Topic: HE EMPOWERS YOU | |
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Everybody's always looking for a Word, here's a word:
LOVE. Walk in love, that will keep you busy for the rest of your life. Good morning my friends, hope you are aware you have to keep talking to that challenge, and not about it....God is still good! Rhapsody Of Realities Daily Devotional Pastor Oyakhilome Theme: He Empowers You Date: Saturday May 10th, 2014 Scriptural Ref: 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" Prior to this time, the Lord Jesus had told His disciples to wait in the city of Jerusalem until they were endued with power from on high (Luke 24:49). On the day of Pentecost, when the Holy Ghost came upon them, they received and were endued (clothed) with supernatural power to preach and teach the Word of God. When that happened, they went out and began to speak, knowing that the Holy Spirit would energize their words with power to save those who heard them. Peter recognized and took advantage of that power. That was why he could tell the man at the gate of the temple called Beautiful, "Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk" (Acts 3:6). When the man didn't respond, Peter grabbed him by the hand and lifted him up, and his ankle bones received strength and he began to walk. Peter knew he had power; he knew the Spirit of the Lord was upon him. The same Spirit that was upon the Lord Jesus is in each one of us today. Like the Master, that Spirit has anointed you to preach the Gospel to the poor. He has sent you to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind! He has empowered you to set at liberty them that are bruised, and preach the acceptable year of the Lord (Luke 4:18-19). You've been empowered to tell the good news; and as you proclaim it, it'll ignite faith in your hearers to receive eternal life. PRAYER: Truly, I am full of power by the Spirit of the Lord; He has anointed me to proclaim His grace and truth to the ends of the earth, bringing men out of darkness into their divine heritage in Christ, in Jesus' Name. Amen. Further Study: Micah 3:8 "But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin." Luke 10:19 "Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. " DAILY SCRIPTURE READING 1 Year Bible Reading Plan: John 5:1-30; 1 Kings 4-6 2 Year Bible Reading Plan: 1Corinthians 7:1-9; Proverbs 6 EXTRACT FROM: http:// rhapsodyofrealit ies.org GOOD MORNING LOVELY FRIENDS. I PRAY FOR YOU, MAY GOD OPEN DOORS OF DIVINE FAVOUR FOR YOU IN JESUS' NAME. AMEN. I LOVE YOU. |
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