Jesus
promised us Holy Spirit power to be his witnesses. Holy Spirit power
filled the Apostle Peter as he preached a sermon that led 3000
to faith in Jesus. Holy Spirit power filled the early Christians so
that new believers were created DAILY.
Holy
Spirit power is unleashed through prayer. Jesus'
followers were gathered in prayer before the Holy
Spirit came down and unleashed miraculous power that led so many
to faith. We need to pray for those whom we know are not believers.
Pray that God reveal Himself to them the way He did at Pentecost.
Jesus
said, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the
Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest
field.” (Luke
10:2)
Let us
pray that God will stir our hearts and send us into the harvest field
to share our faith with others.
Holy
Spirit power is unleashed when we give others our time. Jesus
gave people time. Nicodemus came to Jesus at night. Jesus taught him
that a person had to be born
again. He was a teacher but did
not understand this basic spiritual teaching. Jesus was patient
and taught the teacher.
Jesus
spoke to people at their point of need. To a woman getting water he
spoke about living
water. Jesus told a rich young man to give
it all up.
Give
people your time and talk about their interests. They will ask
questions, so, “Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone
who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do
this with gentleness and respect.” (1
Peter 3:15)
Holy
Spirit power is unleashed through service. Jesus showed his love
for the world by being servant. He healed the sick, fed the hungry
and sought after people in society's margins. When we serve others as
Jesus did, we put our love into action and open hearts to the gospel.
Jesus
said, “Let your light shine before others, that they may see your
good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.” (Matthew
5:16)
Serving
the real needs of other people creates opportunities to talk to them
about their spiritual needs that they may not even realize they have.
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