You
Will Receive Power When The Holy Spirit Comes Upon You.
And
You Will Be My Witnesses,
Telling
People About Me Everywhere –
Scripture
Acts
1
8 But
you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you
will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in
Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the
earth.”
Observation
We
live in a country in desperate need of Jesus. How can anyone in their
right mind vote to approve full term abortions like people just did
in New York?
I
never would have thought that anyone else would have ever thought
that this was okay, but this week I watched in horror (and maybe you
did too), people celebrating, lighting up buildings with pink lights,
in celebration of legalizing the murder of unborn babies all the way
up to full term.
Haven't
they ever held a new born baby in their arms? How can this be
happening? Romans 1:28 tells us “Since
they thought it foolish to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to
their foolish thinking and let them do things that should never be
done.” …
He 'let' them do things that should never be done … think about
that!
So
what does this have to do with Acts 1:8?
You
and I, as believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, are the salt and the
light. We have received the power of the Holy Spirit to be witnesses
in this world filled with this kind of darkness, and this week we got
a brutal reminder of just how dark our world has become!
Application
Life
is precious. I will always support the pro-life movement. I will be
light in this world of darkness.
How
about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, You are the God of mercy and the God of forgiveness. You are
also a just God and a God of righteousness. Lord, I pray for our
country. I pray for our leaders. Things seem to be so out of control,
but I know that none of this takes You by surprise. I know that You
have a plan and Your plan will happen just as You want it to. Evil
will not prevail. I know that You will win in the end and I know that
I am on Your winning team. Raise up leaders in our country, Lord,
that will change our course and get us off this dark road that is
taking us to destruction. I know, Lord, that as Christians we are the
most powerful people in this world. No one else in this world is
possessed and empowered by Your Holy Spirit.
Daily
Bible Reading: Exodus 12,13; Psalms 21; Acts 1
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I
just saw that I wrote this on this day in 2017
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But
You Will Receive Power
When
The Holy Spirit Comes Upon You
When
The Holy Spirit Comes Upon You
Scripture
Acts
1:8
8
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And
you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in
Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the
earth.”
Observation
Power!
On those dark and difficult days when you and I feel weak and
powerless and things seem totally out of our control and things are
going against us we need to remember this: that even though we are
not God we do have God’s Holy Spirit living within us if we are
followers of Jesus Christ and we are most definitely not powerless!
We
are not powerless because our Heavenly Father has empowered us with
His very own Spirit! The same Spirit that raised Christ from the
dead!
And
God has given us direct access to His throne every moment, every
second of each and every day!
1
Corinthians 4:20
For
the Kingdom of God is not just a lot of talk; it is living by God’s
power.
2
Corinthians 4:7
We
now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like
fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear
that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.
2
Corinthians 13:4
Although
he was crucified in weakness, he now lives by the power of God. We,
too, are weak, just as Christ was, but when we deal with you we will
be alive with him and will have God’s power.
Ephesians
1:19-20
19
I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of
God’s power for us who believe him. This is the same mighty power
20 that raised Christ from the dead and seated him in the place of
honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms.
Ephesians
3:20
Now
to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask
or think, according to the power that works in us,
Ephesians
6:10
10
A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put
on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm
against all strategies of the devil.
Philippians
3:10
I
want to know Christ and experience the mighty power that raised him
from the dead. I want to suffer with him, sharing in his death,
Colossians
1:29
That’s
why I work and struggle so hard, depending on Christ’s mighty power
that works within me.
2
Thessalonians 1:11
So
we keep on praying for you, asking our God to enable you to live a
life worthy of his call. May he give you the power to accomplish all
the good things your faith prompts you to do.
2
Timothy 1:7
For
God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power,
love, and self-discipline.
Hebrews
13:21
May
he equip you with all you need for doing his will. May he produce in
you, through the power of Jesus Christ, every good thing that is
pleasing to him. All glory to him forever and ever! Amen.
James
5:16
Confess
your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be
healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and
produces wonderful results.
Application
I
will rely on the power of God’s Holy Spirit that lives in me to
handle whatever comes my way. How about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, when I feel weak and powerless, in those moments would You
bring to my mind, would You remind me, of all of the great promises
that You have given me in Your Word. Nothing is more powerful than
Your Holy Spirit that lives inside of me. So I agree with the Apostle
Paul when he says in Philippians 4:13, “I can do all things through
Christ who gives me strength.” “For You have not given me a
spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and
self-discipline.” (2 Timothy 1:7 personalized)
I
pray for those reading this blog this morning. Give them boldness.
Help them to rely on Your Holy Spirit today. Give them strength and
give them wisdom.
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