Power Tools

Feel the power beneath your hands!

I love to just go into Home Depot or Lowes and walk down the power tool aisle. For some reason it makes me feel more at ease when I am able to hold one of these power tools (see pic). I walk down the aisle and under my breath I let out a huge MAN ROAR!! (For those of you who do not know what I am talking about, go watch Home Improvement!)

These power tools can do a lot of good. If you need a 4 inch screw drilled through a two boards to join them together, this is your tool. Or if you need to cut through a piece of ply wood, you probably want to get a circular saw instead of just a handheld saw. It saves a lot of time and effort. There is power behind those tools. These tools usually make loud noise to let everyone know that you are using them. (And to make men feel more macho!!)

The Apostle Paul in writing to Corinth in his second letter states "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness" in chapter 12 verse 9.

WHAT??? God's power is made perfect in weakness!! God showed His power in the Old Testament when He parted the Red Sea or caused the walls to fall in Jericho with Joshua. Those are powerful moments in the Old Testament. Those events definitely are not signs of weakness. So what else does God's power need to be made complete?

Paul was talking in 2 Corinthians about his "thorn in the flesh". His thorn made him humble. It made him rely on God. He said to keep him from being conceited or selfish. Paul was able to do miracles and evangelize to all parts of the Asia Minor because of the power he had? No!! Paul was able to do anything because of GOD'S power. Joshua was able to defeat Jericho because of God. Moses parted the Red Sea because of God. We are able to walk and live on this earth because of God. When you go to the weightroom to lift a certain amount of weight, it is because of God. And when we believe in that and live our life that way, there is POWER!! Power that no drill or saw or Tim the Toolman can match. Power we recieve from God, is when we have humble, servant hearts. If we want God's power in our lives, we must be willing to confess our weakness. "For when [we] are weak [we] are strong."

Live it,

BB