--Ask Jesus For Help and Power ~~

---"I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that yo may know the hope to which he has called you,
the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the
same as the mighty strength he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in heavenly realms."
---[Ephesians 1:18-20/ NIV ]

---TO SAVE a little on our health insurance, my husband and I signed up for an online driver's safety course. Some parts were a good review.Other parts were tedious. One message was repeated several times: "As you age, you are more frail and more likely to die in a car accident." Frail? My husband I bristled at the description. First of all, we don't think of ourselves as old. Second, we don't see ourselves as weak. But whatever our age, our bodies do grow weak eventually. In small and large ways,we are forced to acknowledge our mortality.

That's why I'm grateful for these verses in Ephesians. Because of Jesus, we will one day rise in glory. Not only that, but He lives in us right now. In the day to day of our lives, His resurrection power is at work in us. He empowers, enlightens, and renews our hope. That is a whole lot of mighty strength! Our bodies may become frail, but it doesn't hinder His will and His work. In fact, Jesus told the apostle Paul, "My power is made perfect in weakness" (2 Corinthians 12:9/ ESV).

--If we feel daunted by the tasks ahead of us today, let's ask Jesus to help us see His power at work.~~

--ODB/SH~