Theme: We’ve Got the Power

In the movie “Bruce Almighty” news reporter Bruce Nolan (Jim Carrey), frustrated with his life, challenges God and throws the blame for his problems in God’s direction. God, played by Morgan Freeman, responds by giving Bruce all of His powers. Seemingly a great gift, Bruce really has no idea how to use the power he has been given.

While a silly premise, it made me wonder how much power each one of us possess already. As it turns out quite a bit. But like Bruce, we likely have no idea how to best harness that power.

Power #1: Power over the flesh. We face several temptations in this area. Desire for alcohol or drugs, excessive food, laziness all fall in this category. From where does our power to battle this come? In Galatians 5:16 we can read, “But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.”

Power #2: Power over the World. This goes to our theme from a couple of weeks ago (PRIDE). We can get hung up on our earthy achievements or the things we can possess due to our earthly (monetary) success. Our counter? 1 John 5:4 “For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith.”

Power #3: Power over the Devil. Satan has a singular purpose. That is to destroy us usually by distracting us from obeying God. What is our defense? James 4:7 “Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”

Unlike Bruce, we don’t need to challenge God to receive the gift of His power. We already possess it, written in His Word. When faced with various challenges you need to look no further than the Bible for guidance and a way to overcome whatever challenge is before us.

Have a GREAT Week!

Adapted from True Competitor by Dan Britton and Jimmy Page