Oct. 11
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"And I will strengthen them in the Lord: and they shall walk up and
down in his name, saith the Lord" Zech. 10:12
A solace for sick saints. They have grown faint, and they fear that
they shall never rise from the bed of doubt and fear; but the great
Physician can both remove the disease, and take away the weakness
which has come of it. He will strengthen the feeble. This He will do
in the best possible way, for it shall be "in Jehovah." Our strength
is far better in God than in self. In the Lord it causes fellowship,
in ourselves it would create pride. In ourselves it would be sadly
limited, but in God it knows no bound.
When strength is given, the believer uses it. He walks up and down
in the name of the Lord. What an enjoyment it is to walk abroad after
illness, and what a delight to be strong in the Lord after a season of
prostration! The Lord gives His people liberty to walk up and down,
and an inward leisure to exercise that liberty. He makes gentlemen of
us: we are not slaves who know no rest, and see no sights, but we are
free to travel at our ease throughout Immanuel's land.
Come, my heart, be thou no more sick and sorry, Jesus bids thee be
strong, and walk with God in holy contemplation. Obey His word of
love.