It is the power of God. 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 Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Acts 1:8
The power that we are talking about exceeds anything man can generate. It is the power that brought the heavens and the earth into being. It is the power that created man from the dust of the earth. It is the power that raised Jesus from the dead. It is the power that will bring Jesus riding on the clouds from the right hand of the Father to the earth at the appointed time and will cause all things to be made new.
I want you to understand: The presence of God, the Holy Spirit leads to the anointing of the Holy Spirit, which is the power of God, and the power of God brings forth the manifestation of the presence of God through our life style, our prayer, our fasting, and our obedience.
The anointing itself-an anointing of the Holy Spirit-cannot be seen, but the power, its manifestations, its effects, can and should be seen through signs wonders and miracles. "That is why the anointing is tangible." This, of course, what the bible says with the Lord's teaching to Nicodemus in John 3:8 that the Spirit blows like the wind, in which cause its effects can be seen.
Amazing! You shall receive power-the anointing, the spiritual gifts-after the Holy Ghost-the presence of Gods Spirit, the person, the fruit-comes upon you.
Do you see it? The fruit of the Spirit, is missing in the church today, because the presence of God is not flowing through the people of disobedience. The gifts and ministry of God, also sadly missing, are connected to the power of God that is missing.
What are fruits? They are qualities or characteristics-attributes-of a person, in this case God. They begin inside you, where God is if you're a believer. God says, "I will come in, and My fruit will come in with Me. I leave, and My fruit will go with Me." This is thre reason he told us to be ye therefore imatatiors of God.
Not so with power. The power of God comes upon you, as a gift. It stays with you. As Paul wrote to the Romans, speaking of the current and future conditions of the Jews: "The gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable" (Rom. 11:29). Yes, it is not an easy truth, but it is possible for the presence to withdraw and the gifts to remain, at least for a while. But that will ultimately lead to disaster.
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