Day 27

Lord, I extol You for Your great power toward us who believe—Your tremendous, invincible power that works in
us and for us…the same almighty strength You used when You raised Jesus from the dead and seated Him far
above all other powers, visible and invisible. You are able to do infinitely beyond all our highest prayers or
thoughts. Nothing is impossible with You!

Thank You that when I praise You and bring my requests to You in simple faith, I plug into Your almighty
power…that when I offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving, I open a door for You to rescue me and bless my life, and I
prepare the way for You to rescue and bless other people near and far.

“So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you.” I lift my praise to You, for “no human imagination
can take in the startling, revolutionary power, softly, subtly, but with irresistible sweep, that flows down from the
crowned Christ among grateful men and women…that flows through the lives of individuals wholly under the
gracious influence of the Holy Spirit…through people who simply live in full-faced touch with Christ, and who
take that power as the needs arises and the sovereign Holy Spirit leads” (adapted from S.D. Gordon). Thank You
that I am part of a vast army of people around the world—people who live in full-faced touch with Your Son and
move Your mighty hand to bring about Your gracious purposed. Thank You that our influence and our victories
are not by human might or power, but by Your Spirit.

“He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honors me…” Psalm 50:23