Power of Being Powered UP!

Key Scripture:  “Now to HIm who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be the glory in the church in Jesus.”  Ephesians 3:20

Power Point:

Are you powered UP! for a miracle?

Are you powered UP with the presence of God?

Are you powered UP with joy?

Are you powered UP! with amazing?

Where is your power coming from today?  Is it your will power , or your “gut-strength”  or your limited understanding of what “the power is that works in you”?  Then you are probably not powered UP! for abundance today.

God gets a really bad reputation from people who never dig deeper into Who He wants to be for them and What He intends for them.  They stop at the forgiveness of the cross and refuse to realize that there was a whole incredible lifetime of abundance waiting in the wings. If you study the book of Ephesians you will hear the cry of Paul’s heart as he tries to express the glorious things that Jesus has done for us. When you think about it, Paul had a lot of strength in his own right.  He had a lot of knowledge about God and was a well-respected teacher of the law. Then one day, on a trip to Damascus He really met Jesus up close and personal. Ephesians is the result of Paul going from death to life, from knowledge to wisdom, from darkness to Light and from the natural to the supernatural.

When Christ is allowed to pour His life into our hearts, we become rooted and grounded in who He is for us. We begin to get an inkling of the love and compassion, the mercy and the extravagant goodness of God for us.  Based on that foundation we open our hearts to understand more about Him and then the power of God is able to do exceedingly, above and beyond all that we could ever ask, think or dream up on our own. Way beyond.  It’s when we seek God, and believe Him when He says that the power can “work” in us. The word “works” is one of the four words for “energy” in the New Testament. It describes active operation of the power of God or that power being allowed to work with such energy in us that the results are supernatural and God gets the glory, because, or course, when God shows up it is always amazing!

You can get powered UP! by diving into the Truth that sets you free and not ever coming up for air. You can get powered UP! by moving out the “old” thoughts and launching into “the mind of Christ”. I think you can see that He never had a problem with the “power working in Him.” He was “empowered” and “in power” every day of His life. So was Paul. They believed God would do what HE said and did not listen to everyone else who believed that He wouldn’t.

You have the same ability to choose life that they did my friends. So do I. One of the big sellers today are “energy drinks”. Everyone needs more energy to live their busy lives. Isn’t it wonderful that your “energy” for an abundant life is perfectly “free” for you today? You don’t have to stand in line and spend your hard earned money for it, it is free for the asking. You already have the power in you. Are you powered UP! for amazing?

Power Thought:

You have the strength, power, and ability to bring heaven to earth today.  How's it working for you?