How big is Christ in you? How big is He in me? I wonder sometimes. We hear of all the most amazing miracles that still happen today, mostly in third world countries, where simple people who have remarkable faith in God believe that He will heal and therefore blind eyes are opened, the deaf hear and even the dead are raised. Yet in our "civilised" world, we don't see the same amount of people moving in the realm of healings and miracles and our vision of God is seemingly smaller. I wonder why? Is it that they, in the third world, have no other to turn to but God where as we have all our modern "miracles" in our medical world. And we have certainly gone leaps and bounds into modern medicine and research, but still some things cannot be cured.
I so long to see the days of the "Acts" of the Holy Spirit, where He powerfully moved through the apostles with all signs and wonders and diverse miracles. What happened to us? Where is the power today? And there is some school of thought that says that miracles were only for that day. I for one don't believe that, as I have been a witness to miracles, and have especially seen the miracle of salvation where a person life is turned around 180 degrees, marriages are healed, peace is given and prayers are answered.
During His powerful ministry on earth, Jesus went back to minister in His hometown and Matthew records, "Now He did not do many mighty works there because of their unbelief." (Mat 13:58) I find this incredible. His fame had spread far and wide yet He was not accepted in His hometown because they had seen Him grow up and knew His folks and siblings. They only saw Him in His humanity and not in His Deity. Jesus was small in their minds, relegated to the finite realm, when He was much, much more. Scripture teaches us He was "in the beginning" and the creator of all. Is it no wonder that He could do no mighty miracle among them? I guess the same is for us. Do we relegate God to the realm of our finite minds? Or is God indeed for us, All Mighty?
Beloved, mediate on this scripture:-
Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen. Eph 3:20-21
This scripture clearly says that God is ABLE, and able to do EXCEEDINGLY ABUNDANTLY ABOVE ALL. And how does God do this? Don't miss it – according to the power that works IN US. God works through his people. The power that is in us is the power of the Holy Spirit; that same power that rose Christ from the dead! That same power that created when the Word spoke!
Now will we believe as Jesus taught us:-
And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover." So then, after the Lord had spoken to them, He was received up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went out and preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word through the accompanying signs. Amen. Mar 16:17:20
I find this absolutely wonderful that God wants to work through us, that His glory would be revealed through broken vessels.
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. 2Co 4:7
Imagine, if we could just lay hold of this principle and believe, what we could accomplish on earth in bringing great glory to God when we have learnt to release the power of the Holy Spirit by faith into situations and bring healing and release. But may ALL the glory be given to Him and may no human take it, for the power is NOT OF US but ALL OF HIM.
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