The power to fight and take Territory.
SCRIPTURE: Luke 24:49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.
This was in perfect harmony with all they had seen in Holy Scripture of the Spirit\’s work. In the days before the flood, He had been striving with men. In the ministry of Moses, He fitted him, and the seventy who received of his Spirit, for the work of ruling and guiding Israel, and gave wisdom to those who built God\’s house. In the days of the Judges, He gave the power to fight and conquer the enemies. In the times of Kings and Prophets He gave boldness to testify against sin, and power to proclaim a coming redemption. Every mention of the Spirit in the Old Testament is connected with the honour and Kingdom of God, and the fitting for service in it. In the great prophecy of the Messiah, with which the Son of God opened His ministry at Nazareth, His being anointed with the Spirit had the one object of bringing deliverance to the captives and gladness to the mourners. To the mind of the disciples, as students of the Old Testament and followers of Christ Jesus, the promise of the Spirit could have but one meaning–fitness for the great work they had to do for their Lord when He ascended the Throne. All that the Spirit would be to them personally in His work of comforting and teaching, sanctifying the soul and glorifying Jesus, were but as a means to an end–their enduement with power for the service of their departed Lord.
PRAYER
Oh Lord, arise and do a new thing in my life, bring every defilement to your submission in Jesus’ name.
Lord, fill me with your spirit of wisdom and make me showcase your knowledge everywhere I go in Jesus’ name.
Oh Lord, make me a branch that manifests and draws every good gift of the Holy Spirit from you always in Jesus’ name.