By The Power

"Jesus became a priest, not by meeting the physical requirement of belonging to the tribe of Levi, but by the power of a life that cannot be destroyed." 
Hebrews 7:16 

Standing at the base of Niagara Falls was absolutely awe inspiring. I'm sure we looked like ants to the people above. The water thundered as it crashed onto the rocks and into the river. Upon boarding the boat that ventured to the other set of the falls, we were quickly overwhelmed by the sound and the splashing water that gave the illusion of being caught in a serious thunderstorm. It was simply raw power.

The writer of Hebrews was marveling at power as well. It wasn't the power of nature nor was it a power generated by the work of any human hands. It was the power of the impossible. The something from nothing power that God alone possesses. Jesus' body succumbed to death but Jesus did not. It could not hold him. His life was indestructible. This power uniquely positions him to bridge the distance between a holy God and an unholy people.

Paul would tell the young pastor Timothy, "God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love and self-discipline." He would write in another letter, "The same power that raised Jesus from the dead is at work in you." When a person turns to Jesus for forgiveness of sin and peace with God, the Holy Spirit dwells in them bringing with him resurrection power, the power of the impossible. In Christ, we are equipped for a victorious life. 

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