God is our strength
"He answered and said to me, 'This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD of hosts.'” Zechariah 4:6 By the grace of God, today you have reached the halfway point of the year 2024. It is not by your might or your power. Therefore, we have a reason to humble ourselves before God and give thanks to Him. As you reflect on everything you have gone through from January until today, the things God has brought you through, the blessings He has given you, and how He has protected you from all evil, let us praise God with these words: "If it had not been the LORD who was on our side," let Israel now say, "If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us; Then they would have swallowed us alive, when their wrath was kindled against us; Then the waters would have overwhelmed us, the stream would have gone over our soul; Then the swollen waters would have gone over