Wednesday Service | Strengthen Yourself | Part 1: Whose my source?

[1] Every believer will find themselves in seasons of

Matthew 11:28 (NIV)

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened…”

Isaiah 40:30 (ESV)

 Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted;

[2] Leaders how to get their strength back

Matthew 11:29 (ESV)

 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

1 Samuel 30:6b

But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.

[3] When David got he rationalized a situation where he wouldn’t have to keep God on a daily basis!

1 Samuel 27:1-2, 4 (NIRV)

David thought, “Some day Saul will destroy me. So the best thing I can do is escape. I’ll go to the land of the Philistines. Then Saul will stop looking for me everywhere in Israel. His hand won’t be able to reach me.” ² So David and his 600 men left Israel. They went to Achish, the king of Gath. He was the son of Maok… ⁴ Saul was told that David had run away to Gath. So he didn’t look for David anymore.

[4] If we seek God’s without making him our first… we treat him like a tool to use and not a God we know

1 Samuel 28:4-7 (NIRV)

⁴ The Philistines gathered together and set up camp at Shunem. At the same time, Saul gathered together all the Israelites. They set up camp at Gilboa. ⁵ When Saul saw the Philistine army, he was afraid. Terror filled his heart. ⁶ He asked the Lord for advice. But the Lord didn’t answer him through dreams or prophets. He didn’t answer him when Saul had the priest cast lots by using the Urim. ⁷ Saul spoke to his attendants. He said, “Find me a woman who gets messages from those who have died. Then I can go and ask her some questions.”

“There’s a woman like that in Endor,” they said.

[5] God wants to me before he me

Matthew 6:11 (NIRV)

¹¹ Give us today our daily bread.

Psalm 23:1-3 (NIRV)

¹ The Lord is my shepherd. He gives me everything I need.

² He lets me lie down in fields of green grass. He leads me beside quiet waters.
³ He gives me new strength. He guides me in the right paths for the honor of his name.

1 Samuel 30:4-8 (NIRV)

⁴ So David and his men began to weep out loud. They wept until they couldn’t weep anymore. ⁵ David’s two wives had been captured. Their names were Ahinoam from Jezreel and Abigail from Carmel. Abigail was Nabal’s widow. ⁶ David was greatly troubled. His men were even talking about killing him by throwing stones at him. All of them were very bitter because their sons and daughters had been taken away. But David was made strong by the Lord his God.

⁷ Then David spoke to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelek. He said, “Bring me the linen apron.” Abiathar brought it to him. ⁸ David asked the Lord for advice. He said, “Should I chase after the men who attacked Ziklag? If I do, will I catch up with them?”

“Chase after them,” the Lord answered. “You will certainly catch up with them. You will succeed in saving those who were captured.”

[6] How do we position ourselves to be strengthened by the Lord?

Isaiah 40:30-31 (LB)

³⁰ Even the youths shall be exhausted, and the young men will all give up. ³¹ But they that wait upon the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.

[a] Its about a not a feeling

[b] Its deciding that God will be my

Philippians 4:13 (NKJV)

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

[c] I don’t seek him last I seek him

Matthew 6:33 (ESV)

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

[d] I don’t just seek him in

1 Chronicles 16:11 (ESV)

Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!

[e] Getting right with God brings fullness

Matthew 5:6 (NLV)

Those who are hungry and thirsty to be right with God are happy, because they will be filled.

Psalm 17:15 (LB)

But as for me, my contentment is not in wealth but in seeing you and knowing all is well between us. And when I awake in heaven, I will be fully satisfied, for I will see you face-to-face.