Power

God's power

• Christians receive power from the Holy Spirit-Acts 1:8 (KJV) 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.

Christians are very powerful in that we receive power from the Holy Spirit which is the Spirit of God here on earth with us, and dwelling inside our hearts.  Just before Jesus was taken back to Heaven in a cloud; He answered the disciples saying "You shall receive power (God's power) once the Holy Spirit was to baptize them; meaning to enter and remain with them, and with anyone who believes in Jesus, so that they could carry out the commandment of Jesus to share the gospel with everyone in the world.  This is the "Great Commission".

• The Bible is a powerful weapon (Ephesians 1: 1-4)-Ephesians 1:1 (KJV) Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus: Ephesians 1:2 (KJV) Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ.  Ephesians 1:3 (KJV) Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: Ephesians 1:4 (KJV) According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

The Bible is a powerful weapon in that The LORD instructed the apostle of Jesus Paul who wrote to His fellow Brothers and Sisters saying; that as God has willed this; His grace be to us; His peace; from God; Our Father; the blessings from heaven; just the way He chooses, even before He created the world that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love; what this means is that the LORD had decided even before He created our world that He would create us holy; without blame; meaning perfect beings with His love.  This means we were made to be holy, blameless, perfect and loving beings.  This is His gift and blessing to Us His Children; for all eternity.  And even after the fall of man, His love and blessings continue to cover Us.  Those of Us who believe on Him; and receive His free gift of eternal life..His blood washes our sins away.  We are now able to go before God the Father because of His initial, yet continual will towards  you and me so that we are graceful; peaceful; blessed; as He Himself has chosen; holy; blameless; perfect in His love.  His power lives in Our hearts.

• Jesus is the greatest power (Hebrews 1: 1-4)-Hebrews 1:1 (KJV) God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hebrews 1:2 (KJV) Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; Hebrews 1:3 (KJV) Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; Hebrews 1:4 (KJV) Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.

The power of the LORD Jesus is the greatest power there is.  None can compare to it.  His power is seen time and time again as He uses whomever He chooses to speak to His people; in the hardest times; as well as in end times; Jesus' power; He is heir of all things.  He made the worlds.  (As we know there are more than one world) He is the the intelligence and the light of His glory; and the image of His person; upholding ALL things by His spoken words; He himself purged; meaning He cleanses us of Our sins; He then sat down once he ascended to heaven (after He was crucified; and resurrected) on the right hand of the Father the MOST HIGH; is made so much more than the angels; He has obtained a name more excellent than they have.  So He is above the angels!!!  There is none above HIM.  

• Prayer can be powerful -James 5:16 (KJV) Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

There is power in prayer.  When we confess our sins and faults to God and one another, and we pray for each other, we can receive healing.  Our prayers become effective through thorough prayer, when we live in righteousness.  This obtains answers to our prayers when we live in righteousness.  Great blessings come from our prayers.

• Christians have power to overcome the world (1 John 5: 4-5)-1 John 5:4 (KJV) For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.  1 John 5:5 (KJV) Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

The same way that Jesus has overcome the world (the tomb could not contain Him), We Christians have that power to also overcome this world.  So, when we die; we will live in paradise with Jesus; we also will be resurrected at His Second Coming; and this is the victory that we have in Christ Jesus; the power to overcome the world; even our faith.  Our faith is a gift from God.  So anyone that believes that Jesus is the Son of God, has the power also to overcome this world (meaning even death).  We will are joint heirs with Him.  

I hope that you've enjoyed this wonderful study on the power of God; until the next study; continue to be blessed; and use your God given prayer power to continue in Spirit and in Truth with Our Blessed LORD and Savior Jesus Christ!  May God be with you!  Amen!