Despite knowing that the electricity wasn rsquo t working in our house after a strong storm an inconveniently common occurrence in our neighborhood I instinctively flipped on the light switch when I entered the room Of course nothing happened I was still enveloped in darkness That experience mdash expecting light even when I knew the connection to the power source was broken mdash vividly reminded me of a spiritual truth Too often we expect power even as we fail to rely on the Spirit In Thessalonians Paul wrote of the way God caused the gospel message to come ldquo not
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