Showing posts with label power. Show all posts
Showing posts with label power. Show all posts

Monday, June 10, 2013

The Power of GOD's Spirit

9 As Saul turned and started to leave, God gave him a new heart, and all Samuel’s signs were fulfilled that day. 10 When Saul and his servant arrived at Gibeah, they saw a group of prophets coming toward them. Then the Spirit of God came powerfully upon Saul, and he, too, began to prophesy. 11 When those who knew Saul heard about it, they exclaimed, “What? Is even Saul a prophet? How did the son of Kish become a prophet?”
12 And one of those standing there said, “Can anyone become a prophet, no matter who his father is?” So that is the origin of the saying “Is even Saul a prophet?”

- 1 Samuel 10


Samuel had just told Saul that GOD had chosen him to be King of Israel. Samuel gave him signs that will confirm what is about to happen and that what GOD had said will come to pass. Just as Saul left Samuel, right at the very moment, GOD began to change Saul, giving him a new heart. Did this happen because Saul was willing? It should be so because GOD cannot work with doubting hearts but only with people who believe in HIM. Right at that moment the signs came to pass, giving Saul the courage and strength to take up what GOD has called him to do: be King of Israel.

But great change hasn't taken place yet until the Spirit of the Sovereign GOD took hold of Saul. It is the Spirit of GOD that enables human to do supernatural things, when the Spirit of GOD came upon Saul, it was so strong and evident that he even started to prophecy. This is how GOD accomplishes things, it is through our faith and thru His Spirit taking control of our lives. Change comes differently for everyone, it doesn't have to be abrupt as Saul's experience was, it could be gradual for some. But when GOD choses to work in us, it because we have opened up our hearts to HIM by believing and drawing closer to Him.

Sunday, May 5, 2013

The Power of Love

8 Owe nothing to anyone—except for your obligation to love one another. If you love your neighbor, you will fulfill the requirements of God’s law. 9 For the commandments say, “You must not commit adultery. You must not murder. You must not steal. You must not covet.” These—and other such commandments—are summed up in this one commandment: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love does no wrong to others, so love fulfills the requirements of God’s law.
- Romans 13:8-10


It's hard not to owe something to someone. We sometimes owe money, sometimes we owe help, favor and such. But the Bible says to make it a point, if it's possible not to owe to anyone anything, then that is the best place to be, debtless. But the one thing we do owe to everyone around is love. We owe them our love because this is GOD's great command to us. Love should be our greatest goal and when we have love and love our fellowmen, we obey whatever GOD has commanded in HIS word. True love is hard to do, especially when it is towards the unlovable. But to love the unlovable and loving our enemy is something only GOD's love in us could enable us to do. 

Love is beautiful to those who love us back, but it could be painful to those that do not care or love or even hate us. But no matter how hard, this is GOD's command that everyone of us should follow. How do we love someone when we need love the most? We come to GOD, HE has all the love in the Universe for us. In fact, it is because of His great love that He created humanity, He wanted to love His created beings. We fill ourselves with GOD's love when we spend time with GOD through reading His word, worship, and being in His presence. We can always take GOD with us whenever we go, because He is everywhere anyway. GOD has also proven His deep love for us through His son Yeshua who died for us. When we have His love, we cannot hate others, we can not do wrong to others. When we are in GOD's love, there is nothing too hard that we can't ever do - this is the Power of Love - GOD's love.