Unleashing the power of God

1 Corinthians 1:18

“For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God”.

Football has been one of my favourite sports while I was growing up. Even now in our school reunion parties, we do recall some of the tournaments that we played for and discuss them in great details. In school during lunch time we would play football each day without fail. Football was my only motivation I had to go to school. But there would be times when our teachers would not give us the football to play. In spite of the other expensive sophisticated gear that we had, without the football we could not play. The ball is the most essential entity in playing this sport.

For some of us Christians (including me) cross has become just a one time event. What Jesus did on the cross is no longer a reality for the present circumstances but stays in our portrait memories. Jesus Christ came on this earth to do the will of the Father and that was to take up the cross. If we miss out on the cross then we miss out on who Christ is. And if we miss out on Christ then what kind of a Christian life are we really living? Knowing what Christ did on the cross is the most essential entity of our daily walk. The message of the cross is indeed the power of God to those who are being saved (1 Corinthians 1:18). Jesus asked His disciples to take up their crosses and follow Him (Matthew 16:24, Mark 8:34, Luke 9:23) which becomes a daily reminder that it is no longer about us but Him (Galatians 2:20). Cross should become the centre of our thinking process, our attitude and actions (2 Corinthians 10:3-5).

In Numbers 21 we read that when the Israelites were being bitten by the snakes, God asked Moses to make a bronze serpent and put it on a pole so that those who looked at it would be saved. Let us constantly look at the cross (John 3:14-15) and be Christ conscious, for in knowing Him we have eternal life (John 17:3). The message of the cross indeed unleashes the power of God. We have all experienced this at some point of our lives and I want to encourage you to make this our daily lifestyle.    

Samuel Thomas (Sam)

Sam is a Christian minister who is serving the Lord in various capacities. He is an integral part of MTU, New Delhi and is also ministering with Crossway Church. He can be reached on samvthom16@gmail.com