Minister Marcel Joseph gave a powerful explanation of the power of God that is at work IN us ~ God the Father, God the Son & God the Spirit! If we yield to the spirit, surely we will be led by the spirit!
1. Philemon 4-6 ~ I always thank my God as I remember you in my prayers, because I hear about your love for all his holy people and your faith in the Lord Jesus. I pray that your partnership with us in the faith may be effective in deepening your understanding of every good thing we share for the sake of Christ.
2. Colossians 1:25-26 ~ I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness—the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord’s people.
The mystery that has been kept hidden that is now revealed to us is Christ in us! Jesus is the hope of our calling & because of His sacrifice on the cross, we are able to live a life free from sin. The same power that was at work in Jesus, is at work in us now!
3. Ephesians 4:4-6 ~ There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and IN all.
If you are a born again believer, God the Father is IN you! If God the Father is IN you, then His power is in you & you have authority through Him to use that power!
4. Romans 8:9-11, 16 ~ You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ. But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness. And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you... he Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children.
Here again we see that the Spirit of God lives in us who are believers. Though are physical bodies are susceptible to a physical death, the Spirit of God gives us life because of the righteousness of Christ! God raised Jesus from the dead & therefore will also give life to our bodies because the Spirit of Christ now lives in us! If Christ does NOT live IN you, you do NOT belong to Christ!
5. 1 Peter 3:15 ~ But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect...
As Christians, we should communicate our faith by evangelizing which basically means to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ! We should always be prepared to give an answer to anyone about our salvation & why we believe what we believe!
6. 1 John 2:27, 5:9 ~ As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him... We accept human testimony, but God’s testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God, which he has given about his Son.
The anointing of God is CONTINUALLY in you! It doesn't leave; it abides/dwells/remains IN YOU! You have healing inside you! You have miracles inside you - the power of God & His anointing is IN you, but you have to use it. Exercise that authority in you! Accept the testimony of God & that testimony is Jesus!
7. Ephesians 3:20 ~ Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us...
Again, we see the power of God is at work IN us! He is able to do more than anything we can even think of! Since we know this is true, we know that even when we are weak, we are strong through faith in God. We know that there is nothing we can't do with the authority that God has given us through His power! We have to put God's ability to work & we can only do that by faith AND action!
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