March 30 ~ Ephesians 1:19-21
I want you to know about the great and mighty power that God has for us followers. It is the same wonderful power he used when he raised Christ from death and let him sit at his right side in heaven. There Christ rules over all forces, authorities, powers, and rulers. He rules over all beings in this world and will rule in the future world as well.
Scripture taken from the Contemporary English Version © 1991,1992, 1995 by American Bible Society, Used by Permission.
Sometime in the last few months, you have probably lost electrical power. It may have been due to ice or snow – or high winds and thunderstorms… or simply caused by a squirrel who decided to tightrope dance across the power lines. At any rate, when we lose electrical power, we seem to lose our way for a time. Everywhere we turn, there is something we can’t do like we normally do, because we don’t have power. Flip a switch? Oh, yeah… no power. Want to go somewhere? You have to manually raise your garage door, because the electric door opener isn’t working. Need to make a phone call? Can’t use that cordless phone, can you?! You can’t use your microwave, or maybe your stove. You can’t watch television, and you have limited battery life in your cell phones and laptops! If you live in a rural area, you may not be able to use your water, either, because your well pump runs on electricity! Very quickly, you learn the might and value of “power,” and you can’t wait for it to return!
What if we lost God’s power? Hopefully, we are depending on God to wield His power for us 24/7 in ways great and small. Hopefully we trust Him to use His power to keep us healthy, safe (from worldly enemies as well as the devil), fed, clothed, and mentally sound. We trust God to bring the sunshine each day and to provide plant and animal life to feed us, water to hydrate, people who can teach us and nurture us Spiritually through His word, and more.
You may not have consciously and deliberately given God’s power in your life much thought. Much like our electricity, you may have taken God’s power for granted. Let’s start today to pay closer attention to how God’s power is evidenced in our lives. Let’s make a list – at least mentally – of where God is operating on our behalf. Let’s stop taking this for granted and realize that God’s power has gotten us to this point and will carry us into the future – well into Eternity! Without God’s power, Jesus would never have been raised from the dead. Without God’s power, we would never have salvation and the promise of heaven. Without God’s power, the lights would go out for us in more ways than one. Thank God for giving us Jesus – and for the ways He will wield His power for us in the future. Feel the power of God in your life today… and give Him praise for exercising it on your behalf.
©2010 Debbie Robus
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