The prophet Micah exclaims; "But truly I am full of *power by the Spirit of the LORD, And of justice and might, To declare to Jacob his transgression And to Israel his sin." Micah 3:8
*Heb 'Koach' used of a) human, angelic, God's power and animal strength. b) strength that produces i.e. wealth, fruit of the soil. From an unused root word to be 'firm' in regards to virile strength.
Our great need in life & ministry is POWER! The world is desperate to come with a clean, renewable, inexhaustible power supply; much funding and effort has been directed to fusion technology (the Sun's power source) as a way to meet the growing power demand. Micah has tapped into God's Spirit as it rests upon him to energize his prophetic ministry. I notice that Micah is 'full' - I regularly have to recharge my iphone, as regular usage tends to drain its battery. I must also get regular sleep and rest as ministry demands drain my personal resources. The prophet is 'fully charged' in his being to fulfill his ministry demands. We have the indwelling Spirit of God to 'quicken' us in all that we must be & do for God. Are you drawing from this inexhaustible spiritual 'fusion' supply? Note to Self: Must pray, allow Spirit to quicken me - & find my 'plug-in' point with God.
1 Cor 4:20 "For the Kingdom of God is not in word, but in power." Paul was chastising those religious prigs who resisted his ministry with disputes over aspects of the law and petty issues presenting themselves as 'experts' & seeking to assert a 'superiority' over Paul's ministry. The Apostle clears away the junk in the yard to expose the real issue: Ministry validity is not based on education, rhetoric ability, theological accuracy, all though these are all good attributes - God validates his ministers with endowment & demonstration of divine power. Do I evidence a transformed life? Do I have a dimension of Power in/through my ministry? Can you point to one life transformed for eternity? The religious say 'show us your credentials' Paul says 'Show me your power!'
Back to Micah, 'Koach' - power to produce results - I like that! results for who? Power for powers sake is often squandered on self and used to further inflate our already swollen egos. If you seek power for your own ends you clearly demonstrate how dis-empowered you actually are. Power from God is 'granted' to help you personally overcome your weakness & human deficit so you can walk as a son/daughter of God - and 'bestowed' to you as a minister/leader to bring divine help to others. If your 'need' for power/control/influence is a selfish one - i.e. filling a 'identity' need - it will elude you. They only truly own power who least need it for themselves - ironically they are the ones who can be truly trusted with it! If your sincere prayer is "Oh God empower me to meet the overwhelming needs of others around me" - then you are ready for the spirits power.
If we want to be leaders of influence we need to be full of God's power, primarily for others sake.
Go and be powerful this week! Ps Rhett
Next week Fourth 'P' = Presence
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