Power

Welcome to Unseen today. Do you feel like you're going through the motions in life? Like you are just marking time? I have often felt that way.  Read on for a way out of the rut.

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Be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might: Eph 6:10

 

    A woman in my Sunday school class is from Vietnam. She works the night shift at a cookie factory. It is hard work, with hours of standing and tedious work.  One night she got sleepy and her eyes closed.  Her hands were still going through the motions. She heard someone say, “Hey, look. Tran fell asleep.” She jumped and opened her eyes. In her broken English, she said “My eye close but my hands make box real good.”

There is a silly story about a man who went to the hardware store and bought a chainsaw.  It was supposed to cut 10 cords of wood a day.  The first day he went out used the saw he cut 5 cords of wood.  The second day he worked harder and cut 6 cords.  The third day, he got up as early as he could and stayed out till dark and still only cut 8 cords of wood.  The next morning he took the saw back to the hardware store and told the clerk that it was not working.  The clerk said, “well, let’ see what’s wrong.” He cranked it up and turned it on.  The man jumped and said, “What’s that noise?”

Silly, isn’t it?  Think about how often we do this to God, though.  We try to do God’s work without God’s power.  We end up exhausted and ineffective, just going through the motions without any power.

One of the saddest things I heard was that when the tribes were divided and the temple was built, the presence of God moved from the tabernacle to the temple. However, the larger group of Israelites continued to worship at the tabernacle. They kept up the same motions and the same ceremonies, but the power had left. 

God's power is limitless.  Let allow God to work through us with his power. All we have to do is plug in to the source (the Holy Spirit).  Spend time in the word and in the body. Encourage each other. PLUG IN.