Ablaze for God - Day 5 Devotional

“The All-essential Power”
Submitted by Kristin Kingsolver
Key text: Luke 24:48, 49

Receiving the power of Christ is about allowing the Holy Spirit to touch our entire being and opening ourselves up completely to Him. We need to be fully devoted and hungry for Christ’s empowering of the Holy Spirit in our lives. We are told in Luke 24:48-49, “You are witnesses…but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”

We must make sure that we have received His power, before we can share His power with others. Not only do we need to make sure that we are right in our relationship with God, but we also need to have an understanding and knowledge of what it means to receive the power of Christ.

Imagine a surgeon who wants to perform surgery, but has never gone to med school and has no experience. Obviously, we are not going to go to such a surgeon! In the same way, a Christian must have both first-hand knowledge and experience with the life transforming power of the Spirit before attempting to impart it to others.

Are you at the spot in your Christian walk where you believe in Christ, but do not have a clear understanding of what it means to be clothed with the power of the Holy Spirit?

I suggest you start by opening up your heart and life to Christ asking His Spirit to begin a work in and through you. God does not force Himself upon us, but He does his work when our hearts are humble and willing.

As we open up our heart to His transforming power we will find that the change will move from the inside out. Over time we will move to a place where we can impart what we’ve experienced to other lives as well.