Psalms 84:5-7 (NASBStr)
How blessed is the man whose strength is in You,
In whose heart are the highways to Zion!
Passing through the valley of Baca they make it a spring;
The early rain also covers it with blessings.
They go from strength to strength,
Every one of them appears before God in Zion.
In our own strength men can do nothing. It is only through the strength of God that we can accomplish anything valuable to God ... anything that merits His favor. We tend to want to go through life in our strength, talent, skill-set, knowledge, or capacity. Yet, in the above verses the writers of this Psalm (the Sons of Korah ... little fame-big message) give us the formula for how to succeed in life. When we put our faith in God for our strength we will have our hearts changed. No longer will we seek a road for ourselves, but our hearts will be changed to desire the highway to Zion (the symbol of where God abides). When we seek out strength in Him through faith even as we travel through the Valley of Bacca (a symbol of a place of tears) we will see it turned into a spring of refreshment. From tears to a shower of blessings is the life we have when we put our faith in God for strength. It is important, as the writer reminds us in the last two lines, above, that the strength we have today is not sufficient for tomorrow. The Just must "live" by faith. So, to live by faith we trust today and tomorrow ... from strength to strength. Those who find their strength in Him are blessed in all ways.
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