"For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes...for in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith" (Romans 1:16-17, NASB).
Could it be that the reason we experience so little of the power of God is because we've embraced so little of His gospel? Or, could it be because we've not recognized what the power of God is given for? I'm not talking about "miracles, signs and wonders" power; I'm referring to the power to just live the gospel in the daily, mundane routine of life. However, perhaps the reason we see so little of the "signs and wonders" is for the same reason: we've embraced so little of the gospel.
The Good News of God, according to the verses above, is: 1) for salvation - not just getting man out of hell and into heaven (although that's wonderfully true), but in getting God out of Heaven and back into man; and 2) the righteousness of God being revealed. Where? In us. Through us. How? By faith; "from faith to faith".
The power of God is given primarily for the purpose of revealing His righteousness in us and through us, enabling us to live the gospel of the Kingdom here and now, to walk in the very likeness of Christ. May we all embrace all of the gospel and walk as He walks, revealing His righteousness. Amen.
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