"Although Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died, his eye was not dim, nor his vigor abated" - Deuteronomy 34:7. Christians in every age are commanded to "be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of His might" (Eph. 6:10). God's truth is that your "God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus," and that you "can do all things through Him who strengthens [you]" (Phil. 4:19, 13 respectively). You shall win the war; nevertheless, you must persevere. God told Habakkuk that He was going to discipline His people with the rod of the Chaldeans. Upon receipt of God's pronouncement, Habakkuk described himself as trembling and quivering. He knew that all he could do was watch God's plan unfold. Though he did not understand God's doings, he confessed, "Yet I will exult in the Lord, I will rejoice in the God of my salvation. The Lord God is my strength, and He has made my feet like hinds' feet, and makes me walk on my high places" (Hab. 3:18f.). When you were young, your annoyances appeared grand, but they were infantile. As you become more seasoned, your troubles increase and intensify. Nonetheless, God has not moved away. "Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth does not become weary or tired. His understanding is inscrutable. He gives strength to the weary, and to him who lacks might He increases power. Though youths grow weary and tired, and vigorous young men stumble badly, yet those who wait for the Lord will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary" (Isa. 40:28-31). The sons of God need never look at the size of their enemy. It matters not that the Nephilim are tall, the Ninevehites are many or the Chaldeans are cruel. God is God regardless of the battle. Your Holy Spirit enables in proportion to your trust in Him and the challenge you face. David affirms God's power, saying to King Saul, "Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them. The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear, He will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine" (I Sam. 17:36f.). Moses was not called to run the universe - he was called to be faithful - so are you. The faithful place their confidence in the strength of the God of the universe. Continue to wrestle with the issues of the day in the knowledge that God is sovereign. Remember that He never changes and He loves His people. Display the confidence toward God that you see modeled in Moses. The time will come in your life when you shall be called upon to more fully exchange your temporaries for His eternality, your humanity for His Lordship, your created being for His Creator-being, your weariness for His omnipotence, your lack for His surplus, your fatigue for His vitality, your impatience for His graceful longsuffering, your stumbling for His inerrant perfection, your legs for His wings and your weakness for His strength. Moses was faithful to this charge and faced many lions, but God delivered him from them all. God superintended Moses' circumstances, geography and associations to bring about the societal transformations He deemed appropriate. Moses was never separated from his Savior even in his sin and death. He has arrived at the place where the worldly lion roars no more. He has entered into a perfect peace wherein he pillows his head upon the bosom of His Redeemer. Will you? "God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear. The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold" (Ps. 46:1f.,7). SOLI DEO GLORIA!