Combatting moments of weakness

Mic 7:8 Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me


The enemy rejoices when we fall. When man first fell, the enemy was jubilant that God’s new creation, man had become his captive and subject. But his joy was short-lived as God enabled fallen man to rise again. Indeed the one who is strong is not the he who never falls but he who falls but rises from the fall. It was part of God’s plan and purpose to impart His strength to man, to make him a “ new creation”. He desires to make our joy complete and full in Him even as the enemy plots to rob us of our joy. The enemy gloats over our defeat, sorrow and failure while the Lord reveals His glory in such situations.


Each of us have moments of weakness, times when we fall in our own esteem and confidence, times when we are saddened by the turn of events, times when we are apprehensive and fearful But, these are times when the Lord is closest to us. We can lean on Him for strength and depend on Him to enable us to stand erect again. His strength shall make us rise again. The trouble is we give up too early. We react with despair without waiting for the Lord to act.

There are times when we seem to be surrounded by darkness, situations that seem to be hopeless. The Lord will let in the glorious light of His presence and His comforting Word and we will feel the brush of the Holy Spirit against our crestfallen spirits. He will illumine the paths we are to travel by. Once He leads us to victory, He will rejoice over us with singing.

Prateep V Philip