The work of God is not done in
our own strength. We need the superior power of God's Spirit (Zechariah
4:6). The power of the Spirit comes to us as the power of love, the
power of Christ, the power of the Gospel. This is the power that reaches
us and changes us. There is no power like the power of God's Spirit.
The power of God's Spirit does not come in an entirely supernatural way.
It comes to us through people:. "Zerubbabel's hands have laid the
foundation of this House, and his hands will finish it" (Zechariah 4:9).
It is the Lord who uses us in His service. We must never forget that
the real power comes from Him: "Then you will know that the Lord of
Armies has sent me to you" (Zechariah 4:9). This supernatural dimension
is at the heart of every real work of God. When we emphasize this
supernatural dimension. This something that we must never forget - if we
are to honour the Lord, truly and fully. God works through ordinary
people, who give themselves to Him, the extraordinary God. God is
looking for people who will say to Him, "Here am I, send me" (Isaiah
6:8).
We read about Elijah in his high-points of strength - the triumph over the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:36-39) - and his low-points of weakness - he is ready to give up: “I’ve had enough now, Lord” (1 Kings 19:4). How did Elijah get into such a mess? He forgot this: “The Lord’s power was on Elijah” (1 Kings 18:46). In all life’s ups and downs, we must hold on to this: The Lord has sent His Spirit of power to live in us (2 Timothy 1:7). How are we to live in the power of the Spirit? We need to feed on the Word of God and drink in the Word of God (1 Kings 17:4). We need to pray that the Lord will send His showers of blessing (1 Kings 17:14). We are to live our life “according to the Word of the Lord” (1 Kings 17:16). For our life of faith to be strong in the Lord, we need to listen attentively to the preaching of God’s Word (1 Kings 17:24).
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