You Shall Receive Power

"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

Within your own abilities and resources, you are powerless; you couldn’t overcome, you couldn’t sustain and you couldn’t bear without the presence and power of God… I state this to reinforce the message from today’s focus verse… Jesus informs His disciples that they are to stand by and wait for the arrival of the Holy Ghost before proclaiming the good news throughout the world… We need the Holy Ghost to share the good news with a lost and scattered generation; many have fallen into diverse temptations and have even lost sight of God’s promise and plan. This has happened simply because we have believed in our own power and were overpowered by the storm or circumstance that we faced…  You are called to witness and bring reconciliation between God and His creation; however, you cannot jump into action without first being equipped for duty… This is the grave mistake that we too often make, we have a zeal for God so much so that we move before His command and end up being rejected like Saul or running into the enemy’s territory like David… Jesus says ye shall be witnesses… You will have a story to tell, you will have a testimony to share and you will be given an opportunity to add your personal brick to the building of God’s kingdom; the thing you must understand is that there is a process that must be adhered to before you begin applying your bricks… The Holy Ghost is our guide, compass, and power; we have to have the spirit of God living in us in order for the will of God to be carried out through us… 

ALL FOR HIS GLORY!