SEVERAL YEARS AGO, I was carrying on my daily routine when suddenly that routine got interrupted. I enjoy getting up each morning to praise and worship music, spending time with God, and receiving instructions while I am getting ready. That routine started normally, but just as I had completed putting on my make-up, the lights in our house went out. That wasn’t unusual and didn’t alarm me at first. I thought they would come back on quickly. After waiting five minutes in the dark, I realized this was a power outage.
I had to teach at Rhema in less than an hour and still had to comb my hair, brush my teeth, and so forth. It was a cloudy day so there was no outside sunlight to navigate by. As I was meditating on how I could finish getting ready, I pondered on other things the outage affected.
My car was in the garage, and the garage door opens electrically. Our house at the time had well water, and the pump was generated by electricity. Therefore, I was without water. The gate at the entrance to our house operates electrically; therefore, I was unable to get out of our driveway. My husband had already gone to work, so he could not help me with any of the electrical things that could be done manually.
“And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, and Standby), that He may remain with you forever—The Spirit of Truth, Whom the world cannot receive (welcome, take to its heart), because it does not see Him or know and recognize Him. But you know and recognize Him, for He lives with you [constantly] and will be in you”
Jesus gave the disciples more instructions concerning the Holy Spirit. He told them not to leave Jerusalem until the Father sent them the gift He promised (Acts 1:4 NLT). Further instructions were given in verse 8: “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth” (NLT).
The disciples waited in Jerusalem, united in prayer, waiting for the day the Holy Spirit would come. They didn’t know how long it would be before the Holy Spirit was manifested. They had no clue what to expect. But they faithfully and patiently waited. In our culture, we want everything now. Our microwaves, computers, and phone devices become too slow for us, so we trade them in for a newer model!
But look what the waiting produced: “Suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, . . . and there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, . . . and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost and began to speak in tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance” (Acts 2:2–4). Each one of them was transformed with a boldness to declare the Gospel of the Lord Jesus.
Have you allowed the electricity of the Holy Spirit to go out of your life? I encourage you to renew that power gift. Pray in the Spirit on a daily basis. Ephesians 6:18 (NLT) instructs us to “Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion.”If you have never received the gift of the Holy Spirit, I would encourage you to receive that gift. It will make a difference in your life.
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Lynette Hagin
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