Year 3, Day 351: Revelation 6

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Discipleship Focus: Power

• Power: This is the natural outcome when we truly get our authority from the king.  When our authority is from God, we are equipped with His power to accomplish His will.  We act on His behalf in a world that He desperately loves.

You might expect me to talk about power with respect to the four hoursemen.  And I can certainly do so.  The horsemen are God’s representatives.  The receive authority to come and interact with the world at God’s request.  They are empowered in the world by God because their authority comes from Him.

However, I’m actually going to talk about power from the perspective of the martyrs at the foot of the altar.  They’re martyrs.  They were slain because they believed in God.  If anyone had circumstance to lash out against their enemies, these people did!

However, notice that they don’t.  They know their place.  It is not in their authority or their power to seek vengeance.  “Vengeance is mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.  These martyrs know their authority and their power, and seeking vengeance is not a part of what God has given to them.  Instead, they turn to God and wait for His will to be done.  I applaud these martyrs because in knowing their power, they also know what is not in their power.  Part of being God’s representative is knowing what areas in which you are not given power because you are not given authority.

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