SCRIPTURE FOR TODAY: Isaiah 55:11
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
MORE LESSON: Isaiah 40:28-31
28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. 29 He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. 30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: 31 But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
Saturday, 20 September
Memory Verse: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it. Isaiah 55:11
Power has been defined as the ability or capacity to do something or act in a particular way. Power goes beyond the capacity to do or perform. The Greek word “dunamis” refers to power, miraculous works, and specific spiritual gifts manifest in believers through the Holy Spirit anointing. We will examine several dimensions of power.
Power to be/become. systems come into existence with vested power. Life itself is powered into existence. No greater multifaceted dimension of the power to be is displayed than that by the “I AM” He is both deity and man, a father and a friend, the Lion and the Lamb, a Creator domiciled in his creation yet self-existing. The power to be was showcased in Genesis 1:3 when God said: Let there be light," and there was light. The one that calls the things which are not, as though they were (Romans 4:17). Being seated in Christ in the “I AM”, share in His multifaceted power to be. Power to translate and transform you from helplessness, lack, pain, sorrow, rejection into the person you desire to become is available by the anointing of the Holy Ghost.
Power to do or perform. Performance counts in the spiritual realm; the capacity to promote or hinder performance lies with God. The one who watches over his word to perform it (Jeremiah 1:12), accomplish its sent purpose (Isaiah 55:11), and disappoints the devices of the crafty (Job 5:12), will step into your matter and enforce the all-round victory He enacted at Calvary. Apostle Paul in Philippians 4:13 declared that he could do all things through Christ who strengtheneth him. Receive strength to perform valiantly in Jesus' name. Might is imputed through experiential knowledge of the ALMIGHTY, (Daniel 11:32).
Power for sustenance: strength becomes dissipated over time, and therefore, their need for renewal. Failure to do so can turn a champion into a caricature. Power went out of Jesus in Mark 5:29-30, through the hem of His garment to instantly terminate a 12 years demonic and chronic flow of blood. Jesus was aware of the importance of sustaining power through renewal when it was dissipated. Strength is imputed to the weary by the ALMIGHTY the Owner of power who increases the power of the weak (Isaiah 40:29). For our strength to be sustained; we must wait on God for renewal (Isaiah 40: 28-31).
Another vestry of strength is “the Joy of the Lord”; we must guard our hearts with all diligence, ensuring that our joy isn't broken and our strength sapped. When God is our strength, a very present help in trouble (Psalm 46:1), and we hook and look up to Him perpetually, we remain strong; we can be referred to as “the helped of the Lord”. We must train for power and build stamina to handle an hour of temptation and a day of spiritual battle.
Prayer/Action
* Thank God for being powerful and making available that power to you.
* Ask the Lord for a higher endowment of power in your life, family, etc.
TODAY’S PROPHETIC PRAYER: I fan every God-given flame of my life into fire from today on, in the wonderful name of Jesus.
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