Word & Power

Beloved,

We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers, remembering without ceasing your work of faith, labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the sight of our God and Father. Knowing, beloved brethren, your election by God.

For our gospel did not come to you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Spirit, and in much assurance as you know what kind of men we were among you for your sake.
(1 Thessalonians 1:2–5)

The Word

We all love to read the Word of God to understand what God has said and what He is saying to us today. It is the voice of the Good Shepherd written down to guide and direct our lives.

However…

We are reminded that the Gospel does not come in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit.

This means God’s power, through the Holy Spirit, is actively working in our lives. As much as we value reading the Word, we must also experience the presence and working of the Holy Spirit, who abides in us and leads us into all truth.

Don’t be fooled by those who present the word only.

For Us

Let us remind ourselves: we are not alone.

God’s Spirit is in us and with us, alongside the Word of God. He gives us the power to live this Christian walk daily. not just in knowledge, but in reality.

This means the miraculous and the supernatural working in our life.

Be Encouraged

In this season leading up to Pentecost,
the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, let us remember who we are.

We are people in whom the Spirit of God dwells.

Let us seek to demonstrate this daily in how we live.

This is a good time to ask the Lord to help us grow.

Wherever we are in our walk, to receive more power to do what He has called us to do.

Short Prayer

Father in heaven,
You know my heart.
Help me to connect more deeply with Your Holy Spirit in my daily life.

Let my walk not be in word only, but also in power.

Lead me, strengthen me, and fill me afresh.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

As the Lord lives may He continue with His grace towards us as a good, good Father.

Bless the Lord. I say bless the Lord always.

[18Now some are [puffed up, as though I were not coming to you. 19 But I will come to you shortly, if the Lord wills, and I will know, not the word of those who are puffed up, but the power. 20 For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power. 1 Cor 4.18]