I opened up my browser to MSN Monday morning and the first news which greeted me was North and South Korea had taken shots at each other. History tells us it largely about POWER. North Korea wants power over South Korea.
Everyone probably knows the events which have consumed the news about Ukraine over the past couple of months. From the refusal of signing a document with the EU, international events have changed. A peaceful protest which turned ugly. Resignation. Rejoicing for a new hope and beginning. Russia overtaking Crimea with threats of more encroachment. It is about POWER.
Raising the price of gasoline to astronomical heights, not because it is best for the consumer, but because it lines pockets with more cash. POWER.
In our own country we have rival gangs fighting for territory. We have drug lords refusing to budge an inch lest someone get a piece of their action. Government overstepping its bounds trying force its medical mandate upon companies who do not support it. POWER.
Local pastors “lord it over” their flock as though they are serving a bunch of hard-headed wild boars instead of sheep. POWER.
For many of us there is a greater picture of POWER. It is the antithesis of what our world sees as power. It is the CROSS. Paul wrote these words in I Corinthians 1:18 and also in verse 24. One of my favorite Scriptures is found in Galatians 6:14: “May I never boast except in the cross of Christ.”
What was thought to be a sign of weakness (crucifixion) turned out to be the ultimate POWER trip. Not in a bad way, mind you, but in the best way. Enemies defeated in one fell swoop. And even today the “ground is still level at the foot of the cross.”
POWER-real POWER-comes not from threats or aggressive moves. Real POWER is best shown by the Greatest of all. This song illustrates what I’m try to say to a “T.”
What is power to you? How is power shown?
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