Psalm 84:5

Psalm 84:5 – “Blessed are those whose strength is in you”

I think people tend to confuse courage with strength. At least in my mind, courage is the ability to go head-first into the things that we fear the most, because our love for something else overpowers that fear. Strength on the other hand, is reflected by how we receive things, even when fear overwhelms us. It takes strength to build up courage, and sometimes it takes courage to build up strength. Obviously, that strength needs to come from somewhere, whether it be from our natural inclination, situational circumstances, a loved one, etc. 

So, it’s important to be careful about where we take our strength from. In a previous post that I wrote on Colossians 3, I talked about how susceptible the flesh is to disappoint those that rely heavily on it. For that same reason, it’s dangerous to rely on anything or anyone other than God and His Word. They aren’t reliable; they were made to be unreliable. But God is the only person out of sin’s reach, and for that He is the only perfect source for any spiritual fruit that we seek. He truly is in the business of blessing those who go to Him. Obtaining our strength through the flesh is like drinking saltwater when stranded at sea. It instinctively feels like a simple solution and may even make you feel better for a moment, but ultimately, it will leave you in an even worse state than before.

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