God’s power for you

Good morning everyone,

Our theme for this month: “God’s power for you and in you”

Our Bible verse for today: “He struck down the firstborn of Egypt, both people and animals. He sent signs and wonders against you, Egypt, against Pharoah and all his officials.” Psalm 135:8-9 (CSB)

Our thought for today: “God’s power for you”

In the first two devotionals in this series, we considered the awesome power of God as seen through creation. Not only is that power described for us on the pages of Scripture, but it is on visual display all around us. We can see it for ourselves. Therefore, it really isn’t necessary to spend any more time making the case that God is omnipotent (all-powerful). We all know that.

The more important point for us is what the awesome power of God means for us as individuals in our day-to-day lives. It’s one thing to know that God is powerful, it’s another thing to know that He uses that power for your personal benefit.

In Psalm 135 the psalmist is reminding us about the incident described in the early chapters of the book of Exodus. God’s people had been in captivity in Egypt for four hundred years. They were slaves and they were badly mistreated. But then God raised up Moses to go to them and to lead them out of captivity.

But Pharoah wasn’t cooperating. So, God used some of His awesome power (really only a smidgen of it) to convince Pharoah otherwise. You can read in Exodus chapters seven through eleven, and then thirteen and fourteen, about water turned to blood, frogs in the bed, gnats buzzing around everywhere, swarms of flies, dead livestock, boils, hail, locust, darkness, the death of the firstborn, the parting of the Red Sea, the destruction of the Egyptian army, water from a rock, manna and quail from heaven, a cloud to guide them by day, a pillar of fire at night, and so much more.

The point? God uses His massive power for the benefit of those who love and obey Him. That was true for them (the Israelites) and it is also true for us. What He did for them He also does for us. He may not afflict your boss with boils on his tush (as much as you might want Him to); and He might not part the Tennessee River to make it easier for you to cross; and you may not see a pillar of fire in the sky at night to guide you home; but God can and will and does use His power for your benefit in a thousand other ways.

Don’t believe me? Stay tuned and keep reading. We will spend the rest of the month considering the many ways in which He does exactly that.

God bless,
Pastor Jim

(If you like what you’re reading in these daily devotionals and if you would like more content from Oak Hill Baptist Church, join us on Sundays at 10:00 – in-person if you are nearby or, if you are geographically distant or if you just can’t make it, online at www.YouTube.com/@oakhillbaptistcrossville

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