READ: Mark 7:14-23

All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.” – Mark 7:20-23

Serpents are wise because they have developed inner power. The great wisdom of the serpent is to have developed internal power that is called venom. The saliva of a snake is its venom. The venom a snake produces within itself is so powerful that it can kill a human being, a lion or even an entire village.

The great power of a snake comes from within. The venom of the king cobra is so deadly that one bite can kill twenty people or one elephant. Australia’s inland taipan snake (Oxyuranus microlepidotus) is said to possess the strongest venom of any land snake. Fortunately, it seeks unpopulated areas and rarely bites people. Taipan snakes have venom 50 times more toxic than a cobra.

Every man can unleash positive powers or negative powers from within. It is when something comes from deep within that it is powerful. Both positive and negative things gain their power when they are from within and from the heart. Without the heart’s involvement every word and physical action is really powerless.

Jesus taught us that it is only when something comes from within and from the heart that it has power. It is only when preaching comes from the heart that it is powerful. It is only when we do things from the heart that they have power. The real power is from within! Read it for yourself: Mark 7:20-23!

The power that comes from within you is the strong force that can do wonders in your life and ministry. It is what comes from within you that determines how powerful you may be. What is on the outside has very little real effect