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Let not those who wait for You, O Lord God of hosts, be ashamed because of me; Let not those who seek You be confounded because of me, O God of Israel – Psalm 69:6

King David was by no means perfect and made a lot of mistakes, so he did not want his sins to be a stumbling block for others. His heart’s cry to God was that people should not turn back from God or be confused about whether to serve God or not because of him. No matter how much you and I try to be a perfect example for others or try to ‘guard our testimony’, we get it wrong. Trying to pretend like we do not make mistakes simply makes others think that we are hypocrites. Rather than pretend we are perfect, we should pray that our imperfections are not stumbling blocks for others. Rather than pretend to others, we should tell others of the great, underserving love of God towards us. When we do, we may find out that our imperfections actually draw people to God as they see God’s perfect love play out in our lives. Remember, it is not that we are good on our own merit, it is that we are enjoying the goodness of God in our lives. Rather than try to guard our testimony to promote God, we should rather allow God to promote himself through the testimony of His love in our lives.

My perfections and imperfections can be a testimony to His name

The God of Israel is He who gives strength and power to His people – Psalm 68:25b

We have been imbued with strength through the Holy Spirit as children of God. But just because we are strong does not mean we have power. Power is strength in motion or strength that has been activated and is in use. It is an unfortunate situation to be so strong and yet fail to exercise the strength that is in us. It is unfortunate to be defeated by an opponent who is weaker than us because we fail to tap into the strength within. The enemy is weaker than we are because we have God’s strength. So, how do we activate the strength that is within? We do so by walking in the Spirit or acting in accordance with the guidance of the Spirit. Aligning our actions with God’s will releases the power of God. By doing this, we can overcome any obstacle the enemy puts in front of us. Let us not just live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit (Galatians 5:25). When we walk in the Spirit, we walk in the strength of God. When we walk in the strength of God, we walk in power. Therefore, the secret to walking in power is to walk in obedience.

I am stronger and more powerful than I know