By Annie EXALTATION - Psalm 46:10 ESV Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!
Today's devotional discusses God as our power source. The other day, I sat down early in the morning as per usual and read this verse. I had every intention of praying, meditating, reflecting, and journaling. I didn't get to do any of this at all.
I got distracted. All of a sudden, I found myself thinking, 'Remind me to bring my Canon M50 to work to take photos of that night’s event.' Then, one thing led to another, and I completely skipped my devotional and journaling, proceeding to search for my battery charger. I looked high and low in places I thought made sense where this battery charger would be, only to fail in locating it. I was perplexed that I could not find it. Then I tried using a cable I thought would fit to charge it, but that did not work, either.
This had me thinking: A device without a power source is DEAD.
Much like this verse points to God as our power source in life, without Him, we cannot fight the spiritual battle we face. He is our strength, our power, our strong tower. The enemy constantly throws obstacles in our path to keep us from our source. I know this all too well. I have many distractions, and when I am flustered, my focus is away from God.
Sometimes, battery-powered devices don't always work as well as being connected to an electrical outlet. I feel when my energy begins to drain, I get easily frustrated, even condescending, and maybe even mean or sarcastic. These are not fruits of the Holy Spirit. Every day and always, we should not grieve the Holy Spirit, and instead, we are to always show kindness and grace to one another. You see, this illustration taught me that when we are drained spiritually, it becomes very difficult to keep up our energy. So long as we can keep ourselves "plugged into" our power source, our Heavenly Father, we can rely on God's energy to sustain us. Amen
