Super Glue All Over

 

Be strong and courageous.

Do not be afraid or dismayed

before the king of Assyria

and all the horde

   that is with him,

for there are more with us

        than with him.

With him is an arm of flesh,

but with us

    is the LORD our God,

to help us

    and to fight our battles.

          2 Chronicles 32. 7-8

(It is not a matter that we struggle,

    --because we all 

            struggle with something--

         but how we respond to it.

The key part of this verse is

           but with us,

With us is the Almighty 

with Whom we can walk 

differently in what we face.

It is not a matter of

  holding on with both hands,

but letting Him hold tight to us.

In His strength and courage,

   we can see a way through.

The Hebrew word for strength

      emphasizes adhesion

--to tie fast, bind strongly,

           hold and stick fast.

Super glue can withstand

   extreme conditions

because it seeps into material

         and below the surface.

God is stronger still,

       not just a quick fix.

God does not just help us,

        but is with us.

He is our strength.)

O LORD,

You call us to approach our

    struggles and storms

with fresh hearts

       strengthened by You.

Help us to realize

       You are with us in this.

And You are in this.

Use this overwhelming situation

    to draw us closer to You.

Our courage and strength

       are only in You.

You have

  an unbreakable grip on us.

Help us to bind ourselves 

            to You

and face this struggle

            with You.