Real Strength Isn’t What You Think
My wife and I have been watching the series House of David.
One of the best thing about it is it’s got me pondering what the Bible says about David.
And when you turn to Scripture, one thing stands out:
David is always asking God for help.
“Save me.”
“Deliver me.”
“Answer me.”
“Be my refuge.”
Here you have a king, a warrior, and a giant-slayer, yet he is constantly crying out to God.
Which raises a question:
Do we misunderstand strength?
Most men think strength means self-sufficiency.
I can
handle it. Figure it out. I don’t need help.
But David shows us something different—and better.
Strength, in his world, wasn’t independence.
It was habitual dependence on God.
Make no mistake—this dependence was not passive.
David made decisions, led men, and fought battles.
But he refused to live as if it all depended on him.
And that’s the difference.
Real strength is not pretending you don’t need God.
It’s seeking His kingdom and His righteousness in your world
while depending on Him at every step.
As we see this in David, it gives us insight into what it means to be strong.
He makes it clear:
It’s not acting as if you don’t need God...
... It’s pressing forward in total reliance on Him.
Where do you need strength today?
Do you have a giant to slay?
Maybe a fear or temptation to
overcome?
Don’t go at it in your own power, but in the strength of His Spirit.
“It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure” (Psalm
18:32).
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