How powerful is your God? Some have made their god or gods with their own hands. Their god is obviously limited. The God you and I worship is not “a god” – He is “the God!” There is none other like him! Yet, we can easily live as though what we say and what we actually believe (evidenced by our current actions) are different. It is crucial that our meditations keep us ever mindful of whom our God truly is! – the all-powerful true God! Think on these things….

1. First Miraculous Catch of fish (Luke 5:1-11)

It wasn’t logical to continue fishing – but He obeyed the command of the Lord anyway. The result? Their nets broke from the weight of the abundance of fish! That is just like the Lord to bring provision in abundance in the midst of a draught!

2. Cleansing a Leper (Luke 5:12-16)

He was a leper. The stigma that went along with that disease was truly stifling. No one escapes this disease; he may have thought. He sees Jesus. He has heard of Jesus and all He has done. So, he cries out to God in desperation, “Heal me, please Lord!” The Bible very simply says that the Lord said, “I will.” He was healed!!

What hope we have in Jesus when we turn to Him too!

3. Healing a paralytic (Luke 5:18-26)

I can only imagine the struggle of not being able to walk. The lack of freedom it would bring. The dependency on others that would follow. The exclusion from activities I once enjoyed would now be “different.” Simple things like exercise or getting in the morning would also be altered. Things would be harder.

Did this man in Luke 5 convince his friends to go to Jesus? Did his friends convince him? Was this a group decision or some good friends helping him out? The others may have agreed and even been men of faith themselves, however, the Bible says the Lord saw the paralytic’s faith and forgave his sins. This paralyzed man was convinced he simply needed to get to Jesus – and all would be okay…and it was!

We know in our heart as well, that if we just get to Jesus, His Word, and in prayer – everything will be at peace once again too! Do whatever it takes to come to Jesus daily!

4. Stilling a storm (Luke 8:22-25)

Have you ever been in a place where you feel as though the boat you are living in is filling up with water? In Jesus alone you will find peace in the storm and the one who will calm the storm!

5. Delivering the Gadarene demoniacs (Luke 8:26-39)

First – the demon possessed man is totally out of control (v. 29)

Second – the demon possessed man identifies Jesus as the Son of God (v. 28)

Third – even the demons recognize the power of God (v. 31)

Fourth – It is only Jesus who can meet our true needs (v. 35)

Fifth – When you see whom Jesus is you will always leave changed (v. 38-39)

It is Jesus who meets the demon possessed man right where he is. It is Jesus who reaches out to the demon possessed man and inquires of his state. It is Jesus who meets the demon possessed man’s needs! Everyone else had given up trying –although some had tried…but to no avail. It is only Jesus who will meet you right where you are — every time!

6. Healing a woman with an issue of blood (Luke 8:43-48)

Look at the impossibilities (humanly speaking) this woman faced:

An ailment for 12 twelve years
Spent all her money on doctors who had no answers
She is incurable!

Look at the faith this woman manifests:

All other avenues had been tried
All resources had been spent
…but if she can just touch his garment—she would be healed!

Look at the response Jesus gives to this woman:

“Thy faith hath made thee whole!”

We tend to try everything other than the Lord when it comes to our needs. However, when was the last time you spent time on your knees looking to touch the hem of His garment, accessing His grace by faith? (Rm. 5:2; II Cor. 12:9)

Jesus is the one who will meet your need –no one else can like Jesus!

7. Raising Jairus’s daughter (Luke 8:41-42, 49-56)

Notice the desperation of the ruler of the synagogue (v. 41)

Notice the hopelessness of the message received (v.49)

Notice the only hope is found in faith in Jesus (v. 50)

Sometimes the Lord will bring us to great desperation – perhaps even hopelessness – so we can see very clearly He alone is our only hope. Is the Lord your only hope? What a great single hope to possess!!

8. Feeding the 5,000 (Luke 9:12-17)

Don’t miss the basic need seen in verse 12 –“victuals”

Don’t miss the location of the need presented in verse 12 – “desert”

Don’t miss the inability to humanly meet this need in verse 13

Don’t miss how only God could meet the need in verse 16

Don’t miss how abundantly God meets the need in verse 17

Do you feel like you are in a desert like place with desperate like needs? Does it seem impossible to meet this need? God can and will meet your needs!

…but what about the long delays for answered prayer…what about when things don’t go the way you prayed for…what about when things seem to be out of control?

5 Things to Remember with God’s Power

God’s timing is not our timing. Don’t get in God’s way because things aren’t happening as fast as you want them to happen. He might choose to move you out of the way to answer your own prayer! (Isaiah 55:8)
God knows my need (and knows me) better than I do (Ps. 147:5; Ps. 139:4; I Jn. 3:20)
God is interested in changing me (my heart) while I am often more interested in changing my circumstances (Gen. 50:20; Rm. 8:28)
God is in control. He is sovereign. I am the one who doesn’t know what happens next or how to proceed. Don’t live like God doesn’t know, doesn’t care, or doesn’t have the power. Rest in Him! (Prov. 16:9)
Don’t stop praying. A delayed display of God’s power doesn’t mean He doesn’t care anymore. He is at work when I can’t see what he is doing. Trust Him when you can’t see Him work. (Phil. 4:6-7; I Pet. 5:7)

5 Things to Remember with God's Power