January 28, 2012

“Power and Grace”

1 Chronicles 29:11-12
Yours, O LORD, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty.
Everything in the heavens and on earth is Yours, O LORD, and this is Your kingdom.
We adore You as the One who is over all things. Riches and honor come from You alone,
for You rule over everything. Power and might are in Your hand, and it is at Your discretion
that people are made great, and given strength. (NLT)

In order for Christians to receive and use the power that is needed to grow in God’s grace and expand God’s Kingdom, we must first believe this truth from above (a message that is found throughout God’s Word) and keep it at the foremost front of our minds and written firmly on our hearts, for in Christ Jesus we have all the power we will ever need. There is absolutely nothing that our Lord cannot accomplish in and through our lives in order to fulfill His will and bring to completion His ultimate plan (Ephesians 1:19-23). Everything that we have or don’t have comes from the authority which the Lord has over us. He gives us what He wants to give us and He takes away what He wants to take away. It is the Lord God’s will that will be done; not ours. God always has and always will be the One who directs all of man’s steps; whether we choose to follow Him or not. God is in absolute control of everything He has created, because without God’s sovereign sustaining power there would be nothing but uninhibited chaos without purpose or end. So, no matter how weak you may feel, or how ill-equipped you may be, my dear bothers and sisters in Christ, know that God is constantly at work within you and can accomplish infinitely more than you could ever want or hope for when you believe in Him (Ephesians 3:20). The resurrection of the Lord Jesus is the blessed hope and the strengthening power of God for every believer. Because He lives, we also will live (John 14:19). Satan, in all his powers of darkness could not prevent Christ’s exaltation, nor can he prevent any of God’s people from gaining their eternal inheritance. We and what we have is protected by God’s incredible power and guaranteed by His Holy Promise. By knowing these simple, yet profound truths, will bring joy and peace to all those who live faithfully in Christ Jesus our Lord.

A Whisper of Hope

Know and believe…in the Power that is Mine. I can and will accomplish all that I have planned and you, My child are a part of that plan. This world can do nothing without Me and you need not ever be afraid. I have overcome this world and you are Mine.

Ephesians 1:19-23
I pray that you will begin to understand the incredible greatness of His power for us who believe Him. This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead and seated Him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms. Now He is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else in this world or in the world to come. And God has put all things under the authority of Christ, and He gave Him this authority for the benefit of the Church. And the Church is His body; it is filled by Christ, who fills everything everywhere with His Presence. (NLT)

Ephesians 3:20
By His mighty power at work within us, He is able to accomplish infinitely more
than we would ever dare to ask or hope. (NLT)

For I will live again, and you will, too. (John 14:19)