Many of you feel very tired and exhausted as you try to push yourselves through various Christmas activities. You are asking God for the strength to go on.
"He gives strength to the fainting; for the weak He makes vigor abound" (Is 40:29). However, the Lord promises you not just more strength, but His strength. You can share in the infinite strength of the almighty God, Who created the heavens and the earth (see Is 40:28). Therefore, don't just ask God for more strength, but "draw your strength from the Lord and His mighty power" (Eph 6:10). You can actually be motivated by the strength and energy of God Himself (Col 1:29). The Lord is your Strength (Ps 18:2); "in Him Who is the Source" of your strength you have strength for everything (Phil 4:13).
The Advent present which prepares us to receive and give the Lord's Christmas presents is the gift of God's very own strength. Therefore, "draw your strength from the Lord."
| PRAYER: | Father, may I let You fire me up so I won't burn out. |
| PROMISE: | "Come to Me, all you who are weary and find life burdensome, and I will refresh you." –Mt 11:28 |
| PRAISE: | It was when Marcia was at her weakest, flat on her back with crippling arthritis, that she came to know her Redeemer in a more powerful way. |
Reprinted with permission from Presentation Ministries, a lay association of the Catholic Church that focuses on evangelization and discipleship through Bible teaching, daily Mass, the charisms of the Holy Spirit, and Small Christian Community. Their ministries include:
· One Bread, One Body
· Daily Bread Radio Program
· Annual Bible Institute
· Discipleship Retreats
· Guadalupe Bible College