8 But you will receive power and ability
when the Holy Spirit comes upon you; and you will be My witnesses [to tell people about Me] both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and Samaria, and even to the ends
of the earth.” –Acts 1:8 (AMP)
As
we continue in our discussion of the Holy Spirit, we share these words from
Scott G. Bauer author of The Baptism with the Holy Spirit, there are two
different works of the Holy Spirit in a believer’s life. (Romans 8:2) “For the law of the Spirit of
life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.” This is the new birth. It says in John 3:3, “Jesus answered and said
to him, ‘Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see
the kingdom of God .”
We
receive the Holy Spirit upon receiving Christ as our Savior…. new birth…. born
again. According to Scott G. Bauer in The Baptism
with the Holy Spirit, there are two different works of the Holy Spirit in a
believer’s life.
I continue to
quote Scott G. Bauer; “As the Baptizer with the Holy Spirit (Luke 3:16),
Jesus’ instruction to His followers in Luke 11:13 to ‘ask’ for the Holy Spirit
and to wait until they received power
is pertinent to all believers for all time.
All who believe are to ask
and expect God to fill them with His Spirit and to be empowered (Acts1:8) for their mission
to serve Him.” This is the fullness of God.
Pentecost is the day of empowerment of the Holy
Spirit. We all need the Holy Spirit
empowerment if we fulfill our purpose that God created us. We confess our sins and receive our salvation
the Spirit of life; by the regenerating work in us (Romans 8:11-17). All we must do is ask God for the power to do our mission.
Zechariah4:6-9, Zerubbabel, the leader of Jewish exiles, returned from Babylon to rebuild the temple. Great discouragement fell on him and he was
told by the prophet: 6 So
he said to me, "This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: 'Not by might
nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says the LORD Almighty.
God
is giving instructions and encouragement that the temple would be rebuilt by
His Spirit and it would be done.
The Scripture goes on to say in Zechariah 4:7, 7‘Who are
you, O great mountain (what God wants to do through us)? Before Zerubbabel you
shall become a plain! And he shall bring
forth the capstone with shouts of “Grace, grace to it!”’”
Do we try to remove the mountains in our life
without the power of the Holy Spirit? Do
we have the faith moved to action believing that we can have that power in us
to move the mountains of life? Remember
the scripture Luke 11:13, “13 If you, then,
being evil [that is, sinful by nature], know how to give good gifts
to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit
to those who ask and continue to ask Him!”
We have the privilege of prayer to our Heavenly
Father and we can ask
for the power of the Holy Spirit.
Hallelujah!!
Excellent read Charlsey!
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