The Alpha of Being Girded

UV3038/10000 The Alpha of Being Girded
It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
Psalm 18 v 32
The word “gird” is derived from girdle. The girdle is that part of armour or clothing which protect the vulnerable loins and where the inner clothes were tucked into. It holds the whole armour up and strengthens the person waist up and downwards too. Likewise, God it is in Christ who girds us, helps us hold up our dignity as humans and strengthens us. He causes us to walk in the way of perfection- the path of Jesus- the Word of God and thereby strengthens us. Human vision and ideologies based on limited knowledge have their own limitations but the power, wisdom and grace of God outworking in our lives have no limitation. The emphasis is on the words-“makes my way perfect” implying that our ways are not naturally perfect, are prone to much error. But the Lord is involved in making our ways perfect.
As we appropriate the strength and grace of the Lord, we improve our ways of life- our way of speaking and communicating the truth. One way to prove God exists and helps us is to improve our character, our performance of our duties, our relationships. A person who believes in Jesus is a child of God regardless of how old he or she gets. It implies like a child keeps learning and growing all through childhood till he or she becomes mature and strong, we are to learn, grow and improve all through our lives. We do not become set in our ways but are willing to change anything and everything the Holy Spirit asks us to give up and adopt whatever He counsels us to take in or take up.

The Lord alone can give us strength to overcome our own inner weaknesses. He gives us strength to bear our troubles, challenges and difficulties without thinking of giving up. Like someone who underwrites a business, the Lord is our guarantor. He guarantees that we will be perfect by grace in the sight of the Father. In the book of Revelation, Jesus is portrayed paradoxically as a slain lamb- the sign of utter vulnerability but with seven horns- the metaphor for complete power and seven eyes- the symbol of complete knowledge and wisdom. The historical fact that He was slain as a sacrificial lamb for our shortcomings is proof of His complete love. Since we have instant and continual, eternal access to complete power, complete knowledge and complete love, we can trust the Lord with all of our lives- the alpha to omega of our lives or the totality of our lives-past, present, future and eternity.