Tuesday April 15th, 2025
« But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth” »
15 And then Jesus told His followers, “Go into all the world and preach the Good News to everyone.
16 Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned.
17 These miraculous signs will accompany those who believe: They will cast out demons in my name, and they will speak in new languages.
18 They will be able to handle snakes with safety, and if they drink anything poisonous, it won’t hurt them. They will be able to place their hands on the sick, and they will be healed.”
In John 17:4, when Jesus was praying before His crucifixion, He said to His Father that He had finished His assignment.
Later on in John 19:30,
He said, ” It is finished “;
in other words, ‘ Mission accomplished .’
After His ascension, He said to His disciples in Acts 1:8 that the Holy Ghost would come upon them and they would receive power.
What is power ?
Power in layman’s language is the ability to do work efficiently.
The power you need to fulfil your destiny as ordained by God is in the Holy Ghost.
In Luke 5:10, Jesus Christ informed Peter that he would begin to catch men and this came into full manifestation 3 years later when the Holy Spirit came on Him and he won 3,000 souls by preaching just one sermon.
Growing up, my goal was to be the youngest Vice Chancellor in Africa, but then I gave my life to Jesus Christ in 1973. I got baptized in the Holy Spirit that same year and then something kept moving me in the direction of God’s original plan for my life.
I pray that the power of the Almighty God will begin to propel you in the direction of your destiny, in Jesus’ name.
- Now, the greater the power, the easier it will be for you to reach your goal.
For example, if you want to travel from Lagos, Nigeria to Britain, by road and sea, it could take several days, if not weeks, but if you get in an aircraft from Lagos to London, you would have arrived within 6 and a half hours.
In Acts 3:1-11, the power of God began to manifest itself in a great manner in the life of Apostle Peter when he made the lame man at the Beautiful Gate walk.
The sermon he preached right after that led to the conversion of 5,000 souls Acts 4:4 . By Acts 5:12-16 , his shadow had begun to heal the sick and multitudes began to come to Christ.
His destiny was being fulfilled at an amazing pace.
- How speedily do you want to fulfil your destiny? That will depend on how much of the Holy Ghost you carry in you.
Prayer focus – Pray in the spirit for at least one hour today and practice this regularly
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Posted by Naomie Joseph
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