Day 15 - Live in Power

SCRIPTURE:

Acts 1:8

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and Samaria, and as far as the remotest part of the earth.” 

DEVOTIONAL:

As a Christian from a Pentecostal and   Charismatic background, I am familiar with the baptism with the Holy Spirit and the subsequent gift of speaking in tongues. 

I exercise this gift daily and it adds power and clarity in my life.

What transformed me: This verse focuses on the foundational reason we are baptized with the Holy Spirit. Overly focusing on the gift of tongues, one of many, misses the point. We are baptized with the Holy Spirit in order to receive power.

We need this power to witness about the transforming gift of salvation. We need to release the power of the Holy Spirit within us so our lives manifestly express the hope of salvation to the world around us.

I wish that all Christians would open the gift of speaking in tongues; it’s biblical, powerful and edifying to our soul. More than that I want all Christians to walk through life with the Holy Spirit’s gift of power.

How can you have it? Like a gift on your birthday, you received the Holy Spirit the moment you believed but it must be unwrapped. Open your heart as you open this gift and ask Jesus to baptize you with the Holy Spirit. Ask the Holy Spirit to fill your life. Ask for the gift of tongues then open your mouth and begin to speak as the Spirit gives you words. This power and this gift will change your life forever!