WHAT GOD CAN DO

WHAT GOD CAN DO

"Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you
faultless
Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy, To God our
Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power,
Both now and forever. Amen." (Jude 24-25)

While the power of God is unlimited, His power never operates
outside of His moral character or His perfect will. That is why there
are some things God simply will not do. But there are many things God
will do for us that we don't have the power to do for ourselves. These
are the things that bring the greatest joy to our hearts. Let's praise
God for some of them.
God is powerful enough to provide for us more than we ask. Ephesians
3:20-21, "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
glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and
ever. Amen." While we often think in terms of asking too much of Him,
He often thinks of us in terms of asking too little. If we ask in His
will, He is able to super-abound in our behalf.
God is powerful enough to preserve us strong in His salvation. John
10:28-29, "And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish;
neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has
given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them
out of My Father's hand." Many people struggle with their own security
because they have an inappropriate view of salvation.
Salvation is not God reaching out of heaven and our grabbing His hand,
holding on for dear life. In fact, it's more like God reaching out of
heaven and holding onto to us with His omnipotent grasp. We are only as
safe as He is strong. That's why He is powerful enough to preserve us
strong in His salvation.
God is powerful enough to present us blameless. It has always been
God's goal to make us blameless. Ephesians 1:4 says He chose us before
the foundation of the world "that we should be holy and without blame
before Him."
Read those delightful verses of Jude 24-25 and praise God that He can do
things for you that you can't do for yourself. Spend some time in
praise of God's omnipotent hand. Without it, where would you be?

Dr. Woodrow Kroll

Scripture Reading: Daniel 1-2; 1 John 4

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Great quote: Let's approach Christmas with an expectant hush, rather
than a last-minute rush.