"Proof of the Truth" -2

"The LORD shall send the rod of thy strength out of Zion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies." (Psalms 110:2)

 Besides all that He does, there is power in the things He does not do; as crazy as that might sound, it is amazing to even think about how it works. Take what happen to Jesus in those last few hours, those hours before He said, "It is finished." Don't you think that in those last few hours that there was silence in heaven? I am sure of it; that the Father and all the host of heaven were silent and gazing down in amazement. Here is a perfect picture of the second part of this verse; this is how the Lord gets it done, like the Champion that He is, without a word or even a fight. What amazing power was put on display, with the Lord doing nothing at all but surrendering His life to be sacrificed. Okay, so He did do something after all; because to do nothing was something that took a lot of strength and control. Imagine if that was you, having the power to stop all of that, yet letting it all happen, anyway, without a fight. There are many examples of this kind of power throughout the Bible; but none so drastic and profound. Isn't this a good example for us to witness? I mean, if you really want to see the power of God at work in your life, then don't do anything but surrender and be still. I can't help but think of Joseph and all that he went through for all those years in prison. Do you think he might have wondered what was up? Yet the power that was yielded by just him yielding and letting God do all the work. Even the things that we do wrong, big things, like Abraham having a child though Hagar. That was a pretty big mistake to not wait on the LORD; but the LORD used that mistake to save the whole people of Israel. It was descendants of Ishmael that took Joseph to Egypt; they were the ones that just happened by when his brothers were going to leave him in a pit to die. But this is how the LORD works! You break it, you burn it up, you destroy it; no matter what you might do, God fixes it and makes it all new. No worries, that is what I want my testimony to be. When it all seems to be caving in all around me, I want that to be my reaction...

"Jesus came and told his disciples, "I have been given all authority in heaven and on earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age."" (Matthew 28:18-20) NLT