June 29 Edify Devotional

Today’s Devotional Theme      God's Incomparably Great Power   Daily Scripture Ephesians 1:18-20 “That you may know His incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of His mighty strength which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead!” Encouragement  In November 2015, I was privileged to preach the gospel at a crusade in Punabaras, Nepal, before a crowd of 5,000+ people; most of whom prayed to receive Jesus into their lives. In addition, for most of them, this was the first time they had heard the gospel message. My life has been dramatically changed by a part of the gospel that I preached about the resurrection of Jesus. It made a familiar story come alive to me. It states as follows: “His friends took His body off the cross and laid it in a tomb… He laid there dead for 3 days. He was as dead as any man you have ever seen is dead, but GOD was about to show the whole world that Jesus was not just a holy man, a teacher, a miracle worker and a prophet. Some say He was a good man and a prophet, but not the Son of God, but GOD proved they are wrong! After three days of laying dead, the power of the Creator of the Universe came into the lifeless body of Jesus Christ, and He rose from the dead, stood up in that tomb, and walked out alive! Hallelujah!!” When I finished preaching that portion of the gospel, the people began clapping and cheering! Take Action! How long has it been since you cheered when someone spoke about the resurrection of Jesus? GOD wants our human minds to grasp the “incomparably great power which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead”! That body was dead and lifeless. It had been in the tomb for 3 days. The power that entered that dead lifeless body was so strong that Jesus walked out alive! In Ephesians 1:19, Paul prays for us as believers to know God’s incomparably great resurrection power. In Ephesians 3:16, Paul also prays that “He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man”. Come into His Presence Father God, today we take the promises of God as ours. We step out in faith and trust You. Prove the doubt and unbelief of the world wrong through us. In Jesus' name, amen. Judy Swindle Teacher & Mentor Email Judy

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