Know Your Strength

By Michael Mahendere -

We journeyed through Mathew 10:1 where something crucial is revealed: the disciples received another call within the call. And with that call came power.

But this power was not loose or wild. It came with instructions. It came with a map. It came with divine coordinates. Jesus told them not only where to go, but also where not to go. Power without direction was never His intention.

To understand this, we must consider the journey Jesus Himself had already taken — from Judea to Galilee, passing through Samaria and into Sychar, where Jacob’s well stood. None of these places were accidental. They speak.

Samaria means guardship. Sychar means drunken, Before the disciples were sent, Jesus had already discerned the spiritual condition of the region. The drunkenness of Sychar would have drained and frustrated them. Their power would have been present, but ineffective. So He instructed them not to go — not because there was no need, but because they were not the right vessels for that environment.

Then comes the Samaritan woman at the well. Jesus speaks with her, and she receives a calling. She returns to the city and begins to preach Him. And this is striking — the men of that city would not have listened to the apostles. It took a woman whose history had created a soft spot in their hearts. What society used to disqualify her became the very key God used to unlock the city.

Imagine the apostles attempting that assignment — it would have failed. Not because they lacked power, but because they lacked alignment.

This is the wisdom of Jesus. He does not just release power — He discerns what kind of power, through whom, and into which context. Power with boundaries. Power with strategy.

The lesson is clear:

You do not show forth power simply because you have received power. You must discern what kind of power you carry and how it should be dispersed. Sitting. Analyzing. Discerning. Strategizing. This too is obedience.

In this month of showing forth His power, we are called to be intentional, not reckless.

We also entered moments of prayer for the impossible and reflected on Isaiah 30:20 — the many breads Jesus gives. He is not only the Bread of Life; He offers many breads. Some comfort. Some are bitter. Some stretch us. Some break us open.

If Jesus is to be our Teacher, we must be willing to eat every bread He offers. Life may blind us to Him, but through different situations — through different breads — our eyes are opened again. As we partake, our focus returns to Him, and He teaches us in all things.

This is how power matures.

This is how calling deepens.

This is how creation happens.

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