This Sunday we wrap up our sermon series on the Holy Spirit. We have heard the Promise of Jesus, experienced the Presence of the Spirit on Pentecost and this week we look at the Power of the Trinity! (The Trinity is the three persons that make up the Godhead - one God, three Persons – Father, Son and Holy Spirit.)
Lately, I have been watching reruns of Home Improvement, the TV show from the 90’s staring Tim Allen. I love the antics of Tim “the Toolman” Taylor and how he is always tinkering and tweaking things to get more power (har-har-har). But in his need to make things have more power - faster, louder, better - he inevitably makes things more dangerous!
As I thought about the Trinity - Father, Son and Holy Spirit - I thought about the perfect power of God. Sometimes life can seem dangerous or unpredictable, fast paced or out of control, right? Sometimes these things happen by our own doing and our need for “more Power,” while at other times whatever happens is beyond our control. But to know that God Almighty is in control, with all the power, brings me comfort.
I love how Paul writes in his letter to the church in Rome, about the power of the Trinity and how all three persons work beautifully together.
By entering through faith into what God has always wanted to do for us—set us right with him, make us fit for him—we have it all together with God because of our Master Jesus. And that’s not all: We throw open our doors to God and discover at the same moment that he has already thrown open his door to us. We find ourselves standing where we always hoped we might stand—out in the wide-open spaces of God’s grace and glory, standing tall and shouting our praise.
There’s more to come: We continue to shout our praise even when we’re hemmed in with troubles, because we know how troubles can develop passionate patience in us, and how that patience in turn forges the tempered steel of virtue, keeping us alert for whatever God will do next. In alert expectancy such as this, we’re never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the contrary—we can’t round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit! Romans 5:1-5 (The Message)
The reality is we don’t need more power or to make things faster, louder, or better. All the Power we need is wrapped up in the Trinity, God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit!
Friends, let us stop relying on our own power and truly lean into the Power of God. Let us stop trying to fix things on our own and let God do the work. We only need to trust in the infinite power of God!
Blessings,
Pastor Jenni
In alert expectancy such as this, we’re never left feeling shortchanged.
Quite the contrary—we can’t round up enough containers to hold everything
God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit!
Romans 5:5 (MSG)