IN THE BEGINNING…THE WORD
DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY, MAY 27, 2012
THE POWER OF VIRTUEDAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY, MAY 27, 2012
And Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me: for I perceive that virtue is gone out of me. Luke 8:46
Virtue is divine or miraculous power. In Luke 8:46, a woman who had been sick for twelve years had finally found her cure. She needed virtue to flow into her—so she reached out for Jesus, managing to touch the hem of his garment. As she touched Jesus, the bible tells us that He immediately perceived: “virtue is gone out of me.” The divine power of God had immediately made her whole. That is the power of virtue and it is still flowing from Jesus today.
"Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies” (Proverbs31:10). Why is this virtuous woman so valuable? No doubt, it was this virtue that enabled her to move in the Spirit and produce good things. She does good and not evil; she seeketh wool and flax and worketh willingly with her hands; she bringeth food; she riseth early; she considereth a field; she buyeth it; she planteth a vineyard; she girdeth her loins with strength; she layeth her hand to the spindle; she stretcheth out her hand to the poor; she maketh herself coverings; she maketh fine linen and selleth it; she delivers to the merchants; she openeth her mouth with wisdom; her tongue is the law of kindness; she looketh well to the ways of her household (read Proverbs 31).
Wow, the virtuous woman spoken of in Proverbs 31 is flowing in power. She is full of this energetic life giving power—she indeed is full of the Holy Ghost! She seems to know what she needs to do and actively and powerfully moves to accomplish her many tasks. She is valuable to her husband and family and community.
The Bible tells us in Acts 1:8 “But ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth." Yes, Jesus planned for His church to be filled with power. The baptism of the Holy Ghost is necessary to accomplish God’s task and to bear witness to Christ’s majesty and show forth His virtue.
Today, as we bear witness to Christ, let us bear witness to the power of virtue. Happy Pentecost!
