Deuteronomy 33

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==Deuteronomy 33:25:

Thy shoes shall be iron and brass; and as thy days, so shall thy strength be.

​One translation states: "May your strength last as long as you live."
A patient once asked his doctor, "How long shall I have to be here and suffer?" The physician kindly answered "Just a day at a time.
"The strength to do what God designed us to do is always available.

==Deuteronomy 33:27:

The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.

​The uncreated, eternal, sovereign God is our dwelling place. This means that anything that comes to us must first go through him. He determines the intensity and length of every challenge we face. Nothing takes him by surprise. No affliction can be an ounce heavier than God says. A trial can’t last one second longer than God has determined. God knows exactly what we need and exactly what we can handle by his grace.

The eternal God is our dwelling place. Satan can’t hurt us. He had to ask God for permission every time he afflicted Job and God set strict limits – “You can do this and this, but NO MORE.” And Satan had to obey. He can only do what God allows and God works all he does for our good.

The eternal God is our dwelling place. We may lose everything in this world, yet in the eternal God we are secure. The eternal God becomes our dwelling place now in this life, the moment we believe in Jesus. We don’t have to wait until we die to enter our eternal dwelling place. This is ultimate security, ultimate peace.     --The Blazing Center​