God Has The Power

...Thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all.  Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.

1 Chronicles 29:11b-12

Make no mistake about it; all power resides within the hands of the man above… When Jesus was mocked, beaten and whipped; He was nailed to the cross and pierced in His side… The bible says that when He gave up the ghost He hung His head and died, but we know that three days later he rose with all power in His hand… Matthew 28:18-20 says, “And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world. Amen.” We know that we do not have the ability unless it is provided to us through the grace and mercy of God… When Paul was afflicted with a thorn in the flesh he is recorded as saying that “three times” he prayed for it to be removed by God told him, “my grace is sufficient…” These verses taken from the book of Chronicles reminds us that we must have our priorities set in life; we must exalt the Lord above the earth as our head and center of our being… We must give God glory for every good and perfect gift (riches and honor) comes from above… Even when we are faced with times of despair, the writer reminds us that “thou reignest over all and in thin hand is power and might…” When you submit to God, He will deliver you and see that you have victory… Do you feel tired and weary? Are you unhappy or concerned about where you life is going? These are questions that are all too familiar with us and our walk as a Christian. Not a day goes by when we don’t feel like this journey is just too hard to travel or that there are just too many unknowns in our walk of faith. It is far too often that we begin to have doubts about what it is that God has in store, or how we can deal with the pressures of this world… First Chronicles reminds us that through thick and thin God is always in control, no matter what the situation seems to be at the moment, we need to be assured of the fact that God will always be exalted! He will never put more on you than you can bear, but will always make sure that His name is exalted through all that you face… When you praise God throughout your trials you are assured that you will life His name up and Jesus said that “when I be lifted up, I will draw all men unto me…” Praise God through all you face, knowing that He hears you and will lift you up as you lift Him up… We cling to the fact that He can make the rocks cry out, He will always be sovereign and will always have the praises and beauty of HIS HOLINESS rang out… This tells me that nothing will cause Him or us to falter, nothing will cause TOO MUCH pain or chaos in your life again let us remember what Jesus said, (if I be lifted up, I’ll draw all men unto me) this tells me that when He is exalted through the rough times so will you…This passage further reminds us that the Lord reigns over all and that power and might reside within his hand. This same hand that plucked you out of the miry clay, the same hand that wiped your tears away, the same hand that consoled you when no one else was around is the same hand that you can find your power and might! Power is authority and command, might is force and strength. We always confuse these words to mean the same thing; when in reality, God uses them separately to convey a separate meaning… God has the power or authority over all creation and He has the might or strength to deliver you in everything that you encounter… Remember that situations aren’t always what we see, but rather what God sees, so just walk by faith knowing in believing you will be exalted as you exalt Him and understanding that God has given the power and might to overcome and sustain you on this Christian journey… Just as Jesus endured the CROSS to sit at the right hand, we will endure to reach OUR heavenly goals, keep fighting, but more importantly keep praising and adoring His name!!!!!

BE BLESSED!!!