God
does not leave us alone (John 14:15-18). He sent us his Holy Spirit, his power
(Acts 1:8). Jesus received the same Holy Spirit when John the Baptist baptized
him in water (Matt 3:16). Jesus needed this power to flow from him when he
ministered upon the earth (Luke 8:46).
We
are told that this is the same power that raised Christ from the dead and that
this power will bring life to our mortal bodies: “But if the spirit of him that
raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead
shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you” (Rom
8:11). This Greek word for power is where we get our English word dynamite (Eph
1:19-20). We have his dynamite power on the inside of us!
As
we discover God’s promises to us in the Bible and step out in faith, the Holy
Spirit can go to work to change us and use us. Jesus said: “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” (John 14:12).
Yes, he said that we are empowered to do the same works as he did on this earth
and even greater works! Let’s allow his power to change us and flow from us to
a hurting world.
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