13 October 2023 - God’s power

God’s power can change people. Moses changed from a murderer to a leader, David from a shepherd to a king, Saul from a persecutor of Jesus followers to a devout follower of Christ, named Paul.

God is the same forever, He has never and will never change. Malachi 3:6(NLT) I am the Lord, and I do not change.

Hebrews 13:8(NLT) Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

God can save you from a blazing furnace. Daniel 3:17(NLT) If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God whom we serve is able to save us. He will rescue us from your power, Your Majesty, …

God can save you from a lion’s den. Daniel 6:20(NLT) When he got there, he called out in anguish, “Daniel, servant of the living God! Was your God, whom you serve so faithfully, able to rescue you from the lions?”

God can provide in all you need by His power. 2 Corinthians 9:8(NLT) And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others.

Many of us know God as Father. He cares, directs, and disciplines us. We know Him as our Shepherd who meets our needs and guides us in life’s affairs. But very few know God as El Shaddai - God Almighty. The word depicts God’s strength and power to accomplish impossible things. El is the Hebrew word for God, but there is some debate over the word Shaddai. Some scholars say it comes from a word meaning mountain - again representing God’s strength. Others say it comes from a word meaning breast - where a child receives nourishment. Either way, it ultimately refers to: the all-powerful and all-sufficient God who can do anything and meet any need.

2 Chronicles 16:9(NET) Certainly the LORD watches the whole earth carefully and is ready to strengthen those who are devoted to him.

Romans 8:31-32(NET) What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? Indeed, he who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all - how will he not also, along with him, freely give us all things?

God’s power created the heavens and the earth. When He said: Let there be light! the light came to the earth, and He created day and night. God parted the Red Sea; He made the walls of Jericho fall without a single blow. Even the sun and the moon must stand still at His command.

Isaiah 40:28–29(NKJV) Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak, and to those who have no might He increases strength.

God is infinitely great.