Living on Mission with the Right Power Supply

Living on Mission with the Right Power Supply

If you’re reading this, you are an electronic device user. One thing about these devices is that they require power. Not just any power, but the right power. Did you know that if you plug the wrong charger into an iPhone, you could get a message that says, "Charging is not supported with this accessory"? I’ve heard of people using the wrong power adapter for their laptop and causing a “fried” motherboard. I’m no electrical engineer, but I know that’s bad. Trying to use the wrong kind of power can cause the device not to work properly or even to be destroyed.

As human beings created in the image of God, we too are designed to operate under a certain kind of power. It’s so easy for us to default to using our own power, but we are actually designed for our lives to be powered by the Holy Spirit. The Bible says that trying to use another kind of power, such as our own human power, is silly and ineffective according to the Bible. “How foolish can you be? After starting your new lives in the Spirit, why are you now trying to become perfect by your own human effort?” (Galatians 3:3)

The good news is that we have the opportunity to be “powered up” by the Holy Spirit every day. He fills and refills if we simply ask.

Let’s practice Living on Mission and be sure to power up using the only source we were designed for: the Holy Spirit!

Pastor Angela