Acts 1:8 ‘And you shall receive power after the Holy Ghost has come upon you..’

DAILY READING; Matthew 12:22-50; Leviticus 15-16; Proverbs 27

The Book ‘How to Be Filled with Spiritual Power’ by John G. Lake, contains amazing testimonies of the manifestations of the Holy Spirit.
John G Lake was in South Africa serving as a missionary, when he was called to pray for a blacksmith who was mentally afflicted.
When he got to the house in Johannesburg, the man was locked up in a room and the windows barred.
When he asked to be let into the room, the man’s wife was shocked and told him that the man almost killed her four strong sons when they tried to overpower him but could not.
Lake said, “Dear sister, I have the secret of power.., you just give me the key, and go about your work, and do not be troubled.”
The woman reluctantly gave him the key and Lake unlocked the door, slipped into the room, locked the door, and put the key in his pocket. The man was reclining in a crouch like a lion ready to spring. On seeing Lake, he cursed terribly and threatened to tear him from limb to limb and throw him out the window.
The man was indeed big, twice the size of Lake and his arms were massive. But Lake approached him having confidence in the Scripture “He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world (1 John 4:4).”
Lake began to talk to him, allowing the atmosphere to be saturated by the presence of the Holy Spirit.
As Lake talked, he approached the bed step-by-step, sometimes only three inches. In about thirty minutes, he got up close enough where he could reach the man’s hand. The blacksmith was still reclining in a posture like a lion, as if waiting to pounce.
But as the Presence of God came upon Lake, he caught the man’s hand and turned his wrists and looked directly into his eyes.
He could see fear in the man as the devil in him was in terror and was trying to back away from Lake’s eyes.
Lake felt the anointing of the Spirit flowing from the crown of his head to the soles of his feet. As the power of God surged through him, the next thing he knew, the man collapsed in a heap, rolled off the bed onto his knees and began to weep. As the devil departed from him, he came back to his senses and became human again.
Such great miracles were recorded throughout Dr. John G. Lake’s ministry as he operated in great power and anointing of the Spirit.

A life of power and great anointing is the portion of every child of God. Especially in these end-times, God is delivering unusual power and anointing to the Church.
Describing the end-time army of God, Joel 2:2-5 says ‘A great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations …’
Truly, God is raising a strong people set in battle array, who will be overcomers in these last climatic days on earth.
There is a Spirit of Might being released upon the latter day Church to do unusual exploits.
It is God’s will that we live in constant dominion over the devil and his works. It is God’s desire that we be in charge wherever we appear.
During His earthly ministry, whenever Jesus appeared, the devils took to their heels and fled. Jesus walked in Power and authority and was anointed without measure. That is God’s target for us today. As the Father sent Jesus, so has He sent us to manifest great power on the earth. This power comes through our connection to the Holy Spirit.

Acts 1:8 says you shall receive power after the Holy Ghost has come upon you.

For us to see mighty manifestations of power, we have to go deeper in seeking the Spirit of God. There is a level of anointing you can operate on where the Spirit of God literally takes you over. This is the level where Dr. Lake operated.
If you take a little sip of alcohol in your house and go out to the street, nobody may know you took a drink except perhaps you tell them. But when you sit down with bottles of alcohol and drink as much as you can, when you walk out of your door, everyone will know something has happened to you. We therefore need to stay with God and drink enough from His Word to see mighty manifestation of the Spirit in our lives. By the manifestations of miracles, signs and wonders around us, people will know we are drunk with power.

1 Corinthians 4:20 says that the Kingdom of God is not in word, but in power.

In the kingdom of God, power is our identity. Without being clothed with power, we become cheap preys to the enemy. But when we operate in God’s power we dominate in our environment.
Today, a life of power is crucial for every believer. The Scriptures says that the whole world lies in wickedness, therefore we need power to survive and thrive in the midst of such wickedness. If you want to live a successful Christian life, you must be empowered.
Wherever we go the manifestations of the power of God will announce our arrival. Just as Dr. Lake’s amazing testimony brought glory to God, so should our lives be a testimony to our generation.
As we take spiritual responsibility to fervently seek the Holy Spirit, surely we will command dominion over principalities and powers and triumph in every situation in Jesus Name.

PRAYER: Lord, please help me to remain always spiritually fervent and on fire for You. I thank You for the grace to draw closer to Your Spirit so that I can begin to see miracles, signs and wonders in my life in Jesus Name..
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God knows how to work everything together in your life for your own good. WORDBITE 222