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Remember, when we are weak, then He is strong on our behalf. | New Hope for the Week
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Remember, when we are weak, then He is strong on our behalf.

Today I will:

  • seek God's wisdom and lean on His grace
  • pursue His will with all of my heart
  • extend God's love to those who are no worse than I would be without it

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven Matthew 5:3 (ESV)

Can we reconcile humility and confidence? Can we be both meek and ambitious at the same time? Is it possible to aggressively push our companies or enterprises forward while at the same time recognizing we are poor in spirit and greatly in need of our Savior's reminder that without Him we are lost?

The Bible tells us that Moses was the meekest man who ever walked the earth (Numbers 12:3 KJV), yet it was Moses who stood before almighty God and told Him He was wrong in threatening to violate His "contract" with the people of Israel. Imagine this confrontation for a moment. Not long before, God had offered the people of Israel the chance to know Him and come before Him on their own without Moses as mediator, but when they stood at the foot of the mountain before Him, they could say nothing but, "Moses, you go. We'll stay here. Just tell us whatever it is He tells you, and we'll do it." (See Deuteronomy 5:23-27.) Before that same awe-inspiring God, the meekest man on earth stood and pleaded for what was right.

Humility and meekness are not cowardice, but rather the ability to stand with conviction before God and say, "Lord, I am nothing without You"-an act which is perhaps the most ambitious and courageous we can ever aspire to. It is an act of true faith in God. There is never a more purpose-driven, confident, and ambitious person than the one who knows his or her place is fully depending and trusting in the Lord.