What the Bible Says About Strength
Your strength runs out. God's never does.
Scripture is honest about human weakness — and constant about God's strength. These verses show where strength actually comes from when you have nothing left.
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✨ Ask the Bible →Strength in Scripture (KJV)
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
They that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength. Wait — not strive.
Read in context →I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. Strength has a source.
Read in context →God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
Read in context →And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ’s sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
My grace is sufficient — strength is made perfect in weakness. Paul's thorn becomes a platform.
Read in context →Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Not your own.
Read in context →Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our LORD: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.
The joy of the LORD is your strength. Joy and strength are linked.
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