“Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;” – 2 Cor. 3:5
Like a lot of Houstonians, we recently flooded – again! By now we know the drill, but that doesn’t make it any easier. I’ll be honest, I don’t like discomfort! Does anyone? So it was a great day when the recovery was finally finished. But there was a problem.
Last on the list was getting the computers running again and the internet back on. So we plugged everything in and hoped for the best. But there was a problem! From all indications the wireless modem and/or some of those other little boxes had been fried by lightning during the storm. So they were returned and replaced, but there was a problem! It still wouldn’t work.
Next we called the cable company and their guy came out and seemed to fix everything. Sweet relief at last! But there was a problem. The low battery light came on, at a critical time, and we were about to lose the connection. Why was it running on the battery – it was plugged in? Fortunately we have an expert in our church and he rushed to our rescue – but there was a problem! We couldn’t get power to the computer, so we thought something else, maybe the power strip, had been fried by the lightning. However, after a bit of trouble shooting our man discovered that rather than being plugged into the outlet, the power strip was plugged into itself!
My first thought was, “That’s a great commentary on life”. Man goes from one problem to another, but is never able to solve them because he depends on himself as the source of power. Try as we may, our efforts are in vain. Our problems are too complex. The load is too heavy. The enemy is too strong. The flesh is too weak. Whatever the nature of the problem, we need help – divine help! Every person has needs that God alone can meet and problems that He alone can solve. Whether we live in victory or defeat depends upon what (Who) we depend upon. To prevail we must trust God. We must live by faith of fail. It’s that simple and it’s that serious! Therefore we should never forget that it is ” Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.” ( Zech. 4:6) – HDS
David Stone
Lakeway Baptist Church
5801 FM 1960 E
Humble, TX. 77346
