"I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.” Luke 24:49
Jesus was talking to His 11 followers, those who were with Him for three years, who saw Him perform miracles, who performed miracles with Him. They knew their mission: Preach the gospel and make disciples. They were to simply bear witness to what they had seen and heard for three years. Who was more qualified to be a witness than the 11 apostles of Jesus Christ, the risen Savior, standing in front of them?
And yet, He told them to stay in in the city until they had been "clothed with power from on high." Until they received power from the Spirit, they were not to go out and bear witness to what they had seen and heard. The same principle is true for you and me. We dare not attempt to be witnesses of Christ without the supernatural power of the Spirit.
This supernatural power is not hard to experience or use. You already know what is in your hand, the instrument of your natural or physical job. You already know the strength that you have, your talent or skill that you've already been using. You already know where you have succeeded in the past, and how you are used to achieving success.
God will give you supernatural power by His Spirit when you use your natural gifts for His glory. You will discover and use your supernatural power today when you present to him your "staff, when you "go in the strength that you have," and when you do "what you're used to" to succeed.
Please read the prayer below. After you read it, if you agree with it, pray it with me.
"Our Father in heaven, You gave me abilities, strengths, talents, and past successes. Now I offer these to You for Your glory. I will use these today to honor you. What I do in the natural, give me power in the supernatural, so that people will know that there is no way I could have done these things except by your Spirit and His power. By faith, I expect supernatural power in my life today. In the name of Jesus, amen."
Now, at your job, or in your home, focus on using what you know, what you have, what you are used to, and what you are good at, but this time, before you do, say, "Holy Spirit, I give this ability to you, in Jesus name, for the glory of God." Then just do what you know how to do, doing whatever comes easiest for you.
Remember, it was easy for Moses to simply throw down his staff. This power from God gives Him glory because you will know it doesn't come by you straining and struggling. Moses just threw down the staff, but God made it a snake. Gideon did what he knew how to do, going in the strength he had, and God gave Gideon victory. David used the sling shot he had been used to, and God gave Him victory over Goliath.
In the same way, use the ability that comes easy for God's glory, and you will perform a miracle today where you are.
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