TODAY, USE YOUR GOD-GIVEN POWER
"You shall receive power."Ac 1:8 NKJV
TODAY, USE YOUR GOD-GIVEN POWER
You say, "If Christ lives in me, why do I think the way I do?" A Christian leader explains: "The answer is illustrated in a story about a lady who had a small house at the turn of the century. She was quite wealthy but also quite frugal… people were surprised then when she decided to be among the first to have electricity in her home. Several weeks after the installation a meter reader appeared at her door. He asked if her electricity was working well, and she assured him it was. Maybe you can explain something to me. he said. “You meter shows scarcely any usage. Are you using your power?' 'Certainly,' she answered. Each evening when the sun sets, I turn on my lights just long enough to light my candles; then I turn them off.' She tapped into the power but she didn't use it. Her house is connected but not altered. Don't we make the same mistake? We too--with our soul saved but our hearts unchanged--are connected but not altered. Trusting Christ for salvation but resisting transformation. We occasionally flip the switch, but most of the time we settle for shadows. What would happen if we left the light on? What changes would occur if we set about the task of dwelling in the radiance of Christ? No doubt about it: God has ambitious plans for us. The same one who saved your soul longs to remake your heart. His plan is nothing short of a total transformation." "He decided...to shape [our] lives...along the same lines as the life of his Son" (Ro 8:29 MSG). Today, use your God-given power.
This Message Was Taken From: Daily Devotional - A Word For You Today.
TODAY, USE YOUR GOD-GIVEN POWER
You say, "If Christ lives in me, why do I think the way I do?" A Christian leader explains: "The answer is illustrated in a story about a lady who had a small house at the turn of the century. She was quite wealthy but also quite frugal… people were surprised then when she decided to be among the first to have electricity in her home. Several weeks after the installation a meter reader appeared at her door. He asked if her electricity was working well, and she assured him it was. Maybe you can explain something to me. he said. “You meter shows scarcely any usage. Are you using your power?' 'Certainly,' she answered. Each evening when the sun sets, I turn on my lights just long enough to light my candles; then I turn them off.' She tapped into the power but she didn't use it. Her house is connected but not altered. Don't we make the same mistake? We too--with our soul saved but our hearts unchanged--are connected but not altered. Trusting Christ for salvation but resisting transformation. We occasionally flip the switch, but most of the time we settle for shadows. What would happen if we left the light on? What changes would occur if we set about the task of dwelling in the radiance of Christ? No doubt about it: God has ambitious plans for us. The same one who saved your soul longs to remake your heart. His plan is nothing short of a total transformation." "He decided...to shape [our] lives...along the same lines as the life of his Son" (Ro 8:29 MSG). Today, use your God-given power.
This Message Was Taken From: Daily Devotional - A Word For You Today.
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