- 169. The Power of God
2 Corinthians 13:4 For though he was crucified through weakness, yet he liveth by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we shall live with him by the power of God toward you.
The promise: we will live with Christ by the power of God toward us. We will live by God’s power. Christ lives by the power of God; we also live by the same power of God. The power of God raised Jesus from the dead; the same power of God will raise us up from the dead. Because He lives, we shall live also. By faith in Christ we share in His resurrection; so with absolute certainty we will be resurrected on the Last Day. Of this there is not doubt.
We are weak in Christ, that is, we have been crucified with Christ in weakness. We died with Him. We are weak because of Sin. Sin weakens and makes us subject to Death. Our sin was laid upon Jesus; He suffered and died because of it. God laid our sin upon Him. Not only Sin but also we ourselves died with Christ when we believe in Him. We are weak in Him.
But just as Jesus entrusted Himself unto the Father, so also we entrust ourselves to the Father. And just as Jesus lives by God’s power, so also we will live with Him by the power of God toward us. We can trust God the Father to exercise His great power toward us to make us alive; resurrection is sure.
The present reality that we live with during our earthly lives is that we will live with Christ. Right now we live by the power of God. God’s life, the spiritual life residing in our spirit, energizes and gives life to us every day. The Gospel originates and sustains this life. This life is abundant, rich and powerful. All the promises of God are founded on and come through the gospel. How vital is it to have life renewed by the power of the gospel? Receive and believe the Gospel daily for the life-giving power of God.