My flesh and my heart may fail but the Lord is my strength and my portion forever.

My flesh and my heart may fail but the Lord is my strength and my portion forever.
(See Psalm 73:96)

Here is one thing I have noticed: Circumstances like waves can relentlessly pound us.

But if we are anchored in Jesus, with our hearts and lives firmly planted on Him as our rock and foundation, the waves may be relentless and yet we can stand.

Perhaps the greatest threat that many people face is the combination of these waves of circumstances and the lies of the devil that tell them that ultimately the waves will win and they will be destroyed.

Here is one thing I know for certain, with all of my heart: God is greater than the waves, His strength is stronger than our greatest foes, His grace is sufficient always! Even when my own resolve or my own physical/emotional/intellectual stamina fails me, God is able.

Though the voices may assault, circumstances may assail, my own strength may fail and yet God is stronger: God is all I need.

I have often thought this verse is beautifully poetic and yet somehow strangely difficult to grasp. What does it mean that God is “my portion”? I am convinced it means this: circumstances are not my supply, other’s opinions/approval do not sustain me, and I do not find nourishment from my own deep wells of supply. Like food and like air, God is the “portion” or “supply” that gives me life, nourishes me, and gives me health and vitality.

Dear Christian, please remember that nothing but God gets the final say in your life so long as you give it all to him. If you hold anything back from Him, then you get the “final” say and I know I don’t want to rely on my wisdom/experience/supply which is so limited when I can rely on the unlimited and perfect sufficiency of our great God!

Keep your eyes fixed on Jesus and let the rest of your life bow down before your King of kings, Jesus Christ.