Pearls of Wisdom

God’s Word is full of Him, Who is Wisdom. Jesus is spoken of as the Wisdom of God. In the Bible the book of Proverbs is a definite book of wisdom, which is to be studied. This page is dedicated to bringing the wisdom of God’s Word to you so that you may find daily wisdom for your own life.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Let the Weak Say I Am Strong

Joel 3:10b tells us: “…let the weak say, I am strong.”

In fact, Paul told us in his writings that he gloried in his infirmities (inabilities to produce results because of his flesh). How could he make such a statement? Here is the reason he could say that: The strength and power of Christ, the Anointed One and His anointing, was resting upon him for when he is weak, then he is strong.

Let’s focus on God’s power today. Most people, including Christians, don’t know the truth of the power of God. First of all, let’s settle something right now. God’s power is not destructive. His power, even though it is total power, is for our good. His power took care of the works of the devil, stripped the demons of their power and rendered satan powerless. That’s power!

Where do we as God’s children stand, concerning this power? His power is in us. What is His power? We can’t wrap our fingers around it and hold it. We can’t see it (but we do see the results of it). Let’s walk through the Word of God and see what He has to say about His power.

God is light. God is life. God is love. God is the Word. The Word is God. God Himself is Light. He spoke Himself into existence in the book of Genesis when he said: “Light (in Me) be!” He was not talking about the shining of the sun or stars. They were not spoken into being until several days later. When He spoke the first time, He released Himself into this earth. Caution: Do not try to understand this with your brain. It will go “tilt.” Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to truth to you. I know the truth of this and am walking in it. I want you to walk in it.

When He created Adam, God breathed the breath of life (His Presence, His Light, His Love, His Life) into Adam. Adam had God inside Him; therefore, He had the power (life, light, love) of God inside Him. God’s Life is pure power. God’s Light is pure power. God’s Love is pure power. He was in Adam. Adam disconnected from the power source of God and reconnected to satan, God’s enemy. The Light went out. The power was gone. It is like the power is gone when you disconnect an electrical appliance from the electrical socket. It won’t work because there is no power going into it to cause it to work.

When Jesus came, He was the Word made flesh (John 1:1,14). God sent His Word (Psalms 107:20). When Jesus came, He was the power of God; He brought the power back. Before the cross, He was the only one in a flesh and blood body carrying the power. BUT, when He died and arose from the dead, He released the power of God on this earth and made it available for anyone who would accept what He did and acknowledge Him as Savior and Lord over their lives.

There has been a problem. Nobody recognizes the power they carry. And even if they have recognized it, they didn’t know how to use it. I have seen the power of God abused and used as a form of control over others. I am sure that if you have lived long enough as a Christian, you have seen it yourself. Perhaps you have been one of those who used the power of God to control others. We all need the Holy Spirit to do a daily examination to check for any misuse of power, particularly as we are used more and more to be conduits of His power for others.

The secret to being used of God and allowing His power to flow is YIELDING! We must yield our lives entirely to God, Who by the power of the Holy Spirit flows in us and through us for the benefit of ourselves and others. His power heals, delivers, sets free, annihilates debt and poverty, removes burdens and destroys yokes of bondage in our lives. There is no power like God’s power. Think of the work lasers are doing now. They are concentrated light power to do marvelous things. They are nothing, compared to God’s power.

God’s power is expressed as Love, never desiring bad things to happen to people. There is nothing like God’s love power. It will turn the most wicked person to God. It will melt the hearts of those who are cold and indifferent. You see, it’s a power force that goes in and does work on the inside of man and results are produced on the outside. Healing occurs from the inside out. Prosperity happens inside before it is expressed in outward results. We are spirit beings. Everything must happen from the inside out. That is why some people have such a difficulty receiving results. They are pressing hard on the outside to get something to happen, and it never will. When we stop focusing on getting results, such as healing, bills paid, children saved, marriages healed, and start focusing on Jesus, His power inside us is activated to work on our behalf. The Holy Spirit is released to heal, save, deliver, set free and prosper people.

We will discuss the scriptures tomorrow regarding the power of God that is in us. You will have to meditate on those scriptures over and over and over until the truth of God, the truth of His power, the truth of His Love, Life, and Light become the Truth of your life.