“But you shall receive power after that the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and you shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”
This was a promise and challenge that Jesus gave His disciples just before He ascended to the Father. It was a promise of power to witness, but it was also a promise for every aspect of Christian living. I want to share with you some areas of our lives that we receive the power of the Spirit. Acts 1:8 promises the power to witness. The first way that we witness is to live the Christian life, and be lights in the darkness. When we speak to someone about Christ, we are promised the power of the Holy Spirit. We are not doing this on our own, and we are to follow the leadership of the Holy Spirit. He knows those to whom we should witness, and again, we need to follow His leadership. We receive the promise to live the abundant life that Jesus promised in John 10:10: “The thief comes to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life and have it more abundantly.” The Holy Spirit is present in our lives to enable us to live the Christian life. He gives us the victory over the sins that easily cause us only heartache and loss. I know that I can look back on my life and wish that I had followed the leadership of the Spirit. I have a feeling that I am not alone in this regret. The abundant life is to live for Jesus, serving Him in the gifts that the Holy Spirit has given us. I cannot possibly tell you all that the abundant life involves, but I want to share a text with you that will give you a good idea of what the abundant life is like. “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.” (Galatians 5:22-23) I think that you will agree that these “fruits” or gifts would result in abundant life. We have received the power to overcome. We have received the power to overcome Satan and his many temptations. We have been given the power to overcome sin. Sin destroys our lives and keeps us from really living the abundant life. The Spirit enables us to refuse to be overcome by sin. We have received the power to overcome ourselves. This power is important. Most trouble caused in Christian fellowship in churches by many members have not overcome their own self-importance. Believe me I understand this temptation in my own life. Perhaps you need to understand and see this tendency in your own life. This article falls far short in detailing the importance of Holy Spirit living in our lives. I hope that you read something that will help you to effectively live the Christian life. Bro. Joe
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