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But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth. Acts 1:8
D.L. MOODY
If these early Christians had gone out and commenced preaching then and there without the promised power, do you think that scene would have taken place on the day of Pentecost? Peter would have stood up and beat against the air, while the Jews would have gnashed their teeth and mocked him. But they tarried in Jerusalem; they waited ten days.
“What!” you say, “with the world perishing and men dying! Shall I wait?”
Do what God tells you. There is no use in running before you are sent; there is no use in attempting to do God’s work without God’s power. A man working without this unction, a man working without this anointing, a man working without the Holy Ghost upon him is losing time after all. We shall not lose anything if we tarry till we get this power.
ERWIN LUTZER
Why do we need the Holy Spirit to share the gospel’s power? We face two obstacles: first, the human heart resists the gospel’s exposure of sin and its call to trust Christ as Savior. Second, Satan blinds minds, distracts thoughts, and hardens hearts. Only God’s power overcomes these!
But we do not have to wait for the power of the Holy Spirit in the same way the disciples did. The coming of the Spirit at Pentecost ushered in the new era of the church, and after that event, all believers everywhere are indwelt with the Holy Spirit. But we do have to wait before the Lord in repentance and faith so that we experience the filling of the Holy Spirit. Only then can we have an effective witness for the gospel.
PRAYER
Father, help me to take time today to seek you for the filling of the Holy Spirit.REFLECTION QUESTIONS
How does the promise of the Spirit’s help in witnessing affect your view on evangelism?
Why is the saving power of the Spirit in the lives of others freeing for the believer practicing evangelism?