Recharge! God Can!

RECHARGE! GOD CAN!

By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes)

2 Corinthians 4:8 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;

9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;

*RECHARGE: TO REGAIN ENERGY OR SPIRIT, to refill, to refresh, restore, to rejuvenate, revive, to restore a charge by CONNECTING TO ANOTHER POWER SOURCE, TO REPLENISH.

REJUVENATE: give new energy, vigor, revitalize, restore.

Let me start by asking a question: WHEN LIFE KNOCKS US DOWN ARE WE SLOW GETTING UP? ARE WE SLOW TO REBUILD HOPE? Life is not just about getting knocked down. THE REAL LESSON OF LIFE IS ABOUT GETTING UP AND TRYING AGAIN AND AGAIN.

Leviticus 26:12 And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people.

Leviticus 26:12 (MSG) I'll stroll through your streets. I'll be your God; you'll be my people.

IN THE 1950’S THE GOVERNMENT AUTHORIZED J. EDGAR HOOVER (THE THEN HEAD OF THE FBI) TO DO A MILLION DOLLAR RESEARCH ON WHAT THE USA NEEDED: THE FINAL REPORT THAT HOOVER PRESENTED WAS THE USA NEEDS A NEW BIRTH.

JOHN DOE started the day early, having set his alarm clock (MADE IN JAPAN) for 6 am. While his coffeepot (MADE IN CHINA) was perking. He shaved with his electric razor (MADE IN HONG KONG). He put on a dress shirt (MADE IN SRI LANKA). DESIGNER JEANS (MADE IN SINGAPORE). His tennis shoes (MADE IN KOREA).

After cooking his breakfast in his new electric skillet (MADE IN INDIA). He sat down with his calculator (MADE IN MEXICO) to see how much he could spend today. After looking at his watch (MADE IN TAIWAN.) He listened to his radio (MADE IN INDIA). He got in his car (MADE IN GERMANY) He filled his car with gas from (SAUDIA ARABIA) Then he continued his search for a job. At the end of yet another discouraging and fruitless day of checking his computer (MADE IN MALAYSIA), Joe decided to relax for a while. He put on his sandals (MADE IN BRAZIL) Then he poured himself a glass of wine (MADE IN FRANCE) Then he turned on his TV (MADE IN INDONESIA), He then wondered why he can’t find a good paying job in AMERICA… (source unknown)

GOD CAN RE-CHARGE AND CHANGE PEOPLE

RAHAB: THE BOOK OF JOSHUA RECORDS A WOMAN RUNNING A BROTHEL. SHE WAS A HARLOT… PROSTITUTE--- HOPELESSLY TRAPPED. Not only was RAHAB RE-CHARGED, she was changed and her family was forever changed.

Joshua 6:25 And Joshua saved Rahab the harlot alive, and her father's household, and all that she had; and she dwelleth in Israel even unto this day; because she hid the messengers, which Joshua sent to spy out Jericho.

Rahab is one of a handful of women of the Old Testament listed in the New Testament. RECHARGE: GOD CAN.

Hebrews 11:31 By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.

Rahab has the distinction of being in the family tree of King David… Then Jesus. Rahab married SALMON of the tribe of JUDAH. Rahab had a son named BOAZ.

RUTH found herself a widow in a strange land. She was a product of the welfare system of the day. She had to glean in a stranger’s field to make a meager living for her and her mother in law. The plan of God changed her from gleaning in a stranger’s field to becoming an elite member of society. She was faithful to her post of duty. God rewarded her to not just glean in a field. RUTH BECAME THE OWNER OF THE FIELD.

Matthew 1:5 And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab; and Booz begat Obed of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;

DO WE THROW AWAY AN EXPENSIVE FLASH LIGHT WHEN IT GROWS DIM? WHAT DO WE DO WHEN THE BATTERY (SOURCE OF POWER) GOES DEAD? IN MY SICKNESSES, TRIALS AND DISAPPOINTMENTS I HAVE LEARNED A LESSON. THE

PEOPLE THAT ARE MAD AT ME ARE NOT REALLY MAD AT ME? THEY WERE ALREADY MAD BEFORE THEY CAME TO ME. THEY ARE MAD AT THE WORLD AND I BECAME THE FOCAL POINT. SHALL WE INVITE OUR JUDAS’ TO SUP AND DINE WITH US?

Colossians 3:10 And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:

Ephesians 4:23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

Ephesians 4:23 (MSG) a life renewed from the inside

Ephesians 4:23 (NLT2) Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes.

TO RECHARGE WE MUST DEVELOP A NEW ATTITUDE. Let us realize the battery is dying.

Acts 17:28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.