Not By Our Own Power
Good morning Immanuel. Today we can rejoice that His power is displayed through our weakness.
And when Peter saw it he addressed the people: “Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we have made him walk? (Acts 3:12)
It’s a daily fight to resist living for human approval, but the freedom we all want to experience lies on the other side of accepting that our own personal glory is not the point of the story. The glorious grace of Jesus is the point of the story. We find our glory in that we are recipients of His fullness. This is the logic of joy.
Acts 3 is an excellent reminder of this. If any men on planet earth could wow us with power and piety, it would have been the Apostles, yet they were set free by the logic of joy. The power and grace of Jesus were so real to them that they refused to be the center of attention. The Apostles embraced the truth about themselves and the truth about Jesus by getting out of the way so others could see the mercy of the risen Jesus. Who is the risen Jesus? The one who gives strength to the weak, life to the dead, and hope to the hopeless!
Beloved, we don’t bring personal greatness or wisdom to the table. Praise God! We are lame men walking by the mercy of Jesus. Today we can rejoice that His power is displayed through our weakness, and His grace is sufficient for us.
Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness! (Psalm 115:1)
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