Paul speaks with longing desire of knowing the power of the resurrection. In Philippians 3:8-10 he writes, “I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith— that I may know him and the power of his resurrection,”
What is this power of the resurrection?
It is many things, but at least it is the power to change. It is the power to heal. It is the power to love. It is the power to become; to become what we were created to be. Since we have trusted in our risen savior, this power is present with us through the Holy Spirit. We have entered into the glorious liberty of the children of God. We can change, improve, heal. We can please God, and bear his image well.
I wanted to share a poem by Hollie Holden to encourage you to use resurrection power.
What Wants to be Born In You Beloved
I have become grateful for the moments
When I remember to stop
In order to listen
To what the earth has to tell me.
This morning it was a flower
Who took me by surprise
And shared her secrets with me.
She told me of her journey.
How it began in darkness,
In the quiet, cool embrace
Of the quiet, generous earth
She told me how the light called to her,
And how, slowly but solidly,
She began to unfold towards
The simple inevitability of her calling.
She told me of the exquisite cracking-open
Of all she knew herself to be;
The opening that felt like death
Until she realised it was her birth.
And then, with her open petals,
She asked me in the way
Only a full-bloomed flower can ask,
‘What wants to be born in you, beloved?
What does the light want to call into being
From the quiet, generous earth
That waits patiently
In the cave of your heart?
Hollie Holden
So, What wants to be born in you?