At Easter we celebrate the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ which points to the power of an Almighty God. Laying the sin of the world on Jesus in His death so we might be saved required power. Bringing to life He who was dead so we too can live required power.
Jesus and His death and resurrection are at the center of the Christian faith, the foundation on which the church was established. Jesus is still the Head of the Church and so the power source remains available to us. And, God promises His people the protection of His power to the end of time. “You, who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials” (1 Pet. 5-6).
Has the Church lost its power? The power is there, perhaps we just don’t always pursue it with the same kind of passion as Paul.
I want to know Christ and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of sharing in His suffering, becoming like him in his death, and so, somehow to attain to the resurrection from the dead. (Phil. 3:10-11)
The church hasn’t lost its power, we just don’t use the power available to us. According to 2 Peter 1:3, “His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness.”
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I found this post to be both inspirational and encouraging. Thank you for your words.
I agree the church has not lost it’s power but we as christians are not using the power that Jesus gave us at the cross. In my opinion we have people that stop at salvation and never go any further in their walk with Christ….
How true, Mark. If we don’t learn what it is to abide in Christ, as explained in John 15, we won’t experience that transforming power in our own lives resulting in fruitful living … that abundant life Jesus has for us. He made it clear that if we are going to tap into that power, we must abide in Him — “apart from me” Jesus said, “you can do nothing.”