THE PROMISED POWER

Joel 2:28, 29; Micah 3:8; Luke 24:49

God has promised to give the power of the Holy Spirit to all His children who are willing to do His work and win in battle of life. The Holy Spirit gives you power to reigns over the devil, the world, the flesh and over all the powers of darkness. One who will receive the Holy Spirit must have totally repented from all naughty behaviours and be holy in his heart. He lives daily by the word of God, loves God, wants others to be saved and always preach the word of God. The spirit-filled child is like a tree planted by the rivers of water. He is fruitful, victorious, prosperous in whatsoever he does and successful in all his ways (Psalm 1:1-3). As you listen to this message, the Lord will fill you with His spirit and power in Jesus’ Name.

1. THE HOLY SPIRIT: John 16:7-15.

The Holy Spirit is the third person in the trinity, or the God-Head. He is the spirit of grace and of power whom Christ promised to send to believers. The Holy Spirit (1) Helps us to preach the gospel with boldness and power (Acts 1:8). (2) Helps us to know and believe the truth which is the word of God (John 14:26). (3) Changes our lives from ordinary to extra ordinary and fills us with power to do difficult and impossible things (1Samuel 10:6). (4) Cleanses our hearts and helps us to live a holy life (Psalm 51:10-13). (5) Guides us to avoid the ways of the world and to live a separated life (Romans 8:5-8; Galatians 5:16-17). (6) Helps us to overcome temptations and be obedient to God’s Word and comforts us in times of persecution (John 14:16). (7) Helps us to pray very well (Romans 8:26-27) (8) Teaches us the truth (John 16:13). You cannot do without the Holy Spirit in your life as a friend of Jesus. Jesus knows His friends cannot fully enjoy the Christian life without being filled with the Holy Spirit. You need Him to help you in your Christian journey to heaven.

2. RECEIVING THE HOLY SPIRIT: Acts 1:4-8; Luke 11:9-13.

You need the Holy Spirit to live for God and do His work. God has promised to fill you with the power of the Holy Spirit. However, there are some steps you must take: (1) You must be born again. That is, become a friend of Jesus (John 3:3). (2) You need to pray for God to sanctify you and make you holy (1Thessalonians 5:23). (3) Have a strong desire and thirst for the experience then pray in faith and wait for the promise to be fulfilled in your life (Isaiah 44:3). The Holy Spirit power is a promise for true friends of Jesus. If you faithfully follow the steps according to the word of God, the Lord will surely fill you with the power of the Holy Spirit. He will bless you and use you mightily to bless other children.

3. WINNING BY THE SPIRIT’S POWER: Act 1:8; 2:4,37-41; 8:5-13. 

God wants all His children to have victory and always win in all the battles of life. When you are filled with the Holy Spirit, you will have the fullness of the power of God to be a winner in every area of your life. He gives you the power to do the work of God and have dominion over the devil. You will overcome satanic afflictions, witches and wizards and all evil works of Satan.

The Spirit of God also guides and protects you from the evil activities of false prophets and teachers. He helps you to walk daily in holiness and readiness for the coming of the Lord. The Holy Spirit is only for believers who are true friends of Jesus. As a sinner, the Lord is calling you to repentance. He wants you to forsake all your bad ways and receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour. As a believer, the Lord wants you to pray through and be sanctified so that He can fill you with the Holy Spirit. Desire and strongly thirst for it and pray in faith to receive. Have you received the Holy Ghost since you believed? Today, you can receive the Holy Ghost as you pray in faith.