Jesus, Our Mighty God

One of the names given to the Messiah in Isaiah 9:6 is "Mighty God". As you and I live our lives each day we need to understand the significance of Jesus being our "Mighty God".

As we begin our study we need to look at two passages of Scripture. The first one is Matthew 28:18 where Jesus tells us that He has all authority in heaven and earth. This means there is no one above Him in authority. The second passage is John 10:29-30 where we are informed that no one can snatch us from the Father and Jesus and the Father are one. This means Jesus is omnipotent and no one is more powerful. With this truth established let us look at the significance of this truth in our lives.

We are told in Philippians 1:6 that God has started a work in us and will continue that work until the day of Christ. Every day you and I live God is at work in our lives conforming us to the image of Christ, Romans 8:29. Each event in our lives is under the supervision of God to accomplish His purpose in us.

In Philippians 2:13 we learn that God works in us both to will and to do His good pleasure. The fist place the Lord works is changing our desires from ourselves to what He has for us. Only the Lord has the ability to change a desire of he heart. Not only does He change our desires but then He enables us to carry out the actions of our desires. We want to be obedient to the Lord Jesus Christ.

The next passage is Philippians 3:8-11 where Paul expresses his desire to know the Lord and the power of His resurrection. As we sense the Lord working in us we should have a growing desire to know Him better and to experience His power in our lives. This power is experienced daily in spiritual warfare, Ephesians 6:10-11. We are also encouraged when we understand our salvation and our souls are kept by the power of God, 1 Peter 1:3-5.

The final passage is Philippians 4:13. Whatever the Lord brings into our lives we will persevere because He strengthens us. We are not left to our own strength to deal with life situations.

In Luke 1:5-25 we have the account of the Angel Gabriel appearing to Zechariah while he was performing his duties in the Temple. He was told by Gabriel that his prayers had been heard and that he and Elizabeth was going to have a son. The response of Zechariah was basically, "I do not believe you". Do we have the same attitude of Zechariah concerning the passages in Philippians that we have just studied?