The Holy Spirit was present and involved when God created the earth (Gen 1:1-2). The prophet Zechariah told God’s people who were re-building the temple that they would not achieve it in their own strength “but by My Spirit, says the Lord of Hosts” (Zech 4:6b; NKJV). In the New Testament we read, “Now all glory to God, who is able, through His mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or imagine” (Eph 3:20; NLT). In Acts 1:8 Jesus told the disciples that they would receive the power of the Holy Spirit; this infilling with the Spirit is described in Acts 2:4 and is available to us today (Acts 13:52). The Holy Spirit empowers us to walk in, “all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him” (2 Peter 1:3; NKJV). That same Holy Spirit will reveal God’s word to us and guide and direct us (John 14:26; Rom 8:14).

So often we can devise our own plans and try to carry them out in our own strength only to wind up frustrated when things don’t succeed. While Jesus was on trial before the chief priests, elders and council, the apostle Peter sat in the high priest’s courtyard and denied he knew Jesus 3 times (Matt 26:69-75). However, after he was filled with the Holy Spirit, he preached a powerful sermon about Jesus and salvation (Acts 2: 14-40). Wow, what an amazing transition. Do you get the picture? Let’s humble ourselves and allow the Holy Spirit to change, guide, empower and use us, the results will be supernatural!