UNENDING POWER.

Going back to the days of the old and new testament, we all discovered that we had enough people who stood out and did exploits in God`s name. But nowadays, it is observed that it is hard to see people manifest this even though it is much easier to do so now. In this world which we are now, many are subjected to what comes their ways. They are either maneuvered and mesmerized. Instead of controlling situations, situations tend to control them. We see many suffering and trying to find a way out but all to no avail. Many are in bondage seeking freedom but they can`t be free. We see kings operating as servants and they are satisfied because they don`t know their rights whereas in the Bible days, we see men that controlled situations and manipulated things to their advantage. This is simply because they knew how to access the power of God. Many of us in this generation love to be spoon-fed and we don`t want to learn how to use spoon to eat and this has resulted in their inability to use God`s power. Let us look at majority of people in one problem or the other. They always run out for solution to their problems by going to meet people that they believe can access God`s power. In the process, they run into wrong hands that add to their problems. There is a saying that if a fisherman gives a fish, it can`t be compared to him teaching you how to catch a fish because if he continues to give you, you will always be limited to what he gives you but if you know how to catch it, you can proceed to catch them at any point in time. I want to affirm that God`s power is available and unending but few people make use of it. May be I should tell you about His power. Psalm 29 vs 3-10 was talking about His voice being powerful. In 1st kings 18 vs 46, the hand of God was upon Elijah and God made him to do and undo. The hand of the Lord upon Ezekiel made him to see beyond the physical. He is powerful. With His power, He can construct and with His power, He can also destroy. He can make and break with His power. As powerful as He is, no one can access all the power as we can only access a small part. Let us briefly look at some people that utilized the power of God to their advantage in the Bible. Joshua was a man that was given a mantle of leadership to lead Israel to the promised land after the exit of Moses. He could not achieve this without obtaining and moving in the power of God. He need to conquer a lot of cities before reaching the desired place...hence, he used God`s power to his own advantage. He used it to divide the river Jordan for the Israelites to pass and he also used it to do what could not be done before by making the sun and the moon to stand still while they were fighting. Now tell me how many people you have seen doing such in this dispensation. I must confess that I hardly see any individual perform this feat even though we are in a better covenant. Another man that I must talk about is Elijah...A man that really exploited God`s power and manipulated it to his own advantage. For example, Elijah single-handedly commanded that there should be no rain in the land and there was no rain until he reversed it using the power of God. Elijah also battled the prophets of Baal in a contest whereby he commanded fire to consume the sacrifice that he prepared and the prophets of Baal could do nothing. This was not ordinary but duly what he has received from God. That was why he told Elisah, his servant that what he asked from him was hard when Elijah was demanding a double portion of his anointing. He told him to work for it. All the manipulation he did was simply to glorify God and to make a statement that there is no god besides our God. It is high time we told people via God`s power that we serve a living God. What can be done to receive God`s power in our lives? We must first receive the Holy Spirit. Power came to the disciples when the Holy Spirit came upon them. Prior to that time, they lacked power. Jesus was anointed with the Holy Spirit and power and He went about doing good. We must learn how to pray fervently. One secret to Elijah`s success was as a result of his prayers. He always settle everything in his closet before declaring his authority. Jesus Christ also was always separating himself to receive power to heal and to perform wondrous works. Now that we have the authority in Christ that in His name, we can command anything because authority has been given to us both in Heaven and on earth. We must believe that God is able to do anything. One thing that I know about people that doubt easily is that doubt can reduce the power of God. Look at Jesus...when He went to his home town, He was not able to perform great works there because of the unbelief of the people. Look at Peter when he was walking on the sea, he began to drown at the moment he began to doubt thereby limiting the power of God. This explains the reason why many who run to men of God for help tend not to receive solution to their problems because as you doubt, you limit the power of God in men of God`s hands to solve the problem. We need to activate the power of praise and thanksgiving because once you start praising God, you invoke the power of God from Heaven and it comes down to change situations and thanksgiving is an act that will encourage God to endue you with power. Another key is instruction...In order to maintain the power of God, you need to follow His laid down rules. In judges 5 vs 17, Samson...a powerful man from birth was born to fight Israel but due to his disobedience, he ended up being destroyed with those he was to fight. The vital key is the word of God which is very powerful. It is the word that invokes the spoken word of God. Daily meditation on the word of God will make you know God and His power thereby knowing what to do to obtain His power. One thing that I know that we need in this generation is revival. We need to start accessing the power of God using this basic key above. We need to change our mentality and mindset so as to obtain the real power...the power that will make you control every situation. Briefly, some of the benefits of God`s power is (1). It transforms the soul (salvation). When Saul(Paul) was to change from a terrorist to an Apostle, it brought about healing. When Jesus was on the face of the earth, He was able to do a lot of miracles by the virtue of His power. (2). It makes you to have wealth. Do you desire to be rich? It is God that gives power to make wealth. (3). It gives boldness-Peter and all the disciples became bold when they received power but prior to that time, they were timid. (4). It makes you to control situations by destroying your enemies and making the devil useless. In summary, God`s power is unending and it will take eternity for us to explore the totality of it. Let us learn to tap into it and if you feel you have the power, don`t stop there because more are still yet to be discovered and in case you don`t know, now you know that God wants us to be independent in using His power.