I am preaching later today about the POWER of God. Especially as He has made it available to us!

And, as the Lord would have it, my morning Bible reading has led me to Psalm 77. Where, in its 14th verse, it records these words: “Thou art the God that doest wonders: Thou hast declared Thy strength among the people.”

That noun “wonders” (spelled “pele” in Hebrew, pronounced peh’-leh) basically means “miracles!” More precisely, “hard things!”

The verb “doest” is “asah” (ah’-sah) and here means “to do or make” something constantly, repeatedly, nearly incessantly!

It is God’s Nature to do hard things!

God is so “strong” (in Hebrew “oz,” pronounced as “oze”) that He “declares” (“yada”) His Strength among His people!

Grammatically speaking, God “causes His Power/Strength” to be “declared” (made known) among His people!

Why, He even invites us to pray for such “hard things!” In Jeremiah 33:3, for one place. “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.”

Sounds like one of God’s very Attributes then … is His STRENGTH!

Actually … “to be strong in battle, to prevail!”

God is perennially the Victor!

So much that he even “advertises” it! He “declares” it!

But the New Testament goes even further than this glorious verse, does, further than it can.

God offers this very Strength to you and me!

Philippians 4:13 presents us an example: “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” Where “strengtheneth” means the dear Lord puts His Power “within” us!

The suffering saints of Hebrews 11:34, the martyrs … “out of weakness were made strong.” That’s the verb Paul just used … “to be empowered” (literally in-powered) by the Lord Himself!

Wow!

Sounds like there is just no need for us Christians to pursue powerless lives!

In 1 Timothy 1:12 the Apostle Paul uses this “empowered” verb to mean “made able!”

Yes, we are able … through the “dynamite Power” (the Greek word) of the Lord Jesus Christ!

Amen!

— Dr. Mike Bagwell

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