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
The disciples were
told to wait and stand down until the Holy Ghost had come… Despite the power that you may think you have; you are powerless
without the divine authority from above… Going into the fifth day of 2013
set your mind to remember that without Christ you are nothing… You can’t
overcome, you can’t win and you can’t obtain; however, through Christ all
things are possible, relationships can be healed, debts can be paid and new
levels can be reached… The instruction uttered by Christ in this verse reminds
us to stop trying to find answers within our own finite abilities… Stop trying
to pave your own path and go your own direction… You must come to know and
trust the Lord (remember the people had
all things in common with their focus on God when the Holy Spirit descended
upon them as tongues of fire)… Your focus in the New Year should not be on
solutions, but on praise… Praise Him through your difficulties, praise Him
through your trials, praise Him through your hours of loneliness and allow Him
to take care of all your cares… He will deposit the strength you need (just
praise Him), He will give you the grace you need (just praise Him) and He will
open up doors for your beacon light to shine for all to see (just focus on
praising Him)… Take note today and remember that until we receive Jesus Christ
as our Lord and Savior we are powerless… Jesus informs His disciples of the
winning edge that they will receive in the form of the Holy Spirit… We all
should realize that we have a winning edge as a child of God; we have a “secret weapon” that will lead us to victory and give us the
strength to overcome any obstacle that we face… The disciples were in hiding
after the crucifixion of Jesus; however, they are filled with power to be His
witness and go on to bring many souls to Christ under the leadership of the
Holy Spirit… We, through the indwelling spirit are “more than conquers” and will indeed overcome any storms of this
life as long as we are lead by the spirit… As a child of God, the biggest gift
we obtain is the power of our witness… When Jesus Christ left this earth, His
disciples were in flux; they didn’t know where to go, what to do or who to turn
too… Jesus instructs His disciples very clearly to wait until the Holy Spirit
comes and sure enough when it came the same ones who were scared were used to
transform the makeup of the entire world. Remember that Jesus said, “Greater things than I will you do…” Don’t ignore the power of your witness today;
you have made mistakes, you have choose the wrong direction, but you know God
still shined His light of love and compassion upon you and brought your through
trial after trial… You’re a powerful creation and God sent His son because of
the power He wants you to display… Somebody needs to hear your testimony,
somebody needs to hear what God has done for you and you must realize that you
have the power (by the Holy Spirit) to show people the direction of God and how
awesome He is… This scripture tells us today that there is a time for your
anticipated arrival as a witness to God’s faithfulness; endure your season of
preparation and do not move before the Spirit descends upon you and leads you
down the path which God has paved specifically for you…
BE BLESSED!!!
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