Tuesday, August 16, 2005

Looking for more power

Major Chick Yuill said something at TYI that really struck a cord with many people. He said this: "Live your life in such a way that it will leave people no other choice but to believe that there is a God."

I have been wondering since then what that would look like. What would I need to do to live that statement out? A couple of things come to mind.

First, I must have some focus on those who do not believe that there is already a God. OK, that works. Falls right in line with the Founder when he said, "When an officer receives an appointment from headquarters, it is not contemplated that he shall deal merely with those who are already enrolled in our ranks, or with those who may be induced to come inside them; but it is intended that he shall be an apostle of the gospel to all those who live around."

Next, my walk must look out of the ordinary. It can't just blend in (like it does now). Can I go as far as to say that it might even look strange and even foolish? Wasn't it Joe the Turk who said, "I'm a fool for Jesus. Whose fool are ?" It was Paul who said, "When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or superior wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God." What then did he come with? "My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirits power, so that your faith might not rest on men's wisdom, but on God's power." And again later on: "For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power."

That is the big thing I am lacking. Looking for more godly power. Healing power, praying power, miracle power, tongues power, dead raising power.

Let's ask for it, in His name, in faith believing.