And The Power

And The Power

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Matthew 6:13b

Christ would have us both recognize and praise God for His Almighty Power. The Scripture everywhere demonstrates it. It was the power of God which spoke the worlds into existence. The power of God has created us, and all that surrounds us. The power of God is what enables life to continue and all things to hang together. He ‘upholds all things by the word of His Power.’ It is within the power of God both to save and to destroy. It is by the power of God that Christ came, lived perfectly, died sacrificially, arose miraculously, ascended physically and will return gloriously. All that Christ is to us is by the power of God. By the power of God He has granted us regeneration, given us repentance unto life and faith to believe. It is by His power that the Holy Spirit ‘renews us in the whole person after the image of God and enables us to die more and more unto sin and to live unto righteousness.’ We praise God for every evidence of His Almighty Power. We have no other God, but the One Who is Omnipotent. This is a great comfort and encouragement for us who are, of ourselves, weak and unable. We come to the Almighty God with mouths full of unending praise to Him Whose is not just the Kingdom, but also, the power.

Our All-Powerful God and Savior,
we praise You that all things bend to Your Will.
We rejoice that You will continue to accomplish Your Plan,
and that at the end, all will be well.

Tomm Tice
Where the Bush is Burning