinforce what we believe about ourselves, and they influence the actions we take. The sad thing is, we find it far too easy to believe in the power of our weakness, and far too difficult to believe in the power of the One who promises to transform us into His likeness.
God spoke through Joel this simple phrase: “Let the weak say ‘I am strong.'” (Joel 3:10) He was referring to the day of battle, guaranteeing for His people a victory.
Every day is the day of battle for followers of Christ. We come face-to-face with temptation, discouragement, apathy, and failure — day in, day out. And in the midst of battle, God reminds us that we’re fighting a battle that He’s already won.
We haven’t sung it in awhile, but there’s a short chorus we’ve sung in the past that says:
Victory, victory shall be mine!
Victory, victory shall be mine!
If I hold my peace and let the Lord fight my battle,
Victory, victory shall be mine!
So let the weak say I am strong for, just as David proclaimed when facing Goliath, “The battle is the Lord’s.”