Luke 10:19 ‘Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.

DAILY READING; • Matthew 19:16-30; Numbers 11-12; Ecclesiastes 8

Tommy Lee Osborn was a great missionary evangelist who together with his wife, Daisy Osborne impacted millions of people globally through the mighty manifestation of God’s power in their ministry.
However it is interesting to note that the Osborns first missionary effort had ended in failure, due to inability to engage God’s power.
T.L. Osborn and his wife were in their twenties when they moved to India to begin missionary work. However while in India, despite all their efforts, they couldn’t convince the Hindus and the Muslims to accept Jesus. After months of frustration, they moved back to America, filled with shame at their perceived failures on the mission field.
Coming back to America, and seeing how powerfully God was using evangelists like William Branham and Gordon Lindsay, they realized that lack of power had been the missing ingredient that led to their ministry failure. As they hungered for the manifestation of God’s power, they embarked on voracious study of God’s Word, prayer and fasting. At one point, T.L. Osborne fasted for three days as he sought God’s presence. Afterwards he had a divine encounter where he heard the Lord say to him “ ..Wherever you go, I will give you the land for your possession. No demon, no disease, or no power can stand before you all the days of your life”
And that marked the beginning of the miraculous in their ministry. When they hosted the first healing service they saw amazing miracles and healings. From there they began to travel to other countries, preaching the Gospel and seeing mighty miracles. On their return back to India, they preached the Gospel with power and saw many souls saved. And for decades afterwards they ministered in huge crusades across Africa, Asia, South America and Europe, drawing thousands of souls to Christ.

Indeed the power of God will always make a huge difference in our lives and ministry. The power of God is what will announce you and turn you into a wonder to your world. When Jesus returned from 40 days of praying and fasting there was an eruption of power in His ministry and His fame spread abroad.
To be victorious and make impact and fulfill our purpose on earth, power is a non-negotiable requirement. It is a crucial asset that every believer needs.
If we do not want to end up as failures and victims in life then we must go on the quest to see the power of God manifest in our lives. The difference between travailing in life and prevailing in life is power. You will either be anointed or you will be frustrated.
It doesn’t matter how glorious the vision and mandate we have received, if we are unwilling to pay the price for power, we will never see their full manifestation.
Before we can make progress in life, there are forces that must be overcome. For every new level there is a new devil and for every open door there are adversaries. We must therefore be adequately empowered to overcome the battles and resistances that will try to hinder our forward movement. Indeed power is needed to surmount obstacles and subdue the works of darkness.
And to manifest power we must engage the secret of Prayer and fasting, that is what releases the flow of signs and wonders. Anyone who must see manifestation of God’s power must be willing to dig deeper in the Word, in prayer and fasting. Engaging in the study of God’s Word during praying and fasting leads to the outbreak of light of revelation which is what overcomes the forces of darkness.
Prayer is indeed the secret of power. This is why a prayerless Christian is a powerless Christian and a prayerful Christian is a powerful Christian. Indeed the tragedy of our generation is not the powerfulness of the devil but the powerlessness of the saints.
When we begin to engage in prayer and fasting we will have the power to tread upon serpents and scorpions and over every power of the enemy. Indeed through the power of God we will be victorious and triumphant in life and truly rule in the midst of our enemies.

PRAYER; Father please grant me the grace to pay the required spiritual price to see Your power manifest in my life. Thank You Lord for giving me victory over every challenge and enabling me to fulfill Your assignment for my life in Jesus Name.
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Everything that ultimately has a glorious ending usually has a humble beginning. – WORDBITE 222.