The sci-fi of the past is pretty much here now. No, we don't have our hoverboards yet, nor our flying cars or space colonies. And I would love a replicator and a holodeck. But there are pretty of advancements that have happened in just my lifetime that are the stuff of science fiction. What's the point?
The military has a suit now, an exoskeleton. It is made to fit the body of the person who will be using it. Think Edge of Tomorrow but less Hollywood. With one of these suits though a man can lift hundreds of pounds and walk like it's basically nothing, a human forklift that can shoot. They are expensive and bulky but they are out there. And if you saw one in action and didn't know what it was you would think that soldier is seriously strong. He may be, but what is making it possible for him to lift and carry that impressive weight is not his strength.
God is our strength. His Spirit is within us and acts like an inner skeleton that enables us to do far above what we could ever do on our own. We can climb higher, walk farther, endure more, carry impossible burdens and move mountains by His power. With the power of the Spirit we can actually overcome the bondage that has enslaved us and break the chains that have held us for all our lives as though they were flimsy and weak. It's not because we got spiritual and became good and strong that we find ourselves able to walk away from addictions and walk with God. It's because the nature of grace is such that when we answer His call to come to Him, He replaces our weakness with His strength. We don't have to rely on our strength that will fail us. We have God's strength to do the job.
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