Real Power

"And being assembled together with them, He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” He said, “you have heard from Me; for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?” And He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority. But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Acts 1:4-8 NKJV

The book of Acts is the record of actions of the Holy Spirit promised by the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. It's called an unfinished book and is still recording even now. The church is functioning and operating not by humans but by the Spirit of God. Church is people, not building. All believers shall receive power when they receive Christ Jesus as Lord and as a result the Holy Spirit has come upon them. Therefore, Christians shall live not in the flesh but in the Spirit.

The power of the Spirit has been given unto all believers who are now living in the world as witnesses of Christ Jesus, telling and showing what He has done in their lives. The source of power for life is not coming from ourselves since we have received Jesus Christ as Lord, but in entirety from Him. In the past, we ran our lives whatsoever we wanted to run, but now we're possessed by the Lord Jesus Christ and so no longer run it by ourselves.

We were always in want of power, and so desperately inadequate. That's the destination sickness for the fallen humanity. No matter what we tried hard and accomplished, we're not satisfied in full. Something was fatally missing. That missing part of mystery has been met when the promised Holy Spirit has come into our hearts. The power of the Spirit is what all humans has been searching and yearning for generations and ages. So, now we can live in the full measure of life with such a glorious power of the Spirit.

We need the power of the Spirit when we wake up in the morning, eat breakfast and go to work, drive, meet friends, come home and have dinner, have conversation with families, and many others. We need the power in full for every area of our lives. There is nothing we can do without the power of the Spirit. We’re fully and always dependent on Him who is indwelling within us. When we fully and completely let Him abide in us and lead us, we can live His life in full riches of glory. That’s the promise of the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. All Christians can live His life in full now and forevermore.