Through the Scriptures the God of power and dynamic energy as the Maker of heaven and earth are repeatedly highlighted. We see evidence of His Almighty power in all physical creation, in the immense and countless stellar bodies as well as all earthly things. The Bible record pulsates with His express of power and His mighty acts toward mankind. Though at times He has kept quiet exercising self-control, whenever His due time came to act He has taken vigorous action with His full might. In every case, His varied expressions of power have been in harmony with righteousness. (Ps. 98:1-2, Isaiah. 5-16)
Our God of power is slow to anger and always under control and in harmony with His attributes of love, wisdom and justice. He is abundant in loving-kindness. If one fears God and 心理輔導 works righteousness, he will receive mercy from Him, for the Almighty recognizes man’s inherited imperfection and shows mercy to him on this account and on the basis of Jesus’ sacrifice. (Ps 103:13-14)
God gave His only-begotten Son full of God’s power and wisdom. From Jesus’ miraculous birth forward, God’s power was displayed toward and through Him as never before. Like the psalmist, He became “just like a miracle to many people.” (Ps 71:7) Jesus and His disciples, like Isaiah and his children, were “as signs and as miracles in Israel from God,” portending the future and revealing God’s purpose. (Isaiah 8:18) In Jesus’ God’s powerful workings during thousands of years now found fulfillment, came to fruition. Rightly the apostle could speak of Jesus as “the power of God and wisdom of God,” (1Cor 1:24)
Jesus Christ is called “The first – born from the dead.” (Col 1:18) He was the first and only to be resurrected to everlasting life through God’s power, and His resurrection was “in the sprit,” to live in heaven. (1 pet 3:18) He was granted immortality and incorruption, and was made higher than the heavens,” second only to God in the universe.(Heb 7:16) His resurrection was performed by God Himself. (Acts 3:15)
Jesus’ anointing by God’s spirit was accompanied by divine power.(Acts 10:38) As ‘the prophet greater than Moses,’ who was “mighty in His works and deeds,” Jesus’ credentials were proportionately greater. (Deut 34:10-12) Jesus took no credit for Himself, constantly giving acknowledgement to God as the Source of His powerful works. (John 5:19, 26) Honest persons recognized “the majestic power of God” manifested through Him. (Luke 9:43)
Jesus gave proof of God’s interest in mankind, evidence of what God would do for all loving righteousness. Jesus’ powerful works were largely related to mankind’s problems, first and most basic among which is that of sin, with all its damaging effects. Sickness and death are concomitants of sin, and Jesus’ ability to heal sickness of all kinds and even to resurrect the dead. (Matt 9:23-29)