Thoughts for Life: The Measurable Power: Prayer Note #92

Thursday, November 22, 2012

The Measurable Power: Prayer Note #92

Dutch Sheets, in his book, Intercessory Prayer, tells us, “It is important to realize that his [God's]power is measurable.

There are cumulative amounts of it. That there are measurable levels of almost any spiritual substance is easily proven.

There are measurable levels of faith. Romans 12:3 says, “as God has allotted to each a measure of faith.” The word ”measure" here is metro from which we get the word ‘meter.’

In other words, God has ‘metered out’ to each a portion of faith; from there it must grow.

There are levels of faith. There are measurable portions of righteousness. There are even measurable portions or degrees of sin. [See Gen. 15:16] There are also measures of grace. [See 2 Cor. 9:8; Acts 4:33].

There are measurable degrees of the power of God. In Mark 6:5, there was a measurable degree of the power of God missing.

The verse says that because of the unbelief of the people in Nazareth, “He could do no miracle there.”

The Greek does not say, ’He chose not to’ or ‘He didn’t.’ It says literally, “He could not” because their level of faith or unbelief had hindered the flow of the power of God. Although He was able to heal a few sick people, He could not work a miracle.

Certain amounts of this power or river or life must be released in the realm of the spirit to accomplish certain things. Different amounts are required for different things.

Just as in the natural you need different levels of power for different things, so it is in the spirit realm. It is like the difference between the amount of power it takes to light a flashlight versus a building, or a building as opposed to a city.

The same thing is true in the spirit. Different amounts of God’s power are needed to accomplish certain things.”

Today's Prayer Note #92 – The Measurable Power, is taken from Dutch Sheets’ book, IntercessoryPrayer (202, 203)

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[Father, help us ask for more of Your Life power, as we understand now that certain amounts of this power or river or life must be released in the realm of the spirit to accomplish certain things.]

The next Prayer Note will be on 11/27- Differing Measures of Power

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