True Power
Yesterday our nation was hit by a devasting winter storm that crossed over 2000 miles. Chicago, and most of Illinois, was pummeled by a blizzard of snow. My community of Oxford, Ohio, was not immune either. Ice poured down most of the day and into the night forming a thick coat of slickness on everything including trees and powerlines. About 2 am I woke to the sounds of branches and ice falling heavily on to our roof. Not long after the power went out. I sat in bed thinking about my wife and children and worried about when the power would come back. I worried about warmth and food in the refrigerator. I prayed for God to allow us to have this natural power back in our home on which we were so dependent. But as I did so, He brought to my mind a verse we have been studying in the newest sermon series in Acts 1, v.8 which says “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you..” I realized just as I can often take for granted the natural power in my home so to can I forget the need for the power of the Holy Spirit. We want our homes to be filled with the natural power to function properly but as Christians we need to be filled with the power of the Holy Spirit to function properly as Christians. Are you filled with the power of the Holy Spirit?
