The Power of God

In the King James Version of the Bible, the words, "the power of God" are only used eleven times. Most of the time, it is directly speaking of the power God holds; however, a few times it speaks directly of Christ (in the other instances it could be interpreted as both the power He holds as well as Christ himself). What is interesting, is that twice, it specifically calls the gospel the power of God.

The gospel message, Christ coming to earth, living a sinless life, dying for our sins, and rising again, IS the power of God!

Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

1 Corinthians1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.

What this makes me realize is that the gospel message is not just for unbelievers. Yes, unbelievers need to hear the good news of the gospel, but so do believers.

I don't know about you, but I desire to experience the power of God!

I just started reading A Gospel Primer for Christians by Milton Vincent (which is where I first read about the power of God). I have a feeling this book is going to be a life changer for me!

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Full of Power

Micah 3:8a

But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD,

I've been struggling with an issue lately. I've been praying about it, but haven't really heard God give me an answer. I have been looking at different options for trying to "fix" the issue and wondering what the best approach would be.

Today, God gave me my answer!

Often I will ask God to lead me to the scripture I need and then I will just open my Bible and read. I haven't done that for a few weeks, but did it again today.

The very first verse my eyes fell on was Micah 3:8.

But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD,

God answered my prayer about the issue by reminding me that His power is in me. I can do what is needed by His power, not my own. Also, I don't just have a little bit of His power, but I am full of His power!

Are you struggling with something today? Remember you are full of His power, too, if you are His child.

The God of Hosts

Amos 4:13 KJV

For, lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth unto man what is his thought, that maketh the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth, The LORD, The God of hosts, is his name.

I truly believe that sometimes people forget who God really is. They forget the power He has in just His spoken word. They forget that He created all things. They forget His majesty.

He is the sovereign Lord. He is in control of all things. He created the heaven and the earth and all within them.

We can not stand before such an awesome God. He is the one and only true God and we must remember His power, His majesty, His wisdom, and remember that His judgement will be just and pure.