“….The Spirit also helps our infirmities: for we know not what we should Pray for as we ought: but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.”
We hear a lot about power today. We have power politics, power plays in sports and business, and in many churches. “Power” is a good Bible word. Our main power concern is the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 8:26 gives us a good picture of the power of the Holy Spirit at work in our lives. I want to illustrate His power in our lives by giving examples of it, e.g., we depend on the power of the Holy Spirit for our salvation, and we are enabled to live the Christian life by the power of the Holy Spirit. The power of the Holy Spirit enables us to be saved. The Holy Spirit convicts us that we are sinners in need of a Savior. We are not equipped to see ourselves as lost in sin. The Holy Spirit alone is able to help us see this truth. The Holy Spirit convicts us of our need for Jesus as our Savior. After convicting us, He invites us to come to Jesus. Revelation 22:17 reveals this: “And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And; let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take of the water of life freely." People come to Jesus because they have been drawn by the Holy Spirit, and because they surrendered to Him. He is the final persuader, not the witness or the preacher. When a person is saved, we cannot claim that we did it. It was the work of the Holy Spirit. It really aggravates me when I hear someone say that it was brother so and so who saved them. We take the people to the water fountain, but the Holy Spirit allows us to drink “the water of life freely.” The power of the Holy Spirit enables us to live an authentic Christian life. The power of the Holy Spirit enables one to have a Christian disposition. Paul mentioned the nine-fold fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22-23: “The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness and temperance.” We do not intrinsically have these attributes; they are given to us by the Holy Spirit. The power of the Holy Spirit enables us to have a deep and powerful prayer life. (Look at Romans 8:26 above.) We sometimes get this turned around, and for this reason we need to remember that we do not direct the Holy Spirit when we pray, but we follow His direction. The power of the Holy Spirit enables us to live a holy life. Every person has a sinful nature and because of this they tend to resist the power of the Holy Spirit. Sometimes we just do what we want to do. Only the Holy Spirit can keep us from living according to our sinful nature. If we try to live the Christian life on our own power, we are bound to be defeated. The power of the Holy Spirit enables us to understand the deeper things of God. In 2 Corinthians 2, Paul informed us that we are not able to understand the deeper things of God, but they are known because of the Holy Spirit – period. There are many things that the Holy Spirit does not reveal to us about God. If He did, we would not be able to understand Him. He does, however, let us know what we need to know.” If we know anything about God, it is by the power of the Holy Spirit, not our own mental power. The power of the Holy Spirit enables us to witness. Acts 1:8 plainly teaches that before we can witness, we need to be empowered by the Holy Spirit. He reveals to us, “But you shall receive power after that the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and you shall be witnesses unto me…” We should lean on and depend on the power of the Holy Spirit in all aspects of our lives. Bro. Joe
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