There has always been a debate about the Power of God, not only about what He is like, but about whether the Power of God exists at all. But whatever is right to say about God, it is quite clear that many men have wondered whether He has power at all. Perhaps therefore the simplest conclusion is that He has no power at all. What we have to reckon with is the fact that many men for much of the time have talked as if He has all power. We have learned that talk does not necessarily have to refer to anything beyond itself and so the simplest and most reasonable conclusion is to stop talking about whether He has power and that would be the end of the debate.On the other hand, it might be said that the reasonable conclusion to draw, not only from the quantity but also much more especially from the quality of much talk about the Power of God and from the fact that the debate never seems to come to a final conclusion, is that the Power of God always has and always will exist. The constant debate about the Power of God arises from the fact that God being God, He is infinitely difficult to talk about, and that man, being not only finite man but in some sense or other sinful man, finds the Power not only difficult but also distasteful to talk about. This book By Bishop Dr. William Earl Lee is one man's attempt to offer as clear an account as possible of how he at present is able to make sense of the debate, in the hope that it may be of some assistance to others in making their approach. That is why it has been given the title of The Power of God. It is offered as an attempt to help people not to feel completely bewildered by the debate or completely unable to enter into it. It is my prayer that upon completion of the reading of this book that the Power of God will be recognized in your life.
