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“Within the Seeds” 🌳
📖 Bible
Meditation – No. 1830
🔆 AATHAVAN –
Tuesday, 10.02.2026
“But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the extraordinary greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves.” (2 Corinthians 4:7)
Today’s meditation speaks about the divine power we receive while living a spiritual life. The Apostle Paul refers to this divine power as a treasure. That is, within our earthly bodies—formed from dust—we carry this priceless treasure called God’s power. This power does not originate from our own strength; rather, it comes from God. This is why Paul says, “But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, so that the extraordinary greatness of the power will be of God and not from ourselves.”
Today, many people assume that receiving various spiritual gifts alone is what it means to possess power. Healing the sick and prophesying are often considered the greatest forms of power. Even many Christian ministers, while promoting their ministries, add the title “a powerful servant of God” alongside their names.
However, the Apostle Paul believes that there is another kind of power—far greater than these—that we must receive from God in order to remain steadfast and not fall away in our spiritual walk. That is why, continuing the thought of today’s meditation verse, he writes:
“We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not despairing; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.” (2 Corinthians 4:8–9)
Yes, Paul declares that this is the true and greatest power.
The spiritual life is not an easy one. It is filled with pressures, sufferings, and weariness. Overcoming these is real power. Therefore, even when we are afflicted in every way, we are not crushed; even when perplexed, we do not lose heart; even when persecuted, we are not abandoned by God; and even when struck down by life’s pressures, we are not destroyed.
Beloved, if we are to remain firm in our spiritual life, this power is essential. There have been times when many ministers who once performed great signs and wonders later turned away from Christ. The reason is that power used to accomplish mighty acts can sometimes give rise to pride, which separates a person from God. Because of this, many servants have drifted away from God—or have been left spiritually abandoned.
In the Christian world, there are many influences that nurture people in misguided thinking. We must remain alert against them. If we live with genuine love for Christ, we will not crave deceptive or magical forms of power; instead, we will earnestly seek the power that keeps us firmly rooted in His love.
Therefore, the power of God must be the kind that sustains us continually in our spiritual life. True power is not that people fall down when we lay hands on them; true power is that we ourselves do not fall but preserve and persevere in our spiritual walk. Even when pressures, confusion, and sufferings surround us on every side, living without being crushed, without despair, without being abandoned by God, and without being destroyed—that is true power.
So, let us first seek to receive this extraordinary power from God within our earthen vessels—our fragile bodies. This alone will help us remain firmly established and endure faithfully in our spiritual life.
God’s Message: Bro. M.
Geo Prakash

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