The worst times of life exhaust and drain you.
As I meditated upon what the apostle Paul says, “We were really crushed and overwhelmed, and feared we would never live through it” (2 Corinthians 1:8, TLB), this reminds me not to rely upon my own power to hold all the strings in my life, but to tap upon power of Jesus. As the apostle Paul said, “We felt we were doomed to die and saw how powerless we were to help ourselves; but that was good, for then we put everything into the hands of God, who alone could save us, for he can even raise the dead. And he did help us and saved us from a terrible death; yes, and we expect him to do it again and again” (2 Corinthians 1:9–10, TLB).
Today, I thank God for infusing this new life through my health, career and family.
As the apostle Paul also said, “For the Spirit that God has given us does not make us timid; instead, his Spirit fills us with power, love, and self-control” (2 Timothy 1:7 GNT), reminding me to have self-control in my life and not bashing back and forth by circumstances, but to master my situation. You’re no longer relying on your own power to hold all the strings of your life together. You’re depending on God’s power, as I did my weekend’s reading.
As the prophet says, “He never grows tired or weary . . . He strengthens those who are weak and tired . . . those who trust in the LORD for help will find their strength renewed;” (Isaiah 40:28–31, GNT).
What would it look like to rely on God’s power in a situation today?
As Peter also declared that Jesus is “the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’ Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:11–12, NIV).
Profile Background:
Jeremy Koh is a disabled graduate from Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore – formerly known as Spastic Children Association (1987–1997). He graduated with Certificates in Microsoft Office Skills & a HR Administrator Graduate (CHRA) under Human Capital Singapore–SGEnable Collaboration of Partnership – HCS HR PowerBank (7th Dec 2021 to 3rd June 2022) | Former Project Assistant/Email Marketing Consultant |A Connecter in ServeHope Pte Ltd & GrowthBeans Team in Savior-Asia Consulting Pte Ltd | A KeyGuard Specialist @(these)abilites Pte Ltd handling all KeyGuard Operations for 10 months in World United College South East Asia (Tampines Branch) | an Executive Assistant with Vision Strategy Storytelling (3 months, Aug to Oct 2017); A Founder in the ground up initiative project called – Project Stories for LIFE (Affiliated with Youth Corps Singapore, a former member of the Special Needs Cluster) |A PwD Advocate – a representing voice of the Disabled Community to the public today.
Prayer Response to this featured article:
Thank you Jesus that you’re the only way to salvation, and there no one else beside you.
(Written by Jeremy Koh, 13th March 2020)
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