Monday, August 4, 2008

I've Got the Power

I've Got the Power!
Bishop Donald Hilliard
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 Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. Acts 1:8 (KJV)
Jesus shares with us that we receive power when the Holy Ghost comes on us.  Acts 1:8 puts the emphasis on the power that comes on us to be witnesses first in Jerusalem and then Judea and to the uttermost parts of the earth.  You shall receive power!  You shall receive an anointing!  You shall receive oil!  You shall receive courage!  When the Holy Ghost comes on you, you shall receive power to be my witnesses! 
But, I want to push the envelope a little bit and remind us that this power, of which Jesus speaks, has not only been given to us so that we might be witnesses of the goodness of God and of the grace of God, but that this power has been give to you and I also for the tearing down of strongholds.  The power of God has not only been give to you and me so I can witness about the grace of God, but the power of God has been given to me so I can also witness about strongholds in my bloodline that may have destroyed generations above me that I can give witness and say, "It destroyed them, but by the power of God it did not destroy me."
    
Pray with me: Father, I thank you that I am free.  I thank you that because of the shed blood of your son generational curses have been destroyed.  I thank you that I have the power to remain free and whatever demon that might rise up against me, I have power over.  I have been made free from the curse of sin.  I have power to overcome the world through your son-Jesus.  Father, be glorified in my life that I may be an effective witness unto you.



Stay Focused
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Blessed.........................
Jan

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