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HOW TO RECEIVE POWER FROM GOD |
When God promises power to the individual, it is an amazing promise! Imagine the
same God who by his word made the universe has promised power to us as mere
people.
1 Corinthians 4:20 "For the kingdom of God is not in word, but in power."
This article gives an explanation of the simple yet profound promise of
receiving power from God - how to get it and what it means. |
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1 Find the promises given by Jesus
about receiving power from God.
They are in 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", and 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."
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2 Notice that the verse in Luke
associates power with "the promise of my (Jesus) Father" and the one in Acts
associates the power with receiving the Holy Spirit.
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3 Notice that in Acts 1:4-5 Jesus identified the
promise of the Father as the baptism of the Holy Spirit, so that we can now see
that the "power" comes from the same source: the baptism (or receiving) of the
Holy Spirit. In Acts 2:4 The disciples received power when they received the
Holy Spirit; they also spoke in tongues.
In Acts 2:38 Peter tells us how to receive power by telling us how to receive
the Holy Spirit.
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4 Seek more information on how to receive this
power, the Holy Spirit. |
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Tips |
•Although everyone who receives the Holy Spirit receives power we may still have
to ask, seek and knock to see it fulfilled in our lives (see Matthew 7:7-11)
• There are several aspects to power from God:
◦ To heal the sick[1] and do miracles in Jesus name:
John 14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works
that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I
go unto my Father.
Ephesians 3:20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all
that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
◦ To preach God's word[2]:
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.
1 Corinthians 2:4 And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of
man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:
◦ To rejoice in the Spirit[3], love God and serve Jesus with all your heart:
Romans 15:13 Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing,
that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
2 Timothy 1:7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and
of love, and of a sound mind.
◦ To give witness of Jesus and attract people[4] to the Lord:
John 2:23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast day, many
believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.
Acts 8:6 And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip
spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did.
1 Thessalonians 1:5 For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in
power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of
men we were among you for your sake.
◦ To give witness of salvation[5]:
Romans 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of
God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to
the Greek.
1Corinthians 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish
foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
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