By Marvin Ferguson
My
high school physics class was a challenge. Why? Perhaps it's because tinkering
in a lab with pulleys on a robe, blocks of wood on a plank, or watching wheels
turn, just didn't interest me.
Theoretically
power is the ability to do work. But at sixteen years of age who cared?
On
July 5th the Atlanta Braves hit four home runs in a baseball game against the
Chicago Cubs at Turner Field. The fans went crazy. And yes, it was more power
at the plate.
Then
there is that famous hymn: There's power
in the blood; power in the blood; power in the blood... That's a powerful
statement. In the blood of Jesus Christ our sins are forgiven. The power of
salvation is in the blood.
Today,
as I brain storm the word power lots of things cross my mind. We use power,
mentally and physically, in everything we do. I just never thought about it as
work. And surely, as long as there is life on this earth, power will always
have some significance.
When I was a kid, I loved singing There's Power in Blood. I would really punch the word "power." :) Thanks for the good memory.
ReplyDeleteThank you Marie. Just like you when I was a kid in grown up church, we didn't go to junior church back then,we sang "There is power in the blood..." just about every other Sunday. And I would stare at all the adult faces as they emphasized the word power in their expressions.Then i would get my hands slapped because i was staring at all the people. But it was fun after the pain wore off.
DeleteI used to feel terrified at the thought of God's omnipotent power, because the word, power, alone does not tell us of His heart.
ReplyDeleteIt tells us of His ability. I'm so thankful that the One who has all power - has chosen to use His power to show His love.
There is power in the Blood and there is unimaginable love in the precious Blood of Jesus CHrist.
- Helen Knueven
Thank you Helen. Your comments are so well put. Thank goodness that God's power is overflowing with a consistent, over flowing agape love toward all humanity.
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