The Power of God

I am writing down some of the thoughts from my devotions this morning out of the Book "Primal" by Mark Batterson.
I'm writing these in order to reflect, meditate, process, and digest them, and pray that these truths will ultimately bear fruit in my life. 
Perhaps, they will serve as some benefit to you as well. 

"A low view of God is the cause of a hundred lesser evils.  A high view of God is the solution to ten thousand temporal problems"  A.W. Tozer

When the atomic bomb exploded over Hiroshima, Japan on, Aug. 6 1945, the bomb produced so much energy that the glare from the blast would have been visible from Jupiper, roughly 390 million miles away. 
the energy produced by that bomb was the by-produce of a subatomic reaction that used only 1% of 2 lbs. of uranium.  1/3 of 1 oz. of uranium was translated into an explosion 2,000 times more powerful than that of any bomb in the history of warfare up to that time. 
That's an awful lot of energy in a very, very, small amount of matter. 
Question:  If that small amount of energy is virtually inconceivable or what if it were 2/3 of 10 oz. of uranium can we even imagine what that blast, that power, that energy would be, and yet God is the master Creator of all energy in the Universe. 
Our God...My GOD...My Savior, My Father, My Friend, then One I come to worship this morning, the One I will proclaim this morning, the One whom the choir will be singing about, the One whom my family and I will be worshipping this morning, is the sum of all energy, the creator of all energy, THE ALMIGHTY!
Do not stand in awe of the Atomic Bomb.  Do not stand in awe of Nuclear power.  Stand in all of the one who Created it!
 
To take it a step forward and personalize it, listen to Paul's prayer in Eph. 1
Eph 1:19-21

and what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power 20 which He worked in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly places,21 far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age but also in that which is to come.

NKJV

"The same Spirit that raised Him from the dead is at work within us."
"Without Him, we can do nothing. With Him, all things are possible."

• Is this the truth we are living by today?
• Is this the God we are coming to worship today or is this who we are coming in expectation of today?

"Loving God with all our strength is living in His strength. But many of us never flip the switch.  We never receive the power He promised.  And without His power, we become nothing more than theological Christians"

"The quest for the lost soul of Christianity is about rediscovering the primal energy that sustained the first century Church"

"The word for "strength" that Paul used in his prayer is the same word that Jesus used in the Great Commandment. (Love the LORD thy God, with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength) It refers to supernatural strength beyond your natural ability.  The moment you put your faith in Christ the best you can do is no longer the best you can do.  The best you can do is the best God can do."

John 14:12 "Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do,  NKJV

"Billions of Galaxies trace their origin to 4 words"
"If God can create billions of  galaxies with 4 words, what can't he do?"

• What are you expecting from God today?
• What are you expecting God could do in your situation today?

"The same voice that spoke order into chaos at the dawn of creation is still doing it.  He can speak order into the chaose of your life.  He can speak light into your darkness. He can bring back to life the parts of you that have died and it doesn't even take four words"

Depending on His infinite power:
"I can't do what God has called me to do today. Not in my own strength. But God never calls us to do something we're capable of."

"Most of what God accomplishes through our lives isn't because of us.  It's in spite of us"

Identify several, if not many things that you cannot do today.  Identify those things that you do not have the strength, wisdom, ability, power, or control to do, and turn it over to God and pray that He will accomplish by His mighty power to the praise of the Glory of His name.  In your weakness let His strength be made perfect. 

"All of us love miracles.  We just don't like being in situations where we need one.  But that is a prerequisite.  You will never experieince the power of God until you put yourself into a situation that necessitates it."

Let us be conduits of God's power by dependence and faith instead of obstacles to God's power through unbelief and self-dependence. 

Question: How do you know if you're doing this or not? Your prayer life is the expression of your dependence on God.

G.K. Chesterton, "How much happier you would be, how much more of you there would be, if the hammer of a higher God could smash your small cosmos"

*Unless otherwise noted all quotes are by Mark Batterson from "Primal: The quest for the lost soul of Christianity"