in God’s Word for which the above verse
is the evidence. We need God’s word every day just the same way we need food
every day for our survival. God expresses
Himself very explicitly in the above verse
that He wants man to live a life full of
miracles. God exists in the word form to
empower man to live a powerful life. The
Church failed to see the revelation power
which the Word held and saw it as a mere
book. Even those who observe the Power
in God’s Word read 1 or 2 chapters a day.
The sad part is that, it doesn’t fetch us
anything if we only read the word doing
nothing about it. Feeding on the word is
the solution. Let us now see the steps involved in to receive this amazing power.
1 Corinthians 2:4, 5 – And my speech
and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but
in demonstration of the Spirit and
of power: That your faith should not
stand in the wisdom of men, but in the
power of God.
Every believer who has the Holy Spirit in
him, should also have the power working in him otherwise the Faith is in vain.
This faith does not rely on the wisdom
of man but on the Power of God. This
power should be vividly evident in our
teachings and our words which are the
primary characteristics of people who
have Christ dwelling in them. All the
teachings would be futile, if we fail to
display the Power of God.
No matter which profession a person
is in, he is in it to earn his livelihood
and to satisfy his hunger. But the Word
of God clearly says that man’s survival is based on God’s Word and not on
anything else. Ever since man manipulated this, he lived as an unbeliever
and saved up everything in fear of his
security. But when God promises us we
will live in abundance for generations
to come. We will find this truth only
The Power of the Holy Spirit precisely
differentiates the people who believe in
Jesus Christ and those who do not. We
as a church should ask God to bestow
His Power on us. God wants us to have
power and to live in power for every
word that we speak. When the believer
speaks, things should happen. And there
should be no doubt about it. If a believer
prophecies that his debts be cancelled,
then it should be done. Now, we shall
also see how we can grow in this area.
If we are to progress, we need to have a
vision. Lack of a vision leads to destruc-
tion. Those who would like to possess
this power of God need to have love.
They have to operate and grow in love,
only then, will God bless them with this
immeasurable power. If God’s power is
separated from God’s word then it becomes a mere powerless book.
1 Corinthians 1:17-21 – For Christ
sent me not to baptize, but to preach
the gospel: not with wisdom of words,
lest the cross of Christ should be made
of none effect. For the preaching of the
cross is to them that perish foolishness;
but unto us which are saved it is the
power of God. For it is written, I will
destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will
bring to nothing the understanding of
the prudent. Where is the wise? Where
is the scribe? Where is the disputer of
this world? Hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For after
that in the wisdom of God the world by
wisdom knew not God, it pleased God
by the foolishness of preaching to save
them that believe.
What is the meaning of preaching the
gospel without using the true words of
God? Assigning ourselves with the sign
of the cross does not empower us. But
only showing the power of the cross in
ourselves is the true gospel. The people
who demonstrate this power are the ones
who possess Christ and they are the ones
who bear witness for Christ.
The Power of the cross destroys the wisdom of the wise and nullifies the understanding of the prudent. This means that
any person’s wisdom becomes futile if he
considers himself wise. According to this
verse, we must not boast in our wisdom
but only in the Power of the Word. The
Cross is enriched with Power. We nee