True Power (Romans 5:6-11 ESV)

 Power is often shown off in plays that attempt to boost the ego and of the one displaying their body built bodies, or the beauty on their faces and the like.  People vainly try to show how strong they are and they dont' need anyone's help.   They get rather defensive to preserve the illusion.

We don't like others to see our weaknesses and limitations.  Some people's are more obvious, like a person on crutches or sitting in a wheelchair.  I mean NO offense to anyone in such situations.

I'm just saying, even supposedly "able bodied" folks desparately want to cover any flaws.  But we are all human beings and therefore we are weak.  We have been weak since Adam sinned in the Garden of Eden.

Once we can acknowledge our weaknesses, flaws, and sinfulness, that's exactly when we can get the help we so desparately need. Did you know it?

"For while we were still weak (or without strength [KJV]), at the right time Christ died for the ungodly" (Romans 5:6 ESV)

Did you get that?

" ... while we were still weak ..."

This is when Christ scooped in and fulfilled His act of being able to justify us, to die for our sin, weaknesses and limitations.  He did so to give us His strength and righteousness.  He is our true 'power source,' if you will.

We were sinners and ungodly and without strength. 

 "But God showed His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8 ESV).

If you read through the whole chapter 5 of Romans, you'll see short phrases that read, "much more," or "much more than" and even the single word, "abounded."

"Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound" (see v. 20).

These superlatives acknowledge we are weak but that our Almighty God who is always strong, sent us the One, His only begotten Son, Jesus, to give us His strength.  When through faith in Christ and His death, we accept this gift, we then become empowered through His Holy Spirit who then indwells us.

He gives us His strength to lean on.  We don't have to go it alone.

"Much more shall we be saved by Him from the wrath of God" (v. 9).

"...much more, now that we are reconciled, shall wbe saved by His life" (V. 10).

"...much more than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ ..."        (v. 11).

Let's be glad and rejoice "much more" that we, by God's grace, can be made strong.  This is true power and it is measureless and never gets exhausted.

All glory be to God.

                                                 ~  ERC  April 2026  ~

Based on Romans 5:6-11 ESV.

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