Be Strong. Be Resilient

“Lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes.”      Isa 54:2 NIV

The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco can move up to twenty feet in either direction at its center. All of its parts, including its concrete roadway, steel railings, and crossbeams, are connected from one welded joint to another through the vast cable system to two great towers, then down to a rock foundation beneath the Pacific. Here are two important biblical truths we learn from this: (1) You must be strong.Paul writes: “God is strong, and he wants you strong. So take everything the Master has set out for you, well-made weapons of the best materials. And put them to use so you will be able to stand up to everything the Devil throws your way. This is no afternoon athletic contest that we’ll walk away from and forget about in a couple of hours. This is for keeps, a life-or-death fight to the finish against the Devil and all his angels. Be prepared. You’re up against far more than you can handle on your own. Take all the help you can get, every weapon God has issued, so that when it’s all over but the shouting you’ll still be on your feet” (Eph 6:10-15 MSG). (2) You must be resilient!The Golden Gate Bridge has survived a century of earthquakes because it was built to sway—but not too far. It’s flexible andresilient—you must be too. Paul wrote: “We often suffer, but we are never crushed. Even when we don’t know what to do, we never give up. In times of trouble, God is with us, and when we are knocked down, we get up again” (2Co 4:8-9 CEV).

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