Ephesians 1:19 I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God's 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 honour at God's right hand in the heavenly realms. (Nlt)
I'm on a bit of a roll with the 'P's of God at the minute and I hope you can take the time to let today's verses bless you with the truth.
Today's 'P' is the Power of God. There are times when we're tempted to feel quite powerless because of situations that have arisen with our own lives or other's but our verse assures us that we are not in fact powerless but God's power is available to each one of us. So how does that work? Eph 3:16 I pray that from his glorious unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. (Nlt)
So first of all His power is to strengthen us on the inside to deal with whatever has cropped up, then in Ephesians 6:10 ... Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on all of God's armour so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. For we are not fighting against flesh and blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world,...
God promises us here that if we'll put on His armour, reminding ourselves of just Who is on the inside of us and whose power is available to us, we can stand firm against the devil. Our enemy is no match for the Holy Spirit of God who lives inside us. (2 Chronicles 20:6)
Jesus' own Holy Spirit and His power are in you and me in our spirit and this next verse tells us what He did with that power. Acts 10:38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.(Nkjv)
Just as God was with Jesus He is also with you and me and the only thing that will limit the power of God is our unbelief. Jesus said we would do the same things He did and greater things! The more we believe that, the more we shall enter into the truth of it. Since God has anointed you and me with His Holy Spirit then His power is also available to us. You see God not only gave us His power but also His authority over the devil. We can stand with our armour on and resist the enemy and tell him to flee and he has to go! (James 4:7) But we have to do it, God wont do it for us!
We have the power of God in us. The greater One is in us, now our part is to believe that and work with Him to do what He wants. He says whatever we bind on earth will be bound in Heaven and whatever we loose in earth will be loosed in Heaven (Matthew 18:18) which means we have something to do and He'll show us when and where.
So whatever we're facing in the coming days be encouraged, God has not left us helpless or powerless, He's given us His Spirit and His power. Amen. Thank You Lord.
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