HINT: Scripture uses the raw Hebrew word 'Yaga'—total muscular exhaustion to the point of gasping—right before recording 'and the Lord brought about a great victory.'
“He rose and struck down the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clung to the sword.” — 2 Samuel 23:10 (ESV)
What does the Hebrew word 'Yaga' ('weary' in 2 Samuel 23:10) prove to a believer who feels exhausted in the middle of a long trial?
✨ PERSONAL LESSON
Weariness Is Not Defeat
“He rose and struck down the Philistines until his hand was weary, and his hand clung to the sword.”
Has the enemy tried to tell you that because you feel tired today, your faith must be weak? That is a lie. Eleazar was exhausted ('Yaga'), yet he won the field. God's power is made perfect in your weakness.
SAY THIS ALOUD
“Feeling weary does not mean I am losing; God's strength takes over right where mine ends.”
