Our Power To Live!
"His divine power has given to us all
things that pertain to life and godliness,
through the knowledge of Him who
called us by glory and
virtue."
2 Peter 1: 3
Perhaps it happened to someone you know:
a radical change after meeting Jesus
Christ.
Every life changes. Sometimes, the change
is so dramatic the person was born again—
like Apostle Paul who went from
murderous
persecutor to missionary apostle.
Nowhere was that more evident than
in the band of Christ’s disciples. Before
Pentecost, they were fearful; after
Pentecost they were fearless.
What happened at Pentecost? Fulfillment of
Jesus’ promise to them: “But you shall receive
power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you;
and you shall be witnesses to Me...to the end
of the earth” (Acts 1:8).
The Holy Spirit filled the disciples and
empowered them to live as bold witnesses
for Christ. One of the disciples, Peter, later
wrote that God’s “divine power has given
to us all things that pertain to life and
godliness” through Christ.
If you are Christ’s today, you
have power by the Spirit. You
can do all things through Him
(Philippians 4:13).
"Christianity is
not merely a
program of conduct; it is
the power of a new life."
Benjamin B. Warfield