Receive power:

 

Acts 1:8

8     but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.”

 

            The Holy Spirit didn’t come upon us just to give us goose bumps. He came to empower us to be witnesses for Jesus wherever we may go in the world. It was a statement of fact … we shall be witnesses. We shall go into the world, and we shall be witnesses for Him. We are no longer powerless wimps. We have the power that created the universe living inside of us. Just imagine what we can do to bring people to Jesus!

 

If you could hear God speak to you, I believe this is what He would say:

            "I did not choose you to be weak and ineffective. I chose you to be powerful in Me. When My Spirit comes upon you, you should walk forth in My power. You should no longer be afraid of what man can do to you for you have all My power residing within you. I gave you this power so that when others see your life, they will see what I desire for My children, and will want what you have. You will be a witness for Me wherever you go throughout the world. You shall show forth My strength in time of weakness. This is the work of My Spirit in your life. That is what He was given to you for.”

 

            59. The Holy Spirit has come upon me, and so I have received the power from above. This power enables me to be a witness for God wherever I go in this world.

 

 

            How can anyone attempt to live as God intended without relying on the Holy Spirit? He is involved in everything we do for God. God knew we needed Him. That’s why Jesus rose from the dead so that we might walk in newness of life through His Spirit. If He had just died for our sins, we would have had forgiveness; but without Him rising from the dead and giving us the Holy Spirit, we couldn’t begin to become what God intended. We were destined to have the Holy Spirit in our lives.