As Thy Days
Deuteronomy 33:24-26
"And of Asher he said, Let Asher be blessed with children; let him be acceptable to his brethren, and let him dip his foot in oil. Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be. There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the heaven in thy help, and in his excellency on the sky."
We've all had the experience of an extremely stressful day—when the amount of work seemed to grow rather than get smaller no matter how much effort we expended. When you have such a day, it's easy to feel completely exhausted at the end. By the hour bedtime rolls around, you just collapse with absolutely nothing left. Thankfully not all of our days are like that, but enough of them are to remind us of how urgently we need the refreshing and renewing power of God to continue in our labor for Him. God wants us to remember that we are completely dependent on Him. He meets our needs, including our need for strength, on a daily basis.
Before he died, Moses pronounced a blessing on each of the tribes of Israel, highlighting the way God worked to meet their needs and give them victory. When he came to the tribe of Asher, he described a powerful people, using the metaphor of iron shoes that would trample whatever obstacle they faced. Then he told them that their strength would be equal to the daily challenges. Notice that he did not tell them strength would come all at once, but that it would be renewed as they needed it. D. L. Moody said, "A man can no more take a supply of grace for the future than he can eat enough today to last him for the next six months, or take sufficient air into his lungs to sustain life for a week to come. We must draw upon God's boundless stores for grace from day to day, as we need it.”
Growth Principle:
Each day, God provides sufficient grace and strength to those who ask Him.