STEEMCHURCH| God Wants To Give You His Power- Do You Desire It?

Dear Brethren of @steemchurch, blessings to Pastor @sirknight  and all the parishioners of blockchain. I wish to share with you all a very interesting topic titled "God Wants To Give You His Power- Do You Desire It" I want you to sit back read through and enjoy.  

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Samson was the original superhero - an ordinary man who received the supernatural power of the one true God, in order to bring hope and freedom to the people of God who were crushed under an oppressive government. 

You have probably been exposed to Samson's story many times, but I am very much convinced that when you read through this article post you would definitely learn one or two things that would change your life tremendously.   

SAMSON’S STORY IS BIGGER THAN LIFE, BUT IT CONTAINS WISDOM FOR US TODAY  

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In Samson's story, there are lessons about how we can also receive the power of God.

Here are 3 lessons from Samson about receiving God's power in our lives today:  

1. GOD CREATED YOU FOR A HIGHER PURPOSE  

In the book of the Bible Judges (Chapter 13-16) we meet Manoah and his wife, a couple who could not have children until God intervened in their situation. More than that, God specially placed their future son Samson, even before he was bound in the belly of his mother. 

Samson was chosen by God to deliver the people of God. Samson grew up and knew God's will for his life. His parents made sure he heard the story of how he was chosen by God before he was born His walking orders were made clear by the angel of the Lord who had visited his parents. Moreover, God gave him supernatural power, so Samson had everything he needed to deliver the people of God, Israel, from the oppressive hands of the Philistines (see Judges 13: 5).  

GOD HAS CHOOSEN YOU TOO  

God chose you and gave you a goal even before you were born. When God created heaven and earth, he knew that one day you could find yourself where you are. You are created in the image of God and you are made for a purpose. One of the most important things you can do is seek God's guidance on what your most important mission should be and how best you can do it.

"Be very careful how you live," warned Paul, "not as foolhardy as wise, using the best of every opportunity, because the days are bad, so do not be stupid, but understand the will of the Lord." Ephesians 5: 15-17 

2.  YOU NEED THE POWER OF GOD TO FULFILL YOUR CALLING  

Samson's story illustrates how God wants us to fulfill the call he has given us. Samson could only continue his mission if God gave him strength. He could not do anything without this power; he was completely unstoppable. 

The biblical message for us is that we can say with confidence to Paul,   

  "I can do all this through the one who gives me strength" (Philippians 4:13).   

Peter also reminds us that   

"His divine power has given us all that we need for a divine life by the knowledge of Him who has called us by His own glory and goodness" (2 Peter 1:3).  

Our real goal is not just to work from 9 to 5. God has a plan to use you in a unique way to build your kingdom. Have you already discovered this goal? If so, have you decided ways to work it out? How different would our lives, families, churches, and communities be if we walked with a greater sense of mission, with a firm faith in God's power to help us accomplish it?

Where in your life do you need a meeting with the power of God? Maybe it's for the way you keep your older children, or keep your partner in difficult circumstances. Perhaps you need the power of God to overcome adversity. Perhaps you need the power of God to walk in the direction of a dream he has put in your heart. Wherever you are, his strength is there to take it.

But be warned: When you discover what purpose God has for you and you put the power he wants to give you, there will also be people who will try to come against you.

3.  YOU WILL MEET OPPOSITION WHILE FULFILLING THE CALL OF GOD  

You probably know that Samson was confronted with all kinds of opposition when he tried to fulfill God's call. He was not only opposed by the Philistines, but sometimes by his compatriots and even by the woman he loved, Delilah.  

In the same way, if we want to honor God and obey his guidance in our lives, we will face opposition.     

Jesus said in John 15:20, "A servant is not greater than his master." If they persecute me, they will persecute you too. "A chapter later, Jesus says," In this world you will have problems. But take courage! I have conquered the world "(John 16:33).  

Jesus' warning is not that we might face opposition as we try to fulfill our divine callings- but that we will face it. Fortunately, he did not leave us alone. Continue to lean on me, he has transferred me in different ways and I will help you to cross it. Or, as he said in the Great Commission: "Certainly, I am always with you until the end of time."

So look for God's purpose for your life; count on his strength to help you accomplish it, trust his wisdom and permanent presence to overcome obstacles, and with his help you can walk into the supernatural power of the God who helped Samson.

You can win the battles that God has called you to win, and leave the legacy of God's worship that he wants you to leave.  

“The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:4-5  

Thanks for taking out time to read through this article, share your thoughts in the comment section below, till we meet again. 

REMAIN BLESSED