Friday, July 16, 2021

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

 You Shall:

 

            We shall be witnesses:

 

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.”

 

            This is not a suggestion; it is a declaration of truth. We unquestionably will be His witnesses once His Holy Spirit has come upon us. It does not say that we will go door to door witnessing (though that is a viable possibility), but that we will be His witnesses. We won’t be able to help ourselves. His power will shine through us and be a witness to others of what God has done for us and can do for them. We need to overcome any fear of what others will say or do. We also need training in how to share with others about Jesus.

 

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

            "I have chosen for you to be the ones that spread My Word to the world. I could have chosen angels, but instead chose My people. People would have been afraid of angels and come unto Me out of fear. But when you spread My Word, they come to Me out of love and desire for Me. When you go forth in My Spirit, I shall empower you with the very power of Heaven. This is the same power that raised My Son from the grave and seated Him beside Me. This power is not for you to think that you are something great but to bring others to Me. When you go in My Spirit, I go with you and empower you to do My will and to bring others into My Kingdom. You will lay hands on the sick, and they shall be made whole so that they will want to enter into My Kingdom. Trust in Me to provide whatever you need when you go forth in My name and in My Spirit.”

 

            85. Because I have received the power of the Holy Spirit, I shall be His witness wherever I go throughout the world.

 

 

            These are a only some of the results in our lives that are our destiny. They are there to make our lives what they should be and to cause others to long to come into His Kingdom. We need to put them into practice and not smother the workings of the Holy Spirit as He shapes us into the image of Jesus.

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