Millions are dying without this vital substance.
If I told you of something that people lack so desperately that they are dying in need of it, would you be interested? And if you learned that you could help supply the lack to these dying people, would you be curious?
You might say, “There are so many things lacking in this world. We hear of food shortages in third world nations, of gas shortages in Eastern Europe. We hear of companies with deficits. Countries like Somalia, Afghanistan, and Thailand lack peace. All these shortcomings are so big. Where could someone as small as I help? What lack could I fill? Besides, with the economy the way it is, I’m beginning to lack things myself.”
And I would answer, “This need of which I write is not something like food or money, of which there will never be enough. There is no such thing as an infinite supply of food or oil, but there is an infinite supply of this mystery thing. For a Christian, there’s no excuse for having less of it even when the economy is plummeting.”
“Don’t keep me waiting,” you would say. “Tell me what this mystery substance is.”
The Bible says in Ephesians 6:20, “Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us.” Unto whom? God, of course—the God of power and love, the God of our salvation. Notice the verse doesn’t say: “Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly when the economy is doing well.” Our God is infinite, unconstrained by the economy. He is the infinite Supplier who will fill us with power.
You ask, “But where do I fit?”
The last part of the verse answers this: “according to the power that worketh in us.” God has chosen us to be the channels of His mighty power—the power that can change the way you act, that can spark love in your heart for the unloved.
There is a world ignorant of the power of God to save. You can play a part in dispelling that ignorance. As you receive power from God, you will be empowered to share with those who are perishing for a lack of this power. The cupboards might be bare, the clothes threadbare, but nothing says that a Christian can’t have an infinite supply of the power of God. Do your part to fill this lack and tap into the power of God.
