The Wonder-Working God: Three Steps to Experiencing His Power
The Wonder-Working God: Three Steps to Experiencing His Power
As we stand at the threshold of a new year, there's a stirring question that confronts every believer: Will we merely go through the motions of faith, or will we position ourselves to witness the wonder-working power of God?
The truth is, God hasn't changed. The blood of Jesus hasn't lost its power. The darkness hasn't extinguished the light. But experiencing God's miraculous intervention in our lives requires more than passive belief—it demands active cooperation with His purposes.
The Call to Something Greater
Deep within every believer's heart is a longing for more than status quo Christianity. We don't want dead churches, lifeless ministries, or routine religion. We want to see God change lives, mend relationships, heal the sick, and accomplish the impossible. We want a front-row seat to witness His glory.
This isn't about checking boxes or maintaining programs. It's about encountering the living God in such a powerful way that our communities, our nation, and even the uttermost parts of the world are impacted by His presence flowing through us.
But how do we position ourselves to experience this wonder-working power?
Three Essential Actions
The book of Joshua provides a powerful blueprint. As the Israelites prepared to enter the Promised Land—new territory they had never traversed before—Joshua gave them specific instructions that would determine whether they witnessed God's wonders or missed them entirely.
1. Seek His Presence
"When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God and the priests, the Levites bearing it, then you shall set out from your place and go after it" (Joshua 3:3).
The ark of the covenant represented God's manifest presence among His people. Joshua's command was clear: when you see God moving, chase Him. When you observe His presence stirring, get involved.
This is the fundamental principle of spiritual fruitfulness: find where God is working and join Him there.
Human strength and human ability cannot accomplish great things of eternal value. We can have training, education, experience, and skills—all good things—but without God's presence, we accomplish nothing that matters for eternity. As Jesus plainly stated, "Without me you can do nothing" (John 15:5).
The beautiful promise is this: if we seek God, we will find Him. He doesn't hide from us because He wants to remain lost. God delights when we pursue Him. He invites us to come find Him, to seek His face with all our hearts.
God's eyes are searching the whole earth right now—every jungle, every nation, every neighborhood, every street, every home, every heart—looking for those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him, so He might show Himself strong on their behalf.
More than God's blessings, we need God Himself. More than answered prayers, we need His presence. When we seek His presence above our comfort and convenience, we position ourselves to see what God can truly do.
2. Step Into the Unknown
"Yet there shall be a space between you and it...that you may know the way by which you must go, for you have not passed this way before" (Joshua 3:4).
The Israelites were entering new territory. They couldn't rely on their wilderness experience to navigate the Promised Land. They needed to watch carefully, keep some distance to observe God's movements, and trust Him to lead them where they'd never been.
New territory creates dependence on God like nothing else.
We don't know what lies ahead. We can't predict the challenges, opportunities, or divine appointments that await us. But this uncertainty isn't something to fear—it's an invitation to deeper faith.
Stepping into the unknown requires us to watch God carefully, study His movements, pay attention to the doors He opens and closes, and notice the people He places in our path. It demands that we resist the temptation to speak too quickly about what God is doing and instead give situations time to unfold, trusting His sovereign purposes.
God wants to lead us into new territory—new families to reach, new neighborhoods to impact, new depths of faith to explore. This requires patient watchfulness, humble dependence, and courageous trust.
3. Sanctify Your Heart
"Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you" (Joshua 3:5).
This is perhaps the most challenging instruction, yet the most critical. Without personal sanctification, we will miss the wonder-working power of God.
To sanctify means to make holy—to set apart exclusively for God's purpose. This isn't something done to us by a priest or even by Jesus Himself in a positional sense. While Christ sets us apart positionally as holy through salvation, we have a responsibility to set ourselves apart practically in our daily lives.
The distinction matters: Jesus can be your Savior, cover you in His blood, and write your name in heaven, and you can still fail to sanctify yourself in your home, relationships, workplace, and private moments.
We must understand the difference between holy, unholy, and unclean:
A pure heart means undivided, unmixed, loyal to one Lord and Master. It's a purposed heart aligned with God's will. Like Daniel, who "purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself," we must make conscious decisions to set our lives apart for God's use.
The Reasonable Response
Romans 12:1 calls us to "present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, pleasing to God, which is your reasonable service." In light of God's incredible mercy toward us—His kindness, gentleness, and abundant blessings—offering ourselves completely to Him is simply reasonable.
This means saying: "Lord, here's my life. Here's my hands, my feet, my eyes, my ears, my mouth. I offer you my body. Stand in my body. Think with my mind. Speak with my mouth. I'm not setting myself aside for my own use, but for yours."
It means taking our "no" off the table and putting our "yes" on the table. Anywhere God needs us. Any way God needs us. Anybody God needs us for. We're available, surrendered, and sitting on go.
The Promise of Wonders
When we seek God's presence, step into the unknown with Him, and sanctify our hearts, we position ourselves to witness wonders.
The world has yet to see what God can do through a church that genuinely seeks His presence over His blessings. We haven't scratched the surface of what the powerful gospel of Jesus Christ can accomplish. The blood hasn't expired. The light still shines.
There's work to be done—millions of lost people to reach, lives to transform, relationships to restore, and communities to impact. But it starts with individual believers who refuse to settle for routine religion and instead pursue the wonder-working God with everything they have.
As we move forward, let's be a people who watch for God's movements, who set ourselves apart for His purposes, and who dare to step into new territory with Him. The wonders await those who position themselves to see them.
As we stand at the threshold of a new year, there's a stirring question that confronts every believer: Will we merely go through the motions of faith, or will we position ourselves to witness the wonder-working power of God?
The truth is, God hasn't changed. The blood of Jesus hasn't lost its power. The darkness hasn't extinguished the light. But experiencing God's miraculous intervention in our lives requires more than passive belief—it demands active cooperation with His purposes.
The Call to Something Greater
Deep within every believer's heart is a longing for more than status quo Christianity. We don't want dead churches, lifeless ministries, or routine religion. We want to see God change lives, mend relationships, heal the sick, and accomplish the impossible. We want a front-row seat to witness His glory.
This isn't about checking boxes or maintaining programs. It's about encountering the living God in such a powerful way that our communities, our nation, and even the uttermost parts of the world are impacted by His presence flowing through us.
But how do we position ourselves to experience this wonder-working power?
Three Essential Actions
The book of Joshua provides a powerful blueprint. As the Israelites prepared to enter the Promised Land—new territory they had never traversed before—Joshua gave them specific instructions that would determine whether they witnessed God's wonders or missed them entirely.
1. Seek His Presence
"When you see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God and the priests, the Levites bearing it, then you shall set out from your place and go after it" (Joshua 3:3).
The ark of the covenant represented God's manifest presence among His people. Joshua's command was clear: when you see God moving, chase Him. When you observe His presence stirring, get involved.
This is the fundamental principle of spiritual fruitfulness: find where God is working and join Him there.
Human strength and human ability cannot accomplish great things of eternal value. We can have training, education, experience, and skills—all good things—but without God's presence, we accomplish nothing that matters for eternity. As Jesus plainly stated, "Without me you can do nothing" (John 15:5).
The beautiful promise is this: if we seek God, we will find Him. He doesn't hide from us because He wants to remain lost. God delights when we pursue Him. He invites us to come find Him, to seek His face with all our hearts.
God's eyes are searching the whole earth right now—every jungle, every nation, every neighborhood, every street, every home, every heart—looking for those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him, so He might show Himself strong on their behalf.
More than God's blessings, we need God Himself. More than answered prayers, we need His presence. When we seek His presence above our comfort and convenience, we position ourselves to see what God can truly do.
2. Step Into the Unknown
"Yet there shall be a space between you and it...that you may know the way by which you must go, for you have not passed this way before" (Joshua 3:4).
The Israelites were entering new territory. They couldn't rely on their wilderness experience to navigate the Promised Land. They needed to watch carefully, keep some distance to observe God's movements, and trust Him to lead them where they'd never been.
New territory creates dependence on God like nothing else.
We don't know what lies ahead. We can't predict the challenges, opportunities, or divine appointments that await us. But this uncertainty isn't something to fear—it's an invitation to deeper faith.
Stepping into the unknown requires us to watch God carefully, study His movements, pay attention to the doors He opens and closes, and notice the people He places in our path. It demands that we resist the temptation to speak too quickly about what God is doing and instead give situations time to unfold, trusting His sovereign purposes.
God wants to lead us into new territory—new families to reach, new neighborhoods to impact, new depths of faith to explore. This requires patient watchfulness, humble dependence, and courageous trust.
3. Sanctify Your Heart
"Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you" (Joshua 3:5).
This is perhaps the most challenging instruction, yet the most critical. Without personal sanctification, we will miss the wonder-working power of God.
To sanctify means to make holy—to set apart exclusively for God's purpose. This isn't something done to us by a priest or even by Jesus Himself in a positional sense. While Christ sets us apart positionally as holy through salvation, we have a responsibility to set ourselves apart practically in our daily lives.
The distinction matters: Jesus can be your Savior, cover you in His blood, and write your name in heaven, and you can still fail to sanctify yourself in your home, relationships, workplace, and private moments.
We must understand the difference between holy, unholy, and unclean:
- Holy means set apart exclusively for God's use—like a sanctuary dedicated to worship or a life surrendered to divine purposes.
- Unholy means common or ordinary—not sinful, just not consecrated. A baseball field isn't sinful, but it's not set apart for sacred use.
- Unclean refers to anything that defiles us or distances us from God—sinful behavior and activity.
A pure heart means undivided, unmixed, loyal to one Lord and Master. It's a purposed heart aligned with God's will. Like Daniel, who "purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself," we must make conscious decisions to set our lives apart for God's use.
The Reasonable Response
Romans 12:1 calls us to "present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, pleasing to God, which is your reasonable service." In light of God's incredible mercy toward us—His kindness, gentleness, and abundant blessings—offering ourselves completely to Him is simply reasonable.
This means saying: "Lord, here's my life. Here's my hands, my feet, my eyes, my ears, my mouth. I offer you my body. Stand in my body. Think with my mind. Speak with my mouth. I'm not setting myself aside for my own use, but for yours."
It means taking our "no" off the table and putting our "yes" on the table. Anywhere God needs us. Any way God needs us. Anybody God needs us for. We're available, surrendered, and sitting on go.
The Promise of Wonders
When we seek God's presence, step into the unknown with Him, and sanctify our hearts, we position ourselves to witness wonders.
The world has yet to see what God can do through a church that genuinely seeks His presence over His blessings. We haven't scratched the surface of what the powerful gospel of Jesus Christ can accomplish. The blood hasn't expired. The light still shines.
There's work to be done—millions of lost people to reach, lives to transform, relationships to restore, and communities to impact. But it starts with individual believers who refuse to settle for routine religion and instead pursue the wonder-working God with everything they have.
As we move forward, let's be a people who watch for God's movements, who set ourselves apart for His purposes, and who dare to step into new territory with Him. The wonders await those who position themselves to see them.
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