Intro:
One of the most important and significant decisions in my life after choosing to become a Christian was to become Spirit Filled. We are going to talk about the Holy Spirit and how He can empower us to do great things for God in the coming weeks. Hi, this is Dorette Schaal with your dailyeword. The Holy Spirit is relevant for us, because Jesus said when He went away, it would be to our advantage that the Holy Spirit would be here with us to stay. What a promise! Let’s learn some more about the work of the Holy Spirit in you!
I am always so amazed by scriptures in the Bible that prophesy something that was to happen later. In Acts chapter 2, the 120 people in the upper room were filled with the Holy Spirit. It was spectacular. There was wind, and fire, and new strange languages. It was unusual to say the least! People on the outside were a little baffled. What on earth was happening? Were these people drunk?
Peter was the first to answer. He said, no they are not drunk, but they are fulfilling the prophesy spoken by Joel, that God had poured out His Spirit on all flesh. This wasn’t alcohol, this was not wine! This was power from on high, that empowered each believer to be bolder in their witness for Christ, and to receive power! Just exactly what this New Testament Church needed. And so it began. Power and anointing began to move whenever the Word of God was preached. People were amazed that Peter who had just a little while before been a wimpy Christian denying Christ, was now a pumped up, on fire, dynamo for God. He was a preaching machine, with amazing results every time he opened his mouth to speak. New wine, the Baptism of the Holy Spirit is what made the difference. Are you wanting more power and anointing in your life? Getting filled with the Spirit is the perfect place to start.