Scripture: Luke 24:49
Jesus as the Son of God began to instruct the disciples that He was going to impart to them the four levels of power that make up His fullness. We are going to need that to walk in perilous times during the last days. Ephesians guarantees us the fullness of Christ which includes these four levels of power.
- Jesus began teaching about His power in Luke 24:49 which says, “Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power, dunamis, from on high.” Throughout the ministry of Jesus at various junctures He referred to these different levels of power. Jesus walked the disciples through an understanding of each. He demonstrated them Himself and then at the end of His ministry He told them to prepare because He was going to bring them into the fullness. Our pattern starts with dunamis which comes from the Holy Spirit. There are nine gifts of the Holy Spirit that are all dunamis based.
i) When we receive the Holy Spirit, we have the dunamis of God residing on the inside of us and the dunamis of God is the power to change history at the will of God.
ii) It is the power to overturn anything the devil has ever done.
iii) It is the power to change personal history,
iv) the power to change corporate history
v.) and national history. Dunamis is the power to change history!
- God wants His people refined in their thoughts, speech and actions. Pray that God will refine you, your family, your relationships, the church, with His refiner’s fire and purge you as silver (Mal 3:2-3)
- Recognize that when God starts the refining process, it may be painful. The dross of your life may come to prominence. Do not be discouraged. God will only allow you to go through the refining fire when He sees enough precious, Godly stuff to warrant purification.
- Pray for the grace to recognize that there is good coming out of your seasons of trial. (1 Pet 1:7 (Amp), Job 23:10-12).