Say you are strong
“Let the weak say, ‘I am strong.’ ” (Joel 3:10 NKJV)
This hard for some to say
The above passage says, “Let the weak say ‘I am strong’.” This is hard for some to do because they say, “Isn’t this lying to say you are something you’re not?” The answer is, no, you are not lying whenever you get into agreement with what God’s Word says, no matter how things may look to you. You can say you are strong, even when weak, when you understand what God’s Word says about His strength being there for you, especially when you need it the most, during times of weakness. Read on.
You can say you are strong because God has become your strength through salvation
“The Lord is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise him, my father's God, and I will exalt him.” (Exo. 15:2 ESV)
You can say you are strong because God has commanded you to be so
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” (Josh. 1:9 ESV)
“Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.” (1 Cor. 16:19 ESV)
You can say you are strong because God goes with you
“Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.” (Deut. 31:6 ESV)
You can say you are strong because His grace is sufficient
“But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” (2 Cor. 12:9-10 ESV)
Therefore…
“Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!” (1 Chron. 16:11 ESV)
“He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength.” (Isa. 40:29 ESV)
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.” (Eph. 6:10 ESV)