We always make coffee when having a booth at rallies. CMA is
well known for its “coffee ministry”. We met a biker at a rest stop who said he
tells folks, “If you’re having problems or anything just go by the CMA booth
and get some coffee. They’ll help you.”
The CMA crew got out the tracts and the coins and the prayer
box. They set up the coffee, both the big pot and the little one. It’s just
easier to make quick cups of coffee and serve them in the big pot. After
plugging everything in and getting the first big pot perking we began to make a
small pot. The surge protector kept flipping the switch. We kept turning it
back on and still after just a minute or two it would go off again. We were
getting frustrated because we didn’t know what the problem was.
About that time one of the guys came up and followed the
extension cord to where it was plugged in behind us. He came back and told us
that there were too many extension cords pulling power from that small plug in.
We would need to be plugged in to a greater power source to keep that from
happening anymore. So we rounded up more
extension cords and he plugged it into a dedicated plug that nothing else was
connected to. Sure enough, once plugged into a greater source, everything
worked fine.
There are many sources of power in this world. We have
education, employment, friendship, marriage, hobbies and more. Each of these
things will give us some power for emotional and physical needs to be met. The
problem with these lesser sources is they don’t always work. Sometimes they
lose their power, and we lose our power as well. If our source is found in
people, places, finances, things or fun we will eventually run out of juice.
But when our lives are directly connected to the main supply
of power, we can live fully alive and charged up for whatever life brings us.
We have better marriages because the source is God. We have greater fulfillment
because we are connected to Him first and foremost. Other sources are fine in
their place, but giving God first place for all of our life’s needs will lead
to more power, more wisdom and more fruit for His kingdom. It may take some
maneuvering to get to the direct Source, the Lord, but it’s worth the trouble.
If you need to move things around and reconnect, then do so, for your greatest
fulfillment is found in God alone!
Have you been feeling a little weak in spirit and faith?
You’ve tried self-help books, friendships, church and more. Still the lack of
power is showing in your heart and mind.
You’re lagging in zeal and the gifts and fruits are just not able to
operate fully in your life. Won’t you take a moment and see how your connection
to the Lord is working? It may be that you’ve not stayed directly joined to the
True Source of All Power for Godly living. Other sources may lag or fail
altogether but God as Your Source will always provide.
Oh beloved, you can more than survive, you can thrive fully
alive! Connect this morning to the One Who never turns you down, never weakens
His link, never turns off the power and never unplugs your heart or mind. He
says to you this morning, I Love you and because I love you I will never turn
you away. My Power is always available, perfected in weakness and fills you
with inner strength. The power I provide will keep you connected to grace and
peace and joy, along with everything else you need for life in Me! My power will keep you moving forward in
faith, shining the light of My glory and warming your heart always, no matter
what else is going on.
Ephesians 3:16 I pray that from His glorious, unlimited
resources He will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit.
Zechariah 10:12 “By My power I will make My people strong,
and by My authority they will go wherever they wish. I, the Lord, have spoken!”
Romans 15:13 I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill
you completely with joy and peace because you trust in Him. Then you will
overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.
1 Corinthians 4:20 For the Kingdom of God is not just a lot
of talk; it is living by God’s power.
