God’s desire is that we be like
Him here on earth, so that those who come in contact with us come in contact
with Him through us. Our God has power so as believers we should express power since
we are our Father’s representatives here on earth. To this end, God gives us
His word in which the fullness of His power and righteousness are revealed.
Jesus is the embodiment of the fullness of the power of God and only through
Him does God do all He does. So the word of God in its pure form, simple as it
is, carries power. The Word of God is more than mere letters; He is living.
John 1: 1 – 3 “In
the beginning the word already existed. The word was with God, and the Word was
God. He existed in the beginning with God. God created everything through Him,
and nothing was created except through him.”
Unfortunately, today, believers
are lacking in power despite that our faith is full of power. We struggle so
hard to manifest the power that we ought to carry and display easily because in
truth, we don’t have it. Since we don’t have it, some of us have learnt to turn
to the flesh or human efforts to facilitate our expressing God’s power and
glory but we forget that the flesh is unable to work the things of the Spirit.
So, instead of expressing power, we get more frustrated; then dig deeper into flesh
instigated activities, albeit unintentionally, hoping to work the display of God’s
power but it never happens. It is time to repent, turn around and return to the
word of God in its simplicity. The word of God is the light that shines through
darkness so no one by himself or though his own personal effort can shine
through darkness. It is the glory of God radiated that pierces through darkness.
Romans 1: 16a “For
I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at
work”
1 Corinthians 1: 18
“The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction!
But we who are being saved know it is the power of God.”
It is true that the word of God appears
simple, especially to the intellectual mind. One cannot help but wonder how so
much power could be packed in such simplicity but the personality behind The Word
is the Almighty God. The authenticity and/or power of The Word rest in the fact
that it emanates from God who cannot lie. His word is Truth in every situation;
as God speaks, creation aligns with His word. The only work of God’s hand with
a choice is man and that is because God gave him that right. So that in making
decisions, man is again revealing the power of God though unfortunately, we
sometimes make unwise decisions. God does not, as some of us think, need our
help to make His word more powerful; He has no problems with it, the way it is.
1 Corinthians 2: 4
“And my message and my preaching were very plain. Rather than using clever and
persuasive speeches, I relied only on the power of the Holy Spirit. I did this
so you would not trust in human wisdom but in the power of God.”
Unfortunately, some people for
selfish reasons and others who feel a genuine need to make the gospel more
appealing have so wrongly interpreted God’s Word that the gospel often preached
now, is not the gospel that was preached by the Apostles. We have ended up with
a gospel lacking in power. If we want the power, we must return to The Word of
God. A little veering of course to spice up God’s word has taken us out of the
way of truth and power which is ultimately, our loss. We don’t need more than
the correct gospel to live and excel in all areas of life and be the head. Let
us stay with the original gospel simple as it is. We have to re-acquaint
ourselves with the full and original gospel.
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