Blessed Power To Yield To!

In the beginning we read that God created, out of nothing, this world in which we live. ( Genesis 1:1-2) Then we read that God created man from the dust of the ground and breathed into him the breath of LIFE. ( Genesis 2:7) And Ezekiel was set in the middle of a valley full of dry bones where he was told to preach and gradually LIFE came to a great army. ( Ezekiel 37:1-10) [Oh to be able to preach such a powerful sermon as Ezekiel did that day.] The encouragement from God through Ezekiel was for the nation of Israel, who felt their hope was lost ( Ezekiel 37:11), to understand LIFE could be RESTORED. ( Ezekiel 37:14)

What does all this tell us about God’s ability? Our God has the ability to make something out of nothing, make something from that which is not much, and to bring LIFE back to that which had seen decay. It is a LIFE GIVING POWER that seems to meet no obstacle that cannot be overcome except, perhaps, the resistance and unbelief of mankind.

God has a power to work in our lives to which we should be eager to yield. God still seeks to use that LIFE GIVING POWER to bring renewal to us.

In our relationship in Christ we have been taught…
“(22) to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, (23) and to BE RENEWED IN THE SPIRIT OF YOUR MINDS, (24) and to put on THE NEW SELF, CREATED AFTER THE LIKENESS OF GOD IN TRUE RIGHTEOUSNESS AND HOLINESS.” ( Ephesians 4:22-24 ESV)

And Paul wrote to the church at Rome…
“If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, HE WHO RAISED CHRIST JESUS FROM THE DEAD WILL ALSO GIVE LIFE TO YOUR MORTAL BODIES THROUGH HIS SPIRIT WHO DWELLS IN YOU.” ( Romans 8:11 ESV)

God’s desire appears to have always been about bringing, renewing, and sustaining LIFE! However, we must bear in mind that it is only in our relationship to Him through the Lord Jesus Christ that we can come to have this true LIFE now and for eternity. May we earnestly seek to remain with Him that His LIFE GIVING POWER may remain in us.

Have a great day ALLOWING GOD’S TRANSFORMING POWER TO DO ITS WORK!
Carl

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