Plugged In

“The Sovereign LORD is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights.” Habakkuk 3:19(NIV) The power was off here at our country home for a few hours this morning. No lights, no coffee, no phone charger, no Calgary News on TV (no TV!), no heat, no nothing! The obvious solution? Drive 30km to the nearest town for breakfast, hang around and wait for the repair guys to do their thing! Bacon and eggs should help dull the pain. It got me thinking about how dependent we are on electricity for a power source, and how “hamstrung” we can get when it’s not there! Life just sort of grinds to a standstill (if you don’t count the bacon and eggs). It seems like everything in our lives has to plug in somewhere! Our spiritual lives have a similar dynamic; they need to be plugged in! Spiritually, we are powerless to follow God in our own strength; we’re like disconnected appliances that don’t work without electricity. Living God’s way is impossible without God’s help. I guess that’s something we all need to learn. Once this realization kicks in, we start to trust the Lord for the strength to truly live for Him! “The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; therefore, my heart greatly rejoices, and with my song I will praise Him. The LORD is their strength, and He is the saving refuge of His anointed.” Psalm 28:7-8 (NKJV) – Kene Jackson   Council Fire is a collaboration with Intertribal Life Ministries and Native Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. The Council Fire Daily Devotional Book Set is available on the Intertribal Life Ministries website. Learn more about Council Fire at councilfire365.org