The prophet Isaiah said by God's power a Prince of Peace will one day rule the world in righteousness and justice. God's power will bring a ruler to supremacy who will cause Jerusalem to be rebuilt and God's temple to be restored. And Isaiah added, God's power will be evidenced in every word that God speaks. God's words will accomplish what He desires because God's power will bring it all to pass.
But there is more. The Bible proclaims God's almighty power over death. While the human body dies a little bit every day, the Gospels say God's power brought Lazarus back to life even after he had died and been buried for a few days. Hebrews declares God's power can transform the hurt of death, too, by bringing every spirit of every individual back into God's presence when time ends.
The Bible also says God's power will save and protect His children. The Psalms and the letters of the apostle Peter indicate God's children are delivered from their enemies and from the plans of Satan only through the power of God. The Gospels say God's saving power releases His children from the temptation to do wrong and cleanses their hearts from wickedness. In addition, many passages in both the Old and New Testaments provide illustrations of God's power protecting His children from wicked rulers, hungry lions, angry crowds, and violent storms. Indeed, God's power accomplishes much.
**God's power brings about the changing of the seasons, the migration of birds and animals, and the movement of fish and whales in the sea.
**God's power brings about the miracle of birth from a tiny seed. One kernel of corn dropped into the dirt can yield hundred of kernels on a single ear-- all because of God's power.
**God's power can restore the lives and fortunes of His people if they have suffered poverty, captivity, derision, or hurt.
"God's power is exceeding, beyond our ability to
conceive it. If we could only begin to comprehend--and access--God's power,
everything about lives would change for the better."
F.B. Meyer
from: 100 answers to 100 questions about God/LilaEmpson/S.M.Hupp
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