POWER
Dear beloved congregation, I bring you reassurance today - you are not traversing your journey alone. As you grapple with tribulations, question how you'll achieve your dreams, hold firmly to the understanding that our God is a God of abundant provision.
He meticulously crafts divine encounters, situates you perfectly where you need to be, exactly when you need to be there. He is the grand composer of divine surprises, orchestrating events that surpass our wildest imaginations. Our God is one who not only meets expectations, but astoundingly exceeds them.
However, my dear friends, remember the words of James, "faith without works is dead". As you step out in faith, doing your part, He will act. Our God is a partner in our endeavors, working in harmonious concert with our efforts, our actions.
He is self-sufficient, doesn’t require us to complete His work, yet in His benevolent wisdom, He needs us to participate in His divine plan, to experience His awesome power, to witness the magnificence of His glory firsthand.
When you've done all that is humanly possible, when you've reached the end of your strength, that's precisely where His power begins. And in that moment of surrender, you'll witness Him performing miracles, doing what only He can do.
He'll transmute your trials into triumphs, convert your obstacles into opportunities, and transform your dreams into vibrant realities.
And in this miraculous metamorphosis lies the true POWER of faith coupled with action. By sharing in God's work, we become co-authors of our destiny, living testimonies of His unending grace.
This, dear friends, is the ultimate truth. Stand strong in it, live by it, and see His power manifest in your lives. Amen. - Pastor James Blake