“Not by might, not by power, but by my Spirit,” says the Lord.

How we sometimes knock ourselves out to be the biggest, richest, friendliest, most talented, most caring, most influential and most effective voice for Jesus! And we do it for good cause, wanting to draw folks to Him.

Ah, the beauty of magnificent cathedrals. If beauty and power would do the job, wouldn’t we have gone further in our zeal to evangelize the world for Jesus? I don’t know a lot about church history, but I don’t recall any world-wide awaking that started in a cathedral.

What He wants is obedience and humility, Why did he choose Israel to be his people? Because they were small and weak without might and power except by God’s Spirit. And we never qualify more for his use than when we are praying, humble and broken before him, letting him clothe us in his righteousness, purify us with his holiness, and arm us with his Word.

How much we are like Peter, “let us build three tabernacles…!” Peter in one of his knee-jerk reactions to just do something! And something big would be better! How much he changed after his experience in the upper room! The Holy Spirit made an impact; it was mighty and it was powerful – and it came from the “room where they were staying” – quite a humble place for the great outpouring of the Holy Ghost! Is the “room where I am staying” an honorable place for his indwelling?  

         “… by my Spirit,” says the Lord. (Zech. 4:6)