Majority Have Not Understood
The Power Of God

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By
The Man Who Saw God Face To Face
Raphael Okechukwu Nweze

Introduction
         Often, people belittle God, by their thoughts, words and actions, including prayers, songs and worship, thinking that they are praising Him by so doing. Even in the Bible records, you find several incidents in which people were belittling God. Sample cases are found in the Bible:

Gideon Had Enough Power Without Knowing It.
         The same is true of many people, whom God blessed with spiritual talents. Today, they have buried their talents like the foolish and wicked servant. They bury the talents by refusing to make use of them. Some would even ask for talents to be taken away from.

11 Now the Angel of the LORD came and sat under the terebinth tree which was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, while his son Gideon threshed wheat in the winepress, in order to hide it from the Midianites. 12 And the Angel of the LORD appeared to him, and said to him, "The LORD is with you, you mighty man of valor!"
13 Gideon said to Him, "O my lord, if the LORD is with us, why then has all this happened to us? And where are all His miracles which our fathers told us about, saying, 'Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt?' But now the LORD has forsaken us and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites."

14 Then the LORD turned to him and said,"Go in this might of yours, and you shall save Israel from the hand of the Midianites. Have I not sent you?"
15 So he said to Him, "O my Lord, how can I save Israel? Indeed my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house."
16 And the LORD said to him,"Surely I will be with you, and you shall defeat the Midianites as one man." Judges 6:11-16

Moses Had Power Without Knowing It
         Moses had the power to divide the Red Sea without knowing it. When Moses cried to God at the Red Sea, the first thing God said to Moses was, “Why are you crying to me?..” Which means that Moses had the power to divide the Red Sea without knowing it.

15 And the LORD said to Moses, "Why do you cry to Me? Tell the children of Israel to go forward. 16 But lift up your rod, and stretch out your hand over the sea and divide it. And the children of Israel shall go on dry ground through the midst of the sea. Exodus 14:15-17

The Sadducees Could Not Comprehend The Power Of God
         The same day the Sadducees , who say there is no resurrection, came to Him and asked Him, 24 saying: "Teacher, Moses said that if a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife and raise up offspring for his brother. 25 Now there were with us seven brothers. The first died after he had married, and having no offspring, left his wife to his brother. 26 Likewise the second also, and the third, even to the seventh. 27 Last of all the woman died also. 28 Therefore, in the resurrection, whose wife of the seven will she be? For they all had her."

29 Jesus answered and said to them, "You are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures nor the power of God. 30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels of God in heaven. 31 But concerning the resurrection of the dead, have you not read what was spoken to you by God, saying, 32'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living." 33 And when the multitudes heard this, they were astonished at His teaching. Matthew 22:23-33 (Even the dead are not dead.)

They could not understand that people are neither actually born or dead, but are sent down to school here on earth. They did not know that God is able to restore lost glory. And in spirit, all humanity are brothers and sisters, sons of the living God. Marriages are not necessary in heaven, and the world is only a stage.

Everyday...
         In our everyday life, there are things we should do for ourselves. The Bible says, “pray and watch:. Also, it says everyone should work. The real problem is that people pray without being watchful, and many worship God without performing their everyday work. The situation has become so bad that everywhere, and at every corner and point, people are asking for money, for tip, for payment and for immediate benefit. Among the men folk, many live a life of idleness, laziness and uselessness. They have nothing-good doing. They lazy about and keep themselves busy drinking or relaxing. It is very bad indeed.

The Worst
         The worst aspect is that majority of the men are not ready to play their leadership roles. They would not consult God on family problems and crisis. They would not ask a prophet, visioner or man of God to direct them. Instead, they assume pretended peace, and assert that all is well. Yet, things are getting worse everyday before their very eyes, business are failing, old structures are collapsing, promises made are not being fulfilled. In addition young girls are overstaying their time without getting married. Evil spirits take possession and manipulate people, events, properties and opportunities. Still, the adults refuse to do something. Instead, they keep themselves busy fighting against those working for the good of others.