"Perfect Power"

"He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the LORD is gracious and full of compassion." (Psalms 111:4)

So, about that testing in a trial; you might have heard it said, "God won't give you more than you can handle," but is that so? I find that it is pretty much the opposite when it comes to trusting in God. If we could handle it on our own, then why would we need His help? Think about it, and consider what it is that a statement like might suggest. I know where that statement comes from, but I do believe that the application is wrong. In 1 Corinthians 10:13, Paul is speaking about temptation, as in, what happens when a child of God is overtaken by temptation to sin. Whenever a child of God is faced with temptation, God, by the power of the Holy Spirit living within us, and many certain God ordained circumstances, will provide an escape for our temptation; a way for us to resist or run away. Does that mean that we will? That totally depends on us, and whether or not we want to be overtaken! If it is our desire to be overtaken by that sin, whatever that sin might be, then we will most likely ignore all the warnings and climb over all the barriers; even if God locks the door, we will try every trick in the book to get that door open, if that sin is our desire. No, dealing with trials and even taking on tasks that the Lord might give us, they require us to be dependent upon God's power, not our own. A good case in point is the way God delivered the children of Israel using Moses. It was not Moses that delivered the children of Israel, it was God. Moses was simply a vessel that God used; he was simply willing, all be it hesitant, to go to Pharaoh and ask him to let God's people go. Without God's help, it never would have happened, no matter how much Moses tried or how much power he might have had to yield. The Bible clearly says, "I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians." (Exodus 6:6) What I do believe God will do, is that He will increase our faith in Him. Whatever that might look like to you, it is what God does to help us put more trust in Him. Here is a good illustration of that, in the situation of Peter walking on the water. Regardless of what they might say about Peter, whether he took his eyes off the Lord or not, he was the only disciple to walk on the water; even if it was only for a very short walk, it was powerful and I am sure he never forgot the experience. But, in that experience, one phrase rings out loud and clear: "Lord, save me"...

"Yes, Adam's one sin brings condemnation for everyone, but Christ's one act of righteousness brings a right relationship with God and new life for everyone. Because one person disobeyed God, many became sinners. But because one other person obeyed God, many will be made righteous. God's law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God's wonderful grace became more abundant. So just as sin ruled over all people and brought them to death, now God's wonderful grace rules instead, giving us right standing with God and resulting in eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord." (Romans 5:18-21) NLT