Power to live

Your word is a lamp to my feet and light to my path. - Psalm 119:105
I am the true vine...Apart from me you can do nothing - Jesus

Understanding the Bible and knowing God's character and his will is a wonderful thing. But when it comes to living our lives, it is not enough.

In the past week there was so much struggle with fear, bitterness, and ugly thoughts in my mind all day. I know and understand sometimes what the correct way a Christian is supposed to think and act, but the power to do so isn't in me.

A good analogy I stole from Paul Washer is iron man. His suit of armour is very powerful, but he can't make it move with his body of flesh and blood. In the same way I can't live according to God's will without Christ.

This is a very hopeful truth. I long to be like saints of old such as Paul, not afraid of men, being able to boldly proclaim the gospel, and live rejoicing in Christ, counting all as loss, this seems very difficult, but not impossible. Paul is a man just like me, but he relied on Christ as the vine and source of power.

This is a great reminder to me that Christianity is not about knowledge, understanding, wisdom, although these things are good. But a person, man and God Jesus Christ.