“You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” (Acts 1:8 NIV)
We are God’s people. We are not in the Secret Service; we are in the Spirit’s Service. Touched by the Spirit we can think more clearly; feel more deeply; speak more truthfully; love more extravagantly; serve more creatively; give more lavishly; live more fully.
James A. Harnish [wondered], “Where do you find the power to hang in there in this world? Where do you find the power to keep going? Where do you find the power to continue to believe in love in a world that is filled with hate? Where do you find the power to continue to work for peace in a world that is addicted to violence? Where do you find the power to continue to believe in good in a world that is filled with so much suffering and pain? Where do you find the power to continue to believe that ultimately God’s Kingdom will come and God’s will, as revealed in Jesus, will be done in all of the creation? Where do you find the power to be a disciple of Jesus in this world?”
The power comes from the Spirit of God, indwelling and empowering us.
-- Leonard Sweet in “A Cup of Coffee at the Soul Cafe”
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