Luke
24:49, “And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but
tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from
on high.”
Matt.
28:18, “And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is
given unto me in heaven and in earth.”
Acts
1:8, “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come
upon you...”
Our
world is broken by sin and disobedience! Satan has invaded our house
and has stolen precious treasures that belong to us. He has taken our
health, our relationships, our time, our talents and abilities, our
finances, our family members both physical and spiritual and most
anything else that he wants. We must stop him! We can stop him! We
can take back what he has stolen from us!
As
Spirit filled believers we stand in the power and authority of God.
Acts 1:8, “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.” The word “power” in the Greek is “dunamis” and is
defined as strength, power, ability, inherent power, power residing
in a thing by virtue of its nature. The power Jesus promised is the
inherent power of the Holy Ghost. His very nature is power.
By
the power (dunamis-ability/can) of the Holy Spirit (pneuma-breath of
God), we are empowered to complete the ministry of Jesus Christ. Acts
2:2, “And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing
mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.”
With the power and might of a great wind, the Holy Spirit filled the
house. By the power of Almighty God the door of Satan's prison
springs open and we are free from all encumbrances that prevent us
from wholly following God. I am reminded of Paul and Silas in Acts
16:26, “And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the
foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors
were opened, and every one's bands were loosed” KJV. Several of the
other translations read that the earthquake was so violent that the
doors flew open and the chains were loosed and fell off. The Spirit
of God that possesses our mortal body has broken the chains and
opened the barred doors. Thank God we are free!
We
are free but free for what purpose? We are free so that we can lead
others free. Jesus came to set the captives free. As His Holy Spirit
indwells us, we are free to be the visible evidence of the delivering
power of God. We are free to be a God living, God breathing,
miraculous working possession of God. We belong to Him. There is no
power of hell that can defeat an obedient child of God. We are free
in God to take back what the enemy has stolen. We are free to
actively engage in this End Time Harvest!
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