The Holy Spirit-The Spirit of Power, Love, and a Sound Mind!

The Spirit of the Lord is referred to as a dove representing purity, innocence, and gentleness Mark 1:10. He is soft and considerate and will never force Himself upon you but gives you the room to have your free will. However, He is the one that is going to give you the boldness, confidence, and the strength to live every day fighting in the spiritual battle that you will be engaged in daily. I know for me, the Holy Spirit is the One that was leading me, directing me, and teaching me how to overcome the powerful forces of the devil and his demonic kingdom. He is the Spirit of Power that will guide you into all truth (John 16:13) making sure that you don’t go in the wrong direction.

As Christians, we are going to face challenging and fearful situations just as Timothy did during his walk with the Lord. That is why the Holy Spirit is an absolute necessity for us to have the fierceness and self-assurance to face the devil when he comes to steal, kill, and destroy, 1 Peter 5:8. It isn’t a matter of if he will, but when.

Some scriptures that demonstrate the necessity for the Spirit of God to aid in giving us power to walk in God’s calling for our lives are:

Zechariah 4:6 “So he answered and said to me: “This is the word of the Lord to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the Lord of hosts.”

Here we can see that the Lord is making a clear distinction through the Prophet Zechariah about how the Israelites would have the ability to rebuild His temple. The reconstruction wasn’t going to happen within their own might but would have to be done through the strength of the Lord’s Spirit giving them the power needed to complete the temple despite heavy opposition. Zechariah was given a vision from the Lord of exactly how this was going to come to pass and it happened precisely as the Lord said it would.

It is the same today for every believer of God. You are going to have times in your life when you feel like the enemy and his army has you completely surrounded, but those are the moments that you need to rely on the Holy Spirit to give you the power to make it through. Trust me when I tell you that there is no way that you can do it in your own strength or your own might. If you approach your life as a Christian with the mentality that you “have it all under control,” the enemy will chew you up and spit you out.

I learned this lesson the hard way but as I began to understand the role that the Holy Spirit played in my life; I started to lean on Him and His power to guide me through the trials and tribulations that came my way. It doesn’t matter what situation you are facing, the Holy Spirit has the ability to help you overcome. I was in a demonic pit with no end in sight and He gave me the power to fight back and reclaim my life out of the hands of the devil.

We can never underestimate His miraculous power:

• He is the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead and is now living inside of us, Romans 8:11.
• He is the same Spirit that the Lord told Ezekiel that He would place in him and he would come to life, Ezekiel 37:14.
• His is the same Spirit that Jesus made sure His disciples waited for, the spiritual gift of God, a power from on high, Luke 24:49.

He will bring scriptures to your remembrance, warn you of people that want to cause you harm, and He will reveal to you open doors that need to be closed that are giving the enemy legal access into your life. He is never going to lead you astray and will reveal to you the True Word of the Lord, John 16:13. He is your Helper (John 14:16) that you most definitely need to withstand the wiles of your adversary, the devil!

Acts 1:8 “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.”

The book of Acts in jam-packed with knowledge pertaining to the tremendous power and necessity of the Holy Spirit. In this verse of Scripture Jesus is explaining to His disciples about the importance of receiving the gift of God, the Holy Spirit. He goes into more detail letting them know that the Spirit of the Lord would give them the boldness to be witnesses to others regarding His ministry. Jesus was giving them instructions that they were to try to reach as many people in as many places as they possibly could bringing them into the knowledge of eternal life through Christ Jesus.

The Holy Spirit plays that same role in our lives today. He gives us the bravery, fortitude, and confidence to speak to others about Jesus and His amazing love, mercy, and saving grace. The Holy Spirit will always bring glory to the Lord and the Lord alone; nobody else deserves His glory. The Lord’s Spirit will give us the courage to share our testimony, the love of Jesus Christ, and the Gospel of the grace of God with others.

When the Lord first laid it on my heart to post inspirational messages to others online, I’m not going to lie, I was a little hesitant. But then I had to really check myself, how could I not want to share Jesus Christ with the entire World after all that He had done for me? I began to post as often as I was led to. Then the Lord began to place it in my heart to start sharing spoken messages or what people call a “spoken word” in front of crowds of people! Now, I was really hesitant!

I was fearful to speak in front of large groups to begin with but the Lord was nudging me to share my personal testimony through my written poems to groups of people! What!! Let me tell you, I would shake prior to every spoken word that I was about to deliver, knots would be in my stomach, and I would be overcome with anxiousness. I knew it was the enemy trying to stop me from walking in the purpose that God had for my life.

However, when I walked up in front of all of those people, the Holy Spirit would completely take over and I was able to deliver my message with power, confidence, self-assurance, and clarity! It was nothing but the Lord giving me the Power to do what He had told me to do. He was with me the entire time!

The enemy would love to silence your voice and prevent you from sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ along with your testimony of our Lord and what He has done in your life. If you are struggling in that area, just ask the Holy Spirit to give you the courage and the fierceness to be a witness for the Lord Jesus. He will help you show up and show out!