| Spiritual warfare Lesson #11 Evidence of the Spirit's power How can you tell when the Lord's supernatural power is operating in your life? We declare that the real evidence of the Spirit's power is being able to witness for Jesus Christ. Act's 1:8 says, 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. It is true that becoming a witness for Jesus Christ is bona fide proof that you have The Holy Spirit's empowering presence within you. This power is so strong that it can stand against any of satans powers or tricks. Satan hates for us to witness, and if you are taking the Word of God to a lost and dieing world, you can be sure that you are going to need the power of God. This power that I am talking about is the exact same power that raised Jesus Christ from the dead. No power of satan can stand up to that Holy Ghost Power!!! We have resurrection power!!! Praise the Lord!!! Satan doesn't want you to know that!!!! This is the strongest stream of power known in the universe. Infact this power is so supreme, that in the Scriptures it is only used in reference to God's power. Man does not possess this power unless it is given to us by God. This power is so overwhelming that the mighty Roman soldiers who guarded Jesus` tomb on the resurrection morning, Fainted and crumbled to the ground beneath the full load of this power, And laid prostrate on the ground, paralyzed with fear. They could not move until the resurrection was complete. Matthew 27:52 says that the saints that were dead. got up out of their graves and starting walking around town. See Scripture And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose. Praise the Lord for His resurrection power!!! Had you or I been present at the resurrection, This power was so overwhelming that we would have felt the ground trembling, as this electrifying power entered the tomb where Jesus lay. This power in our Lord was so strong that death could not hold him. Praise His holy name! And guess what? Death will not be able to hold us either. This same power is available for our use. Thank you Jesus? When the empowering presence of the Holy Spirit is operative in our lives, it releases in us that very same power that raised Jesus from the dead. God does not give us this power for nothing, once we have been empowered by The Holy Spirit God expects us to be witnesses for Him. Jesus remember that without this power we are no match for satan, but with this power, satan is no match for us. Once you have received this power, then and only then are you ready for Spiritual warfare!!!! |