A lack of electrical power in our homes can stop us in our tracks. Because of all the power outages recently, people across the country are buying generators. Last I heard, delivery of these generators was sometimes scheduled for three or four MONTHS out. That’s March and April. We have the worst of winter to get through without a generator. But electrical power is not the only kind we often seek. We want to be “in charge.”
One of my little grandsons was fixated on power. He liked to have me take my iPhone and ask Siri to find power. What animal is the biggest? What animal is the most powerful? As he got older, he became more interested in power. “Who’s the most powerful football player?” One day he asked me outright: “Grandma, who is the most powerful person in the world?”
I answered, “God.” He replied, “Grandma, God isn’t in the world. He’s in Heaven.” A Grandma teaching moment: “No, God is everywhere. God is here on earth. He’s in your heart because Jesus is there too.” Grandson was not in agreement. “Grandma, I mean who’s in charge?”
“God is in charge,” I replied. “God is powerful.”
“What’s the most powerful thing God can do?” he asked.
“God can change a person’s heart, save a life. He can stop an army with a snowstorm.”
That last one did it. We went into a long discussion of what effect a huge snowstorm would have on an Army. He was impressed. So now when I get frustrated at things, especially in a cold winter and a pandemic, I remember that conversation and remember who’s in charge. God’s in charge and it’s His timing that matters. He is powerful, and most of all, with that power He loves us and saves us.
“But ye, beloved, building up yourself on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, keep yourself in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.” Jude 20-21
“Now unto him that is able to keep us from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, To the only wise God Our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and forever. Amen.” Jude 24-25
