POWER IN THE HOLY GHOST
Memorise:
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 Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Acts 1:8
Read: Acts 4:31-33, (KJV)
31 And when they had prayed, the
place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled
with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.
32 And the multitude of them that believed were of one heart
and of one soul: neither said any of them that ought of the things which he
possessed was his own; but they had all things common.
33 And with great
power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and
great grace was upon them all.
Bible in one year: Acts 24:22-26:32, Song of Solomon
7:11-8:7
MESSAGE
The only genuine source of power for children of God is the
Holy Ghost. Any other means is not only a counterfeit but also
counterproductive. When Jesus Christ was going to be with His Father, He told
His disciples that they should stay back in Jerusalem until the promise of the
Father came, only then would they have the power to go out and do the
assignment that He had earlier given to them. It is unfortunate that many
so-called children of God are gambling with their lives by engaging in the work
of the ministry without adequate spiritual preparation.
“And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they
were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they
spake the word of God with boldness. And with great power gave the apostles
witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them
all.”
Acts 4:31, 33
There are lots of blessings which accrue from receiving the
power of the Holy Ghost. For example, the Bible says we do not know how to pray
but the Holy Spirit helps our inadequacy and with great groaning, the Holy
Spirit intercedes for us (Romans 8:26). In other words, when we are empowered
by the Holy Spirit, prayer will not be a difficult task for us. When we are
endued with the power of the Holy Ghost, we become unstoppable by our
detractors and their threats will not have any effect on our lives. The
disciples of old, after they had been threatened by the Jewish leaders in Acts
chapter 4, prayed in the Holy Ghost and became so bold that they preached the
Word of God in the streets without fear.
Ephesians 1:13 “In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard
the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye
believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise.”
Ephesians 1:13
To be endued in the Holy Spirit, however, your salvation
must be genuine. Without genuine salvation, you are prone to have a counterfeit
Holy Spirit baptism and in turn, counterfeit power which will lead to a
vexation of your spirit. This will not be your portion in Jesus’ name. Then,
you must live holy and make up your mind to become obedient to the Word of God.
You must abstain from whatever will grieve the Holy Spirit.
“And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are
sealed unto the day of redemption.”
Ephesians 4:30
You grieve the Holy Spirit when you blaspheme Him or touch
unclean things. You must be separated unto God (2nd Corinthians 6:14-18). I
pray that the power of the Holy Spirit will come upon a reader of this
devotional today in Jesus’ name.
Action Point
Father, send your promise of the Holy Spirit to me afresh
today and don’t let me grieve Him as He comes upon me in Jesus’ Name.
Open Heavens ckgod, written by Pastor E.A Adeboye
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