Where to Find the Power of God

“How Long Will It Be?”
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
by Dr. Paul Chappell

“But all the congregation bade stone them with stones. And the glory of the LORD appeared in the tabernacle of the congregation before all the children of Israel. And the LORD said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them?”

Numbers 14:10–11

The Children of Israel saw the ten plagues that devastated Egypt. They saw the Red Sea part so they could cross, before returning to drown the Egyptian army. They saw God miraculously provide for them as they made their way to the Promised Land. Yet when ten of the twelve spies Moses sent into the land came back with a report that highlighted how strong the people already in the land were, they refused to even try to enter. When Moses insisted that they could triumph with God’s help, they started talking about stoning him, along with Joshua and Caleb. None of the adults in that generation, except for the two faithful spies, were allowed to go into the land, because none of them had the faith to take God at His promises.

God’s frustration with those people is often echoed in our day, as those who call themselves His children refuse to believe what He has said and act on it. In truth, every one of us has seen God do great and amazing things in our lives, giving us far more than we deserve. His power is on display each time someone comes to Him for salvation—the greatest miracle of all. Yet despite all we have read and heard from the Bible and from the lives of others, and despite all we have personally experienced, too often our actions are determined by our perception of the obstacles we face rather than by our faith in God to overcome them.

Today's Growth Principle:
We should be quick to trust in God and obey Him, regardless of how the circumstances appear to us.

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For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. --Hebrews 4:12 I heard about a vacuum cleaner salesman who was up in the hills of Arkansas and was showing one of his vacuum cleaners from house to house. So he got to one house on the backside of a mountain, and he walked in at the invitation of a lady and said, “Ma’am, I guarantee you this vacuum cleaner will suck up every piece of dirt on your floor anywhere in your house.” Then he went over to the fireplace, got a bunch of ashes in his hands, threw them on the floor, and said, “I’m so convinced that this vacuum cleaner will suck up those ashes that I’ll personally eat them with a spoon if this vacuum cleaner won’t do it!”  So the lady of the house said, “Well, you better start eating because we ain’t got no electricity in this house!”  Now, the Bible works because unlike that vacuum cleaner, it has all the power it needs. And because of that, it brings the power of God to our lives. Yet, many believers today are living a ‘Bible-less’ Christianity. They want all the benefits of the Christian life, but they’re missing out on the greatest one of all: the wisdom and power of God. So as you walk with Christ, remember the powerful resource God’s given you in His Word and you’ll tap into His never-ending resources! THE BIBLE ‘WORKS’ BECAUSE IT HAS THE POWER OF GOD. SO AS YOU LIVE THE CHRISTIAN LIFE, STAY CONNECTED WITH GOD’S WORD!