DCLM Higher Everyday 4 February 2024 — Jesus’ Power, Super Power
Topic: Jesus’ Power, Super Power
Text — Matthew 17:14-20
14And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying,
16And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.
17Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.
18And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.
19Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?
20And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
Key Verse: “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father”
Message
A story was told of a little boy that accompanied his dad to minister in a revival programme. The father, the presiding pastor of a Pentecostal church, preached on faith. He declared to the congregants that all things were possible to the man of faith. On the way home, acting on the message the boy declared, that a hill by the road side be levelled. The father, either doubting his message or had forgotten what he preached, countered his son that it was not possible for the hill to be physically removed. But the faith of the son worked. Some people came the following day with bulldozers and levelled the hill to create a new road.
God works by faith. The fearful and unbelieving cannot enjoy and demonstrate Jesus’ super power. The power of Christ to heal, save and deliver is incontestable. He has given this power to the Church, including you. The early Church manifested it, so do many ministers of God today. Beloved, you are next in line, put on the whole armour of God and fight the good fight of faith.
Quote: This power, He has given to the Church
Challenge: No mountain can resist faith declaration.
Prayer for today: Lord, increase my faith in your promises.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
