Power of the Spirit

Sunday is Pentecost. It is the birthday of the church and the long awaited release of God’s power to the believer. Trouble is, too many believers don’t understand the power they have access to. The Bible is filled with stories of people who knew they could not lead, witness, or perform the task God called them to…they didn’t understand. Yet they accomplished the very things they could not do. We all know it was God (isn’t hindsight wonderful?), but what we forget is that God still wants to work in the lives of believers today. You have access to that same Spirit today even if you do not fully understand the extent of that Spirit’s power! What is it you feel God calling you to accomplish…that one thing you know you are not capable of doing on your own? Just as Abraham, Moses, Gideon, David, Peter, Paul (the list goes on and on) were not alone, you are not alone. God longs to use you and the Holy Spirit is here to help you. The only real difference I see is that they followed God’s leading (though some were hesitant) and many today remain unmoved, wanting a guarantee from God, which is something tradition tells us is not likely to happen.