Weapons of mass destruction or electricity for the masses? This is a pressing issue when a rogue nation develops nuclear capabilities. For what purpose will this power be used?
No one ever evidenced supernatural power like Jesus. In Matthew eight alone we see him healing a leper, giving a word of command to affect a healing at a distance, curing a feverish woman, calming a storm, and exorcising two demon-possessed men. The rest of the Gospels are filled with endless accounts of the miraculous at the hands of Jesus.
Notice: "When evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed ; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were ill. This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet : "HE HIMSELF TOOK OUR INFIRMITIES AND CARRIED AWAY OUR DISEASES." (Matthew 8:16-17)
Power with purpose. Jesus wasn't a do-good miracle man who went about performing random acts of kindness; the display of divine power was for the express purpose of establishing his credentials as the Son of God and displaying the reality of the Kingdom of God. For those who had eyes to see and ears to hear, He displayed evidence to validate the message He declared.
We have been supernaturally enabled for similar purposes. Our divine enabling is for the purpose of declaring and demonstrating the coming kingdom of God and the presence of its King in our midst. Believers living in radical community and boldly declaring the gospel message by word and lifestyle is the ultimate in power with purpose. These are "weapons of mass conversion" designed to turn the world upside down as it did with the church in the Book of Acts.
We are people who have power with purpose. That power may not be manifested by instant healings through touch, but sincere, generous acts of kindness and compassion will be evident.
An appropriate question to consider today is, "How can the King and the Kingdom be demonstrated through the divine power within me?" The answer to that question will be found in the divine appointments and encounters He will arrange for us today.
May He fully work His power with purpose in and though us.
Steve
No one ever evidenced supernatural power like Jesus. In Matthew eight alone we see him healing a leper, giving a word of command to affect a healing at a distance, curing a feverish woman, calming a storm, and exorcising two demon-possessed men. The rest of the Gospels are filled with endless accounts of the miraculous at the hands of Jesus.
Notice: "When evening came, they brought to Him many who were demon-possessed ; and He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were ill. This was to fulfill what was spoken through Isaiah the prophet : "HE HIMSELF TOOK OUR INFIRMITIES AND CARRIED AWAY OUR DISEASES." (Matthew 8:16-17)
Power with purpose. Jesus wasn't a do-good miracle man who went about performing random acts of kindness; the display of divine power was for the express purpose of establishing his credentials as the Son of God and displaying the reality of the Kingdom of God. For those who had eyes to see and ears to hear, He displayed evidence to validate the message He declared.
We have been supernaturally enabled for similar purposes. Our divine enabling is for the purpose of declaring and demonstrating the coming kingdom of God and the presence of its King in our midst. Believers living in radical community and boldly declaring the gospel message by word and lifestyle is the ultimate in power with purpose. These are "weapons of mass conversion" designed to turn the world upside down as it did with the church in the Book of Acts.
We are people who have power with purpose. That power may not be manifested by instant healings through touch, but sincere, generous acts of kindness and compassion will be evident.
An appropriate question to consider today is, "How can the King and the Kingdom be demonstrated through the divine power within me?" The answer to that question will be found in the divine appointments and encounters He will arrange for us today.
May He fully work His power with purpose in and though us.
Steve
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