Power
18 Against all hope, Abraham
in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it
had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” 19 Without
weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as
dead—since he was about a hundred years old—and that Sarah’s womb was
also dead. 20 Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God, 21 being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised. 22 This is why “it was credited to him as righteousness.” Romans 4:18-22
Do we ever look at things during the day and week and think, I
personally don't have it within me to complete this? We as human
beings tend to spend our time looking at our own power and skills to get
a job done, complete a task, and focusing less on the power of God.
The thing that I always find funny is why do we always think that we
have to do things on our own, in our way and in a certain order? When
things aren't going our way, I bet we try to manipulate the outcome into
our favor, whether it be a project at work, a scheduling issue, or even
time with God. How many of us say, I don't have time for you right now
God, but I will get back to you in a few minutes after "I" finish what
"I" am doing here. I know I can tend to forget who has the power in
this relationship, and it is our Father in Heaven. He has it all to
complete a task or complete His plans when he sees fit. It is not our
own power that things get accomplished, but it is God's power to have
His will be done. If we remember who has the real power, then maybe all
of our things would get accomplished and we wouldn't spend our time
running around trying to complete things that are not within our power.
Take a moment to look to God's power the next time you have something
to accomplish.
Have a great weekend.
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