The Power We Have Comes from God

Readings:
Job 34
II Corinthians 3:1-5

Focus:
II Corinthians 3:5: "There is no question of our having sufficient power in ourselves: we cannot claim anything as our own. The power we have comes from God."

Paul is speaking here of his power as a minister of the gospel. But it is also true of all good abilities that we have. When we do good things, it is God who enables us to do these things. Without him, we are unable to do them.

If we are able to accomplish a lot, and start thinking of ourselves as pretty special people, good in our own right, we may find ourselves suddenly unable to do what we could do before. God has a way of changing our abilities, so that we will see that we are relying on him, not on ourselves.

But when we acknowledge him as the source of our ability, then we find ourselves able to accomplish more and more. We cannot claim anything as our own. The ability we have comes from God. But it's exciting!