Strong Strength
“Pull me out of the net which they have secretly laid for me, For You are my strength.” Psalms 31:4 NKJV There is something awry about human intelligence, secret surveillance, and scientific superpower; it boasts beyond its capabilities until an encounter with a superior or the day of adversity comes. Put in scriptural parlance, all of human strength are small strengths, compared to the Omnipotent strength of the Lord. Therefore, instead of wishing for how to outsmart the enemies in their game of secret surveillance, the psalmist just prayed for grace to acknowledge God as his strong strength. Unfortunately, many believers often preferred to stay in the captive net, dissipating energies for strategies against the enemies; and thereby compounding their captivity with bitterness, anger, and all forms of unrighteousness in protests. Whereas, we lose a sweet fellowship with God, our reliable shield and strong strength, when we stay where the enemies laid us. Anyone wh...