Greetings in Christ,
Have you ever had the desire to be in a vehicle with unlimited horsepower? I have. I have often wondered what it would be like to be in a drag car going down the track at three hundred miles an hour plus in less than four seconds. To be able to feel the unleashed horsepower when you hit the accelerator and feel the rumble of the engine and the g-force which puts you back in the seat as the car launches forward.
Maybe perhaps you would like to go as fast as you can in a car. Taking a trip to the salt flats and letting the car you drive reach top speed as you hold the accelerator to the floor watching the objects fly by you as you speed across the salt. To finally see just what it would be like to actually test drive those cars advertised on the television which can reach top speeds of two hundred plus.
Maybe you would like to be in a stock car going around in circles feeling the car come alive as you shift the gears as you approach those highly banked turns and feel the car stick to the track. The ability to navigate through traffic as your car seems to have more power than you can unleash given you are in traffic, but then the opportunity arrives and break through the traffic jam to leave them all in your dust.
For me the sense of the rush which can result from this activity can be exciting. To be in something which has more power than I could ever use at any given moment, but to know it is there when I need it. To be able to depend on that power to get me out of trouble or to go around someone quickly is nice, but more so just to know it is there for me to use. It is even more exciting knowing I do not have to expend a lot of energy to tap into the available power I need.
Our spiritual lives are a lot like riding in a car with all the horsepower we need. We can apply all the available power we need when we need it, and we do not have to expend a lot of energy to do it. We sometimes regress and go back to the Flintstone’s car and try to power our vehicle using our own energy. We wear ourselves out forgetting we have an accelerator available for us to apply. We are trying to pedal our way through our spiritual lives using our own power. We forget to tap into the available horsepower we have in Jesus.
There is something wonderful which happens when we use the accelerator in our spiritual vehicle. Jesus arrives and we feel His power take over and we get pushed back into our seat. We feel the unlimited power which He has as we move right along, and all we need to do is push on our accelerator. Before we know it, we have passed all of our problems and we have left them in the dust.
We forget that sometimes we get caught up in the traffic of life and we want to go faster, but the traffic jam holds up the progress of moving forward, but once the traffic jam breaks, we are moving right along pulling out front of all of those issues and we feel Jesus apply the power He has as we move forward in our spiritual life. We are tapping into more power than we can ever use, but it is nice to know we have it available to get us out of trouble.
Driving a race car would be nice, but if I cannot do that in this life, I am happy to be able to feel the power Jesus has for me, and that is satisfying enough for me. To know I have all the available power I need to apply to my spiritual life when I need it gives me more energy to do the things I can do. I do not want to forget the accelerator when I need it and apply it so I do not wear myself out trying to power my spiritual life on my own. I would rather experience the power of Jesus as it roars to life and puts me back in the seat. Jesus has all the power I need when I need it.
“The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple. The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes. The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever; the judgments of the Lord are true; they are righteous altogether. They are more desirable than gold, yes, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb. Moreover, by them Your servant is warned; in keeping them there is great reward. Who can discern his errors? Acquit me of hidden faults.
Also keep back Your servant from presumptuous sins; let them not rule over me; then I will be blameless, and I shall be acquitted of great transgression. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my rock and my Redeemer.” Psalm 19:7-14
Lord, may we tap into Your power anytime we need. May Your power enable us to do things we could not on our own. Amen
Blessings,