'No Strength.'
a) Isaiah 44:12. The metalworker has no strength at the end of his shift.
b) Daniel 10:8 & 16. Special dreams may leave us with no strength.
c) Leviticus 26:37. Some people have no strength to stand up in front of people who hate them.
d) 1 Samuel 28:20. After not eating and drinking for 24 hours we may have no strength.
e) 2 Kings 19:3; Isaiah 37:3. The woman who is going to give birth to a baby may have no strength to do it if she is living in an environment of:-
1-Trouble.
2-Sharp words.
3-Pain.
f) Job 26:2. Those people who are weak need help, as do those who have no strength.
g) Psalm 38:3. There may be no strength in our bones because of our sin.
h) Psalm 38:7. Physical pain may cause our bodies to have no strength.
i) Isaiah 3:8. God's People may have no strength if they:-
1-Speak against the Lord.
2-Act against the Lord.
3-Turn against the Lord's Shining Greatness.
(This QT teaches me that there is always a cause when people have No Strength)
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'The Power God Has For Us.'
2 Corinthians 13:4.
a) Christ's weak human body died on the Cross.
b) It is by God's Power that Christ lives today.
c) We are weak physically.
d) Just as Christ was weak physically at the time of His Crucifixion.
e) We will be alive with Christ by the Power that God has for us.
(This Second one reveals to me my need of the Power God Has For Me)
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Chris.
A peaceful environment is very important for a woman who is going to give birth to a child. Today I live in an individualistic environment. It was not so during Bible days. When a baby was born in those days the baby was born "into the family", it was under the family's concern and care. There are many communities on the Earth that still follow the traditional style, it is normally a very wholesome practice.
