Exercise God’s Spirit!
Mankind constantly searches for new sources of power. God has an unlimited source of POWER that would solve all problems. But society is unaware of it. Do you know how to access this power—and what it can do for you? God’s Holy Spirit is the most powerful force in the universe—and this enormous power is available to you. Yes, YOU can have it!
Also, those led of God’s Spirit already possess great power. But this power must be used—exercised!
All those begotten of God—who have received the Holy Spirit—must know how to use it and then they must actively exercise it. Since creation, man has attempted to discover and harness new sources of energy. One of mankind’s greatest fears is that of running out of the power supplies he has become dependent on—oil, electricity, hydro, fossil fuels. He is constantly searching for an “un-tapped,” unused resource that would solve his problems.
Yet, no matter how much power man discovers, he will never be satisfied. Although men might discover a way to provide never-ending physical power for televisions, blow dryers and blenders, they will never have true power in their lives!
Scientists have studied and researched millions of books for an answer to the world’s energy problems. But they have not discovered the SOURCE of all power! They have failed to look into the only Book that can solve this world’s problems—the Bible!
But what if I told you that there is an UNLIMITED source of power, undiscovered by most, which you can tap? What would you do? Would you be interested? What is REAL Power? Jesus Christ possessed real power. The Bible is filled with examples of Him healing the sick, casting out demons, feeding thousands of people (with only a small amount of food) and walking on water. Jesus demonstrated this POWER! How many people can do what He did? Where did Christ get this power? What allowed Him to do such marvellous wonders? We must examine the Bible to find the SOURCE of this incredible power.
Notice the account of Christ’s birth: “And the angel answered and said unto her [Mary], the Holy [Spirit] shall come upon you, and the POWER [dunamis] of the Highest shall overshadow you: therefore also that the holy thing which shall be born of you shall be called the Son of God” (Luke 1:35). Matthew 1:18 adds that Mary “was found with Child of the Holy Spirit.” (The word “ghost” is improperly used to describe God’s Spirit. His Spirit is not a phantom, or “boogieman.” The Greek word used is pneuma, which literally means “air, breath and spirit.”)
Even Christ’s birth involved great power. The Bible records that the POWER of God—the Holy Spirit—came upon Mary, allowing Christ to be conceived inside her. This mighty miracle was done through God’s Spirit!
As Christ grew, His power also grew: “And Jesus returned in the POWER [dunamis] of the Spirit into Galilee: and there went out a fame of Him through all the region round about” (Luke 4:14). News about Christ’s power quickly spread.
Notice what Christ did with this gift: “…God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with POWER: Who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with Him” (Acts 10:38).
Rumors and stories of Christ’s miracles spread. Soon, throngs of people searched Him out for healing and to cast out demons.
The following scripture records one such occasion: “And Jesus went with him; and much people followed Him, and thronged Him. And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood, twelve years, And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched His garment. For she said, If I may touch but His clothes, I shall be whole. And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in her body that she was healed of that plague. And Jesus, immediately knowing in Himself that VIRTUE [dunamis] had gone out of Him, turned Him about in the press, and said, Who touched My clothes?” (Mark 5:24-30).
Notice what happened! Jesus was so filled with God’s Spirit, He knew someone had touched His clothes because He felt virtue—power—go from Him. The Greek word for “virtue,” dunamis, means “strength, dynamic, power, force or ability.”
In Luke 1:35 and 4:14, dunamis is also used for the word “power.” The words “dynamo,” “dynamic” and “dynamite” come from the same Greek root word.
Consider the following analogy: Electricity flows into your house through wires, conductors and cables. This provides power for appliances that are plugged into this source, allowing them to operate. Likewise, Christ was “tapped” into an incredible source of power—the Holy Spirit. And like other power sources, He felt it flow out of Him when used.
But what is the SOURCE of this power? Where does it come from?
Notice what the apostle Paul recorded: “Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Spirit…that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge…” (Rom. 15:13-14). God gives the Holy Spirit! Further notice: “For He [Christ] whom God has sent speaks the words of God: for God gives not the Spirit by measure unto Him” (John 3:34). This verse simply means that God did not measure or limit the amount of Spirit He gave Christ! He was filled with dunamis—power, virtue and might!
Christ recognized this, and declared that by His own strength He could do nothing (John 5:30). He understood that only through God dwelling in Him, through the Holy Spirit, were all things done (Jn 14:10).
Through God’s POWER Christ was miraculously born. Through His POWER Christ was filled with this Spirit. Through God’s POWER Christ was able to do miracles. God offers this same power to men!