Isaiah 60:1-2

Arise (from spiritual depression to a new life), shine (be radiant with the glory and brilliance of the Lord); for your light has come, and the glory and brilliance of the Lord has risen upon you. For in fact darkness will cover the earth and deep darkness will cover the peoples; but the Lord will rise upon you (Jerusalem) and His glory and brilliance will be seen on you. 

Through centuries of desert and famine, God has always cared for His people. This is our God, a mighty God. We have nothing to fear because darkness will not prevail. Jerusalem will rise, and the glory of the Lord will shine upon her. We will rise and be with Jesus because God has a covenant with His people. 

James 5:7-8

So wait patiently, brothers and sisters, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits (expectantly) for the precious harvest from the land, being patient about it, until it receives the early and late rains. You too, be patient; strengthen your hearts (keep them energized and firmly committed to God), because the coming of the Lord is near. 

We can see the signs of a world on the verge of the coming of the Lord. We must keep our focus and turn away from the evil rising on the earth prophesized in Isaiah 60. As Christians, we have work yet to do and no need to fear. Our God is able to keep us until the day of His coming.

Exodus 23:25

You shall serve (only) the Lord your God, and He shall bless your bread and water. I will also remove sickness from among you. 

Healing and health are essential to our lives. It matters to us when we feel pain and sickness, and it matters to God. When we serve the Lord and keep God’s central place in our lives, the power for healing is available to us. The devil will send darts of fear, doubt, symptoms, and pain, but the power of God is there to remove sickness from us. 

Isaiah 26:4

Trust (confidently) in the Lord forever (He is your fortress, your shield, your banner), for the Lord God is an everlasting Rock (the Rock of ages).

The best advantage we can give our lives is to seek and trust the Lord in all things. We must become like horses wearing blinders who can look only in one direction. That means we don’t spook if something suddenly comes our way. We only see God as our answer.

Romans 1:20

For ever since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through His workmanship (all His creation, the wonderful things that He has made) so that they (who fail to believe and trust in Him) are without excuse or defense.

It all comes down to what we choose to believe. If we believe in God, our lives will be transformed by salvation and eternal life. The problems develop in our thinking and our reasoning against the reality of God in our minds. We have heart trouble that leads to mind trouble. Guard and protect the thoughts of our hearts and mind. Keep the focus on God no matter the circumstance. 

Matthew 22:29

But Jesus replied to them, “You are all wrong because you know neither the Scriptures (which teach the resurrection) nor the power of God (for He is able to raise the dead).

Our defeat will come because of the lack of knowledge of the word of God. There is power available to us through the word for all our circumstances that the devil cannot defeat. Our reinforcement comes from knowledge of the word and study of the bible. When we speak the word, we defeat the enemy and glorify the power of God. 

Psalm 71:18

And even when I am old and gray headed, O God, do not abandon me, until I declare Your (mighty) strength to this generation, your power to all who are to come. 

Our lives are meant to be a testament to the power and strength of God on this earth. Our testimony filled with the good things God has done in our lives will speak to those who do not believe in Jesus. Even though we age, it doesn’t mean we stop talking about all the good things God has done in our lives. 

Job 26:11-14

The pillars of the heavens tremble and are terrified at His rebuke. He stirred up the sea by His power, and by His understanding the smashed (proud) Rahab. By His breath the heavens are cleared; His hand has pierced the (swiftly) fleeing serpent. Yet these are just the fringes of His ways (mere samples of His power), the faintest whisper of His voice! Who can contemplate the thunder of His (full) mighty power?

The Bible is our plug-in through Jesus and salvation to the mighty power of God. We are not weak or helpless when we proclaim and stand on the word of God. Nothing is too hard for God, and no situation is beyond repair. When we keep our focus, confidence, and faith in God, God can use His power to work through us.

Job 26:7-10

It is He who spreads out the north over emptiness and hangs the earth on nothing. He wraps the waters in His clouds (which otherwise would spill on earth all at once), and the cloud does not burst them. He covers the face of the full moon and spreads His cloud over it. He has inscribed a circular limit (the horizon) on the face of the waters.

The power of God is mighty, and that power created the earth and us. Our creator has enough power to take care of us and our families. Our job is to believe in that power and lean into God for our lives. Jesus came to this earth to help God’s people, set us up to succeed, and connect us to the power of God.

Luke 7:21

At that very hour Jesus healed many people of sicknesses and infirmities and evil spirits; and He gave (the gracious gift of) sight to many who were blind.  

Jesus came to give us abundant life. Healing did not die with Jesus on the cross; it is there waiting for us to reach for it. Don’t let doubt and fear steal what God has promised for His people. Cast down all imaginations that exalt themselves against the truth of the word. Claim the miracle of healing and be renewed with the word.