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Do you feel powerless? Can you see evidence in your life of real inner power? You can have an incredible power system right within you. In fact, if you’re a believer you have that power system already, but you may never have learned how to turn it on.
We saw Jesus told us we will have power when we have the Holy Spirit. What does this power enable us to do?
First, it enables us to be children of God. John wrote to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God (John 1:12).
Second, we can pray with power. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective (James 5:16).
Third, we can speak words of power. My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power… (1 Corinthians 2:4).
Fourth, we can have a powerful mind. For who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16).
Fifth, we can demolish our enemy and have victory over sin. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds (2 Corinthians 10:4).
Oh, there are so many more. We have the power to:
- endure and be strong (Colossians 1:11),
- no longer be timid or weak, but be bold for Jesus (2 Timothy 1:7).
- live holy and godly lives (2 Peter 1:3).
Does that describe you? If not and you are a believer, it may be because you’re just not turning on the power that is within you—the power of the Holy Spirit.
Suppose you never turned on the power in your house. You have light bulbs and lamps; you have a washer and dryer and a vacuum cleaner. But you never have light or clean clothes or clean floors because you’ve never learned how to turn on the power. Silly thought, isn’t it? Well, it’s just as ridiculous for us to have the power of the Holy Spirit but never see the evidence of it in our lives.