Last week we saw in Scripture that
we have the life of Christ pulsating through our veins. We are
truly alive, our heart is not just beating, we have supernatural
life invigorating us from within. God's life giving us health, joy,
peace, energy and so I can go on. Everything that we need. And also
we have the power of God working within us. The Scriptures are
quite clear about that:
"I pray that the eyes of your
heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to
which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in
His holy people, and His incomparably great power
for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty
strength He exerted when He raised Christ from the dead
and seated Him at His right hand in heavenly realms." Ephesians
1:18-20
"We are also weak in Him, but
we shall live with Him by the power of
God." 2 Corinthians 13:4
"...His power has given
us all things that pertain to life and godliness." 2 Peter
1:3
We have the same power that raised
Jesus from the dead within. Do you realise the significance of this
statement? I think if we really sit and think about it we will be
in awe. We will really be amazed by the mighty power at work within
us. But why is it then that we do not experience it? Why don't we
see that power manifested?
Well the main reason is because we
don't generally believe it. We might hear it, and we might even try
to believe it, but we have been bombarded by doctrine throughout
our lives basically saying that we are blaspheming if we say such
things. I can just imagine what a conservative church in the 1950's
might have said if you told them that you have God's power. They
might have even tried to stone you. They might have banned you out
of the church. And this mentality has gone underground and is still
with us today.
We need to stand up in all that we
are. Scripture tells us that all of creation is waiting for the
sons of God to be manifested. For the sons of God to stand up and
start to claim and do what is rightfully theirs. We need to start
doing what is true of us in the spirit. For example Donald Trump
was elected President of America in November 2016, but he could
only start to act out his presidency from 20 January 2017. Before
that he couldn't. We on the other hand have been 'inaugurated' as
sons of God, but in contrast to Donald we don't act like it. We are
in a position of authority and power and yet we don't use it and
the devil is laughing all the way. I know I am speaking harshly and
right to the point, but I just feel the urgency that we need to
stand up as the sons that we are. We have the power; we need to
start using it.
Claim God's power over your
situation, stand up for what is right and do the right thing when
the temptation comes your way. Come on, you have a whole host of
witnesses cheering you on. The time has come, the time is now.
Thank you Father for not leaving us
helpless here on earth. Thank you for giving us the power to stand
up and change our situations, to be all that You created us to be.
We want to make You proud of us. Amen