No
Limit to His Power
TODAY’S
SCRIPTURE
Behold, the LORD’s hand is
not shortened, that it cannot save…
Isaiah 59:1, NKJV.
TODAY’S
WORD
When the Israelites were in
the desert headed toward the Promised Land, they had manna to eat each day.
After a while, they complained to Moses that they didn’t have any meat to eat.
Moses went to God and He said, “Moses, I’m going to give you meat not for one
day or five days or twenty days, but for a whole month.”
Moses said, “God, that’s
impossible. There are two million people out here. Even if we butchered all of
our flocks, all of our herds, we wouldn’t have that much meat.”
God answered back, “Moses,
is there any limit to My power?” He was saying, “Just because you don’t see a
way, Moses, doesn’t mean that I don’t have a way. All I have to do is shift a
few things around, and I can bring it to pass.” And sure enough, in Numbers
11:31, “God shifted the wind and brought quail in from the sea and caused them
to fall into their camp.” Notice they didn’t even have to go out and hunt or
fish. The quail came to them. They just went outside and picked up what they
wanted. What am I saying? God knows how to shift things so that blessings come
to you. There is no limit to His power. So get ready to see those open doors of
blessing in your life this year!
PRAYER
FOR TODAY
Father, thank You for Your
limitless power at work in my life. I know that Your hand is not too short for
You are able and mighty to do great works in my life in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
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“God’s family is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.” (1 Timothy 3:15b GW)
You are called to belong, not just believe.
Even in the perfect, sinless environment of Eden, God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone” (Genesis 2:18b NIV).
We are created for community, fashioned for fellowship, and formed for a family, and none of us can fulfill God’s purposes by ourselves. The Bible knows nothing of solitary saints or spiritual hermits.
While your relationship to Christ is personal, God never intends it to be private. In God’s family you are connected to every other believer. The Bible says, “In Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others” (Romans 12:5 NIV).
Following Christ includes belonging, not just believing. C.S. Lewis noted that the word "membership" is of Christian origin, but the world has emptied it of its original meaning. Stores offer discounts to “members,” and advertisers use member names to create mailing lists. In churches, membership is often reduced to simply adding your name to a roll, with no requirements or expectations.
To Paul, being a “member” of the church meant being a vital organ of a living body, an indispensable, interconnected part of the Body of Christ. We need to recover and practice the biblical meaning of membership. The church is a body, not a building, an organism, not an organization (Romans 12:4-5; 1 Corinthians 6:15; 12:12-27).
Talk About It
- What does it look like practically for every member to "belong to all the others"?
- How are you practicing the biblical meaning of being a member of your church?
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