About the right power…
Acts 26:17 I am sending you to them 18 to open their eyes and turn them from
darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive
forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
(NIV)
The higher you go, the farther down there is to fall. The closer to God you
move, the more Satan will do to bring you down. Attacks by Satan are the price
you pay for being godly, righteous, and devout. No one likes paying a price for
being godly, righteous, and devout. No one really likes the price we all must
pay to be godly, righteous, and devout. But you don't need to like paying the
price. You don't need to love paying the price. All you need to do is to do it.
All you need is to do what is righteous, to do what is godly, and to do what is
devout. God does not so much care about whether you like serving Him. God cares
about whether you DO serve Him. Being a servant and witness to the power of God
by using the attacks of Satan against Satan, is the highest form of
glorification of God's power. The real truth is that only God knows the price
you pay to serve Him. Only God knows what kind of price you pay to glorify His
name and glorify His love. The truth is, we may get no earthly rewards for
glorifying God. We may get no earthly rewards for climbing up higher and higher
to be closer to God and do His will. However, we do get ultimate rewards. Our
ultimate reward will be our home where we are always at home, our home where we
are always loved, our home where we are always at peace, our home where we are
always in glory, and our home where we are always in victory. It is because we
have this ultimate reward that we carry with us the hope that some day we shall
all sing God's praises in perfect pitch, in perfect harmony, and in perfect
voice.
