POWER THROUGH THE SPIRIT

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 Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth (Acts 1:8).

Some Christians assume and believe that prayer produces power. So, they say, “a prayer-less Christian is a powerless Christian,” but that’s not stated anywhere in the Bible. 
Notice our theme scripture; Jesus didn’t say you’ll receive power after you’ve prayed. I believe in prayer, but prayer doesn’t bring power. Power comes from the Holy Ghost.

Power is the dynamic ability to cause changes. That means we can effect changes in our lives and that of our loved ones, and even in places where we desire to see changes. We’re not supposed to be victims in the earth, but many Christians live as victims; they’re captives of adverse circumstances. But Jesus said you shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you. Jesus was never a victim, yet many of God’s children have been victims in one way or the other.

1 John 3:2 says, “Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.” When you were born again, you were born as an offspring of God; through the Holy Spirit, you have power. No need to ask Him for power, for the power is already resident in you. All you need to do for the power of God in you to be manifested is to stir it up (2 Timothy 1:6). Glory to God!

Energized For The Glory life

Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily (Colossians 1:29).

In 2 Corinthians 3:5, the Apostle Paul alludes to the same thought he parallels for us in the opening scripture when he said, “Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God.” The word sufficiency is the Greek “hikanotes” and it means ability – divine energy. There’s an ability working in you, and its supernatural, being the ability of the Spirit. It doesn’t burn out and it doesn’t need replenishing.

Consequently, your physical ability should no longer limit you or dictate just how much you can do. As one who’s born again and has received the Holy Spirit, you’re anointed with power to live the glorious life of Christ and do the impossible. Acts 1:8 says, “You shall receive power – divine ability and enablement – after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you.” That ability came into you when the Spirit of God took up His abode in you. In Colossians 1:12, the Word says He’s qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in His glorious Kingdom of light.

The Old Testament folks didn’t have it as good as we do in the New. The Holy Spirit didn’t live in them, but only came on them from time to time, yet they did supernatural things.

For us, it’s even better, because the supplier of that divine energy, the Holy Ghost lives in us. That means our potentials are limitless! We’re divinely endued to live the life of glory, according to God’s mighty power which works in us mightily. There’s a divine ability working in you, helping you achieve results that are beyond your physical ability. Be conscious of this divine ability today, and it will make the difference in everything you do.