Plug and Pray

UV 3555/10000 Plug and Pray Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the Lord, the creator of the ends of the earth does not become tired or grow weary; There is no searching of His understanding. Isaiah 40 v 28 We cannot find God’s grace or power or mercy by searching for He has to reveal Himself. He revealed Himself fully in the person of Christ, the One anointed to save all mankind by His strength. Jesus proved Himself stronger than the strong one- the enemy of our souls. He liberated us from his clutches and from his bondages of sin and death. Jesus proved Himself stronger than death. He resurrected after a cruel death. Hence, by trusting Jesus and His word and entrusting our lives to Him, we are greatly strengthened. To the extent we admit in prayer that we need His grace, His strength in the areas of our weakness, He steps in even as He stepped into the boat of the terrified disciples in the midst of the storm at the middle of the Sea of Galilee. The world, as it were, is caught in a great storm paralleling the Flood that destroyed all mankind barring the family of Noah that trusted God and His promise to preserve them. Today, our Ark is Jesus, an Ark not made by human hands. Like St Paul, we need to boast of our weaknesses and hide in Jesus till the storm is over. Our weaknesses and vulnerabilities instead of being causes of shame are the reasons we resort to take refuge, comfort, shelter, cover in the Rock of Ages. Today, we are tired of being confined in our homes, tired of observing all kinds of precautions, tired of the statistics of death being reeled out day in and day out. Children cannot play freely. We cannot visit our loved ones living away from us. We are tired of the prevailing confusion in how to deal with it. At this juncture, Jesus strengthens us. He shows us His love. He inspires hope in us. He builds our faith. He reveals His understanding to us. Jesus empowers us through His word, by prayer, by means of the Holy Spirit. He energises us. He renews us with power and strength. Like young eagles we can fly into His “Sonshine” to renew us in the spiritual equivalent of Vitamin D- devotion, dedication, discipline, diligence and determination. We have access to His power at any time, in any situation. He gives us strength to deal with our existential challenges as well as our eternal quest for love, peace, redemption. He gives us the clarity of wisdom to choose the best options with unerring understanding and even should we err perchance we relied on our own limited understanding, we can always return to Him as chastened children.