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“"His Power Working in Us"”

Thoughts for Today:

A lot of people will read our passage today and stop with the first half: "Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine..." Unfortunately, if we don't include the second half we won't see or understand HOW God does His work in our lives: "...according to His power that is at work within us." I would never want to say anything that would place limits on God's sovereign power; however Paul uses the word "according" to tie the use of His ability to the power that works in us. In other words, if there is no power working in us, then evidently there is no power of God coming through us.

What is His power working in us? Jesus said in Acts 1:8: "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." Paul taught in Romans 1:16: "For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile." And in the context of our passage, Paul wrote (previous verse 17): "So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, and I pray that you, being rooted and established in love..." Therefore we could easily conclude that "His power" refers to all the operations of God in our lives -- including Christ, the Holy Spirit, faith, the Word, love, etc.

Questions to Ponder:

Is God's power working in you, flowing through your life and into those around you? How has God blessed others through you? Are you allowing Him to use you as His instrument?

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Pocket Devotions are written by Mike Brooks. A retired businessman, he is Moderator of South Shores church, leads the Deacon Board, serves on the finance committee, and he teaches a Men's Bible study and the Men's Ministry. Mike has a passion for evangelical missions. He is the husband of Sherry; the father of Ryan, Natalie, Krissy, Rebecca, and Amanda; the father-in-law of Ariel; and the grandfather of Conner and Christian.