Day 4: Empowered

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.” Matthew 5:6

Key thought of the day
Grace is getting what we do not deserve. It is God’s Riches At Christ’s Expense. One of the gifts He has given us is the indwelling and the empowerment of the Holy Spirit.

Do you hunger and thirst after righteousness, for the fullness and power of the Holy Spirit in your life? If so, you can claim that fullness and power right now by faith.

“ The great difference between present day Christianity and that of which we read in these letters (New Testament epistles),” declared J.B. Philips in his introduction to the Letters to Young Churches,” is that to us it is primarily a performance; to them it was a real experience.

“We are apt to reduce the Christian religion to a code, or, at best, a rule of heart and life. To these men it is quite plainly the invasion of their lives by a new quality of life altogether. They do not hesitate to describe this as Christ living in them.”
The disciples were used by God to change the course of history. As Christian homemakers, students, businessmen and professionals, we have that same potential and privilege today.

The amazing fact that Jesus Christ lives in us and expresses His love through us is one of the most important truths in the Word of God. The standards of Christian life are so high and impossible to achieve, according to the Word of God, that only one person has been able to succeed. That person is Jesus Christ.

When we receive Christ into our lives, we experience a new birth and are also indwelt by the Holy Spirit. From that point on, everything we need – including wisdom, love, power – to be men and women of God and fruitful witnesses for Christ is available to us simply by faith, by claiming the power in accordance with God’s promise.

Article is taken from “ Promises” by Dr Bill Bright

1. Are you trying, yet tripping up when you try to live the Christian life in your own strength? It is only through the Holy Spirit living in us, working through us that we can live for Christ.

2. The Holy Spirit cannot fill us when we ourselves are on the throne of our lives. We need to relinquish the control of our lives to Him. Confess any known sin and by faith ask God to fill you with the Holy Spirit, based on His command in Ephesians 5:18 and His promise in 1 John 5:14,15.

Ask God to fill you with the Holy Spirit by faith
Suggested prayer:
“Dear Father, I need you. I acknowledge that I have sinned against You by directing my own life. I thank You that You have forgiven my sins through Christ’s death on the cross for me. I now invite Christ to again take His place on the throne of my life. Fill me with the Holy Spirit as You commanded me to be filled, and as You promised in Your word that You would do if I asked in faith. I pray this in the name of Jesus.”