The Holy Spirit Book: The Importance of Spiritual Power
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow
As
believers, we are not to fill up our lives at the gas pump of “regular living.”
We cannot live a Kingdom life on low octane human fuel. Instead, God wants us
to fill up our lives at the source of “supernatural living.” That source, that
Life, is the Holy Spirit.
Because spiritual power only comes from a
supernatural source, it cannot come from a natural or human source. It is not
found in personal influence, in personal success, in personal achievements, in
personal wealth, nor in personal education. Kingdom work can only be done in a
Kingdom way, and the way God does all His work is through the Holy Spirit.
“This is the word of the LORD of Zerubbabel:
‘Not by might, not by power, but by My Spirit,’ says the LORD of hosts.”
Zechariah 4:6
Only the Holy Spirit can make it possible for us
to experience the life God has called us to live. IN fact, God has not given us
the option to “get by” on the regular gasoline of our own resources. God does
not tell us to do the best we can (even if we do ping a lot), and He does not
tell us to mix fuels. God tells us to be filled with the Holy Spirit alone.
Empowerment by the Holy Spirit is available to
every believer. This empowering is essential for holy living and for spiritual
service. Jesus spoke about this when He met with His disciples after His
resurrection and before He ascended to the right hand of the Father. (Acts
1:4-8)
None of us should push on in our own strength or
try running until we are out of gas and end up parked by the side of the road
with an empty tank. We not only need to be filled with the Spirit, but we also
need to keep on being filled. His filling is abundant and freely given, and He
is more than able to keep us full as we partake of His abundance, moment by
moment, and day by day.
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©2023, 2017 Roy Lessin, “The Holy Spirit Book”. Used with permission, all rights reserved.
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