Deuteronomy 32:36-37
"For the Lord will judge His people
And have compassion on His servants,
When He sees that their power is gone,
And there is no one remaining, bond or free.
He will say: ‘Where are their gods,
The rock in which they sought refuge? " (NKJV)
In this verse the phrase "will judge His people" means "will be a judge for", "plead a cause for", or "to vindicate" and the imperfect tense means that it is a continuing act that is not yet complete.
God was telling the nation of Israel that He would have compassion on them but not until they relinquished all trust in their own efforts and in the false gods in whom they took refuge.
The same is true for us to today. We will never truly experience the fullness of God's grace and power unless we truly surrender to Him. God does not share His glory and sometimes He will break us down and strip us of our own strength and ability just so we will depend on Him and in that He gets the glory and not us.
Look at what Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians 12:7-10:
"And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure. Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong."(NKJV)
In the midst of our own weakness is when God is the strongest.
When people that are not saved see God do amazing things through people that could not have done these things on their own, God gets the credit and the glory and this acts as a testimony to those who see and may lead them to the Lord.
So surrender to God, rely on Him and His strength and let Him use you in miraculous ways and let the Lord God of Heaven be GLORIFIED!
