Queen, though she was quite ugly, had been told all of her lifetime how beautiful she was. There was no such thing as a mirror in her area, so she was oblivious to the truth. Finally, a trader one day exchanged goods with her and presented her a mirror. As she glanced into the looking glass, she saw for the first time what she really looked like. Smashing the handmirror to the floor, she ordered the trader banished from her kingdom on the threat of death if he should ever at tempt to return! Men and women are like that. They don’t want to be told that they are sinners. They don’t want to believe that their righteous nesses, the best that they are able to do, are but filthy rags in the sight of God. But just because they will not believe what the mirror of God’s law tells them, however, doesn’t mean that they are anything but guilty, lost, condemned, and hell-bound sin ners. The mirror doesn’t change the appearance; it only reveals the ugli ness of sin. The Lord Jesus Christ alone has the power to make us new creatures in Him. And He can do it because He is all-powerful, His name is The Mighty God. What was true of Him in the long ago, is just as true today, for Jesus Christ is the same yester day, today, and forever. Paul pointed out the danger of thinking anything less, in these words to the church at Corinth, “If Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain . . . ye are yet in your sins” (I Cor. 15:14, 17). But thank God, the Saviour was mighty in con quering even the chains of death. He did what no other had ever done or ever will do, in that He rose trium phant and lives on high forevermore. God’s name is simply El, meaning the Strong One. It suggests that “He A contented man is one who enjoys the scenery even along a detour. 15
as a bearded, weak, effeminate in dividual who one day, in the long ago, roamed the Judean hillsides. The Bi ble tells us, however, that the Babe who was born in Bethlehem’s manger had the rightful name given as “The mighty God” (Isa. 9:6). Only the very Son of God could say, “All pow er is given unto Me in heaven and in earth.” This statement was borne out in the miraculous deeds which He performed throughout His short span of life on earth. How many men today are looking for power! That is one reason that the word failure could be so readily written across the face of peace con ferences, summit meetings, and ef forts of the United Nations itself. Men strive to gain financial, social, political, and military power for their own selfish gain. No matter the ex tent of their success, all is brought to nought, for at death their empires crumble into shambles. There is a way, however, to have power. When the Lord Jesus was here on this earth, He gave the prom ise, “Ye shall receive power.” This promise was based upon the condi tion that those who followed Him would also obey Him. And all who had received Christ as the only true Sin-bearer did receive the miracu lous, supernatural power of the in dwelling Holy Spirit of God. Now, we can say without hesitation when problems and difficulties come, “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” Think of that mi raculous power which all believers possess today! Our Lord, the One whom we love and seek to serve, is Omnipotent, all-powerful. Webster says th a t omnipotent means “possessed with power beyond human understanding, extraordinary power.” No wonder the Lord gave Christ the r ig h tf u l name, “The Mighty God.” Men don’t like to think of some one who is possessed with more abili ty than themselves. An A frican
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