“The
Sovereign Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like the feet of a
deer, He enables me to go on the heights” - These are the last words of
Habakkuk (Habakkuk 3:19).
“For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men.
It teaches us to say ‘No’ to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to
live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age ...” (Titus 2:11-12).
Where does the strength come from - the strength we need for rising
from the depths of ungodliness to the heights of godliness? The strength
comes from the Lord, the God of grace, the God of our salvation. The
Proverbs speak of wisdom. True wisdom is to know that our real strength
comes not from within ourselves, but from above, from the Lord.
" ... Will you ... come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, We are safe" - safe to do all these detestable things? Has this house, which bears My Name become a den of robbers to you? But I have been watching! declares the Lord" (Jeremiah 7:8-11). “God demands a conversion of the mind and heart as the basis of peace and security (cf. Is 26:3), not the superstitious veneration of a stone building or a traditionally sacred site” ( R K Harrison , Jeremiah ).
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