Potential Energy

“Stretch out your hand with healing power; may miraculous signs and wonders be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus." (Acts 4:30 NLT)

During the Great Depression, a family from Texas was struggling to make ends meet. They owned some dry land on which they tried to raise sheep. However, all their hard work didn’t amount to much. Then, an oil company offered to see if there was oil under their land. They drilled a well and hit a huge oil reserve. This discovery changed that family as well as the economy of the whole area.

Many of us are struggling to find superficial significance. All our striving amounts to little. We are unaware of the vitality of the Holy Spirit that has been deposited deep within us--the power of healing, encouragement, wonder, discernment, and influence. Once discovered and tapped into, this energy can change our lives as well as influence all those around us.

Lord, help us to be brave--to dig deep and expose the potential that You have embedded in us. Awaken the Holy Spirit within us. Reveal Your power. Heal us. Confirm Your presence through signs and wonders that we can recognize.