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As a believer, you have the power of the Holy Spirit inside you. But that power won't go to work until you put it to work!
The
Holy Spirit won't just muscle in on you. He won't come in and turn down
the television set and jerk you up off the couch and say, "Now you
listen to Me."
No, He's a gentleman. He's sent to help you to do
the will of God, to strengthen you, to counsel you...but He won't do a
thing until He's asked.
That's why the book of James says if you're in trouble or afflicted, pray. It's prayer that puts the power within you to work.
Just
think about that. The Spirit of Almighty God. The Spirit that hovered
over the face of the deep and carried out God's Word at Creation, that
same Spirit is inside you—waiting for you to call on Him!
If Jesus
came into your house and sat down at your table, you'd put aside
everything to talk to Him, wouldn't you? You wouldn't just rush through
and say, "Jesus, I'm so glad to see You. I wish I had the energy to talk
to You, but You wouldn't believe what kind of a day I had today. I
mean, everything in the world went wrong and now I'm just too tired to
do anything but lay here and watch TV. Maybe we can spend some time
together later."
You wouldn't do that, would you? No! If Jesus
were sitting there in your room where you could see Him, you'd fall on
your face and begin to worship Him. You wouldn't care how tired you were
or what kind of day you had. You'd jump at the opportunity to
fellowship with Him.
The Holy Ghost is in you. He's waiting on
you. He's ready any time of the day or night. He's saying, "I'm here to
help you and strengthen you. I want to comfort you today. You know that
problem you've been having? I want to help you get that out of your
life.
The Holy Spirit has some things He wants to show you—things
you've been trying to figure out on your own. He's waiting there with
the power to overcome every obstacle in your life. Take time to pray.
Pray in the spirit. Pray with understanding. Pray and activate the power
that works within you today.
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