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We Are Fellow Workers And Co-Healers With God, Part1

We Are Fellow workers and co-healers with God.

“For we are God’s co-workers. You are God’s farmland and God’s building.” (1 Corinthians 3:9; ISV)

What does that make us? We are God’s co-workers. Therefore, are we also co-healers with God? We become fellow workers with God when we accept to be God’s ambassadors, proclaiming God’s grace to the world. Jesus commanded us to go into the world and proclaim the gospel to all people. To be effective, Jesus provides us with protection and power against the onslaughts of Satan and evil forces, (Luke 10:19; Mark 16:17-18).

In our present discussion we are delving into hard-to-accept statements of the scriptures and into deeper areas in the spiritual realm. Some of the words and statements in the Bible may be hard to accept, but they are God’s Words. And God knows why He chose those words to make such statements.

The Bible advises us to acquaint ourselves with God and know Him properly so that we can understand how God works in our lives, (Job 22:21-29). People who study accumulate knowledge, become enlightened, and are strengthened spiritually.

It is not strange to hear that some people find some statements in the Bible hard to accept. Even some of the disciples of Jesus found some of Jesus’ statements hard to accept, (John 6:60-63). But we do not have the right to vary the meaning of God’s Word or statements. We must accept them as the Holy Spirit chose them for us. God is the originator of His Words, and they mean what God says. We cannot vary God’s Words and intentions. If God intended differently, He would have chosen the appropriate words. So, let us delve into the Bible, and with the help of etymology, we shall discover who and what we are.

If we are co-workers with God, then we are also co-healers with God! That stance might sound too audacious for us to assume. But God’s Words in the Bible seem to tell us so. God works miracles and heals through us. We are the instruments and the channels of blessing that God uses to express His love and sovereignty to the world.

The Christian is referred to as a living stone, adding unto other living stones building up God’s spiritual house. Collectively Christians are a holy (or a royal) priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices to God, through Jesus Christ, (1 Peter 2:5, 9; Revelation 1:5-6).

God will never allow the enemy to cause havoc on His field or destroy His building. So, He empowers us with the Holy Spirit, (Acts 1:8). And nothing can destroy or harm us, (Luke 10:19).

Sin broke our relationship with God, and we lost our God-given power. God restored that by sending Jesus. And through Jesus Christ we become co-workers with God, (1 Corinthians 3:9), and Jesus’ ambassadors (or representatives). Furthermore, if we are faithful, His divine Spirit co-ordinates with our spirits to make us effective as His co-workers.

How do we become one spirit with God?

We cannot share in God’s essence. So, how does God make us to partake in the divine nature and be members of His divine body? (1 Corinthians 12:27; 2 Peter 1:4). How does God share His divine nature with us, (2 Peter 1:4)? How does God pour His Spirit upon us, (Joel 2:28)?

God is Spirit and we can relate to Him only in the spirit, (John 4:24). We, too, are spirits in the bodies of flesh. God created the human body from the earth and then breathed His Spirit into the body and the person became a living soul, (Genesis 2:7; Ecclesiastes 12:7).

The Bible says, “… the person who unites himself with the Lord becomes one spirit with him,” (1 Corinthians 6:17; ISV).

So, how does an individual become one spirit with the Lord?

As we cannot join our human bodies to God we are, therefore, joined to Him in the spirit. And in the spirit, we become one with the Lord, (1 Corinthians 6:17). As indicated, the human being is a spirit indwelling the body of flesh. God’s Spirit also indwells our human bodies. So, God pours his Spirit upon us, (Joel 2:28-29; Acts 2:17), that is, into our spirits. And both spirits, (God’s Spirit and our human spirit), become one spirit indwelling the human body. That was still hard to comprehend until God illustrated to me using milk and water.

Many years back, I was pondering and struggling to understand this wonderful act and mystery of God in the believer, and God used milk and water to illustrate.

Both are liquids. But milk is whitish (or creamy) while water is colorless and transparent. If the milk is poured into the water, the water changes color. The water does not change itself. The milk transforms the water, and the water becomes milky in color and in taste. The more you pour the milk into the water, the more whitish or creamy the water becomes. The water loses its color and its taste and now looks and tastes milky.

In the same manner, the Spirit of God transforms the human spirit. Just as the water becomes milky when the milk is poured into it, so also the Spirit of God transforms the human spirit into becoming God’s spiritual child (Romans 8:9, 14-17). The more the Spirit of God is poured into the human spirit, the godlier he or she becomes.

The body remains flesh, but the spirit of the person in the body now becomes God’s child in the spirit, or God’s spiritual child. The same way the vessel (or container) that the water is in remains the same vessel without changing. The human being, who is spirit in the body of flesh, becomes the child of God by spiritual adoption. Though the body remains the normal body.

The Holy Spirit baptism transforms the human spirits into God’s spiritual children, (Mark 1:8; Acts 1:5; Romans 8:14-17). Before then we are just spirits inhabiting the human body. But through baptism God’s Spirit infuses our spirits with Himself to become one spirit with the Lord, (1 Corinthians 6:17). And as God’s children we are to live holy lives as our Heavenly Father is holy, (1 Peter 1:16).

We are, therefore, made spiritual, or transformed spiritually, by God’s Spirit working in our spirits.  And we must remain godly, living holy lives because God is holy. We must avoid all forms of unrighteousness, (1 Peter 1:16).

If filth (or dirty water) is poured into the transformed water, the water will change color and lose the purity that the milk infused into it. In the same manner, if a transformed person indulges in sinful acts, that person’s spirit will become contaminated. And the individual will lose the infusion of purity of the Holy Spirit.

The Christian is a child of God and can approach God directly. The Bible confirms that God relates to us in the same manner we relate to our children.

According to the New Testament doctrine, the Holy Spirit indwells the individual who truly accepts Jesus Christ as personal Savior and Lord, (Mark 16:17-18; Acts 1:8; Acts 2:37-39). The gift of the Holy Spirit is given to those who accept Jesus as Lord and Savior, (Acts 2:37-39; Joel 2:28-29; John 14:12-16).

Non-Christians go to spiritualists (fetish-priests, juju men, juju women, Islamic clerics or teachers, – the mu’alims – popularly known as mallams in Ghana and Nigeria). They tell the spiritualists their problems or needs and the spiritualists speak to their juju divinities or deities and receive the answers or perform rituals for answers.

But Christian spirituality does not require us to go to a spiritualist for spiritual power. Because God pours His Spirit into the spirit of the Christian, and the Christian’s body becomes the dwelling place of the Spirit of God, (Ephesians 2:22).

In Christianity, the individual’s body is the temple or the sanctuary of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, God Himself indwells the believer and is near to the believer at any time. And so, the Christian is elevated higher than ordinary people. God’s Spirit indwelling the Christian transforms the Christian to become God’s spiritual child, (Romans 8:14-17). Psalm 82:6 states that they are the children of elohim.

People felt Jesus blasphemed when He said He was the Son of God. But “Jesus answered them, ‘Is it not written in your Law, “I said, you are gods”? If he called them gods to whom the word of God came — and Scripture cannot be broken — do you say of him whom the Father consecrated and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’?” (John 10:34-36; ESV).

Similarly, some people today think people blaspheme when they interpret some scripture passages literally and believe that they are actually what the words say they are.  And so, they attempt to water down the meanings of some of the words or statements in the Bible by providing their own interpretations. But the Scripture cannot be broken. What God says means exactly that.

The word used in Psalm 82:6 for ‘gods’ is ‘elohim’, (sometimes spelt eloheem). The word means divine ones, gods, rulers, judges, and is also the word used to refer to the true God. And in John 10:35 the word theos was used. The Greek word theos means a god or goddess.

Jesus quoted the passage and interpreted it as it is. Indicating that we must always interpret the Word of God as it is written or as it is used in the scriptures. We must not change the meaning even if we find it hard to accept. God will choose the appropriate words if He means otherwise. We create confusion with the different interpretations that we give. Such interpretations are mostly according to our individual whims. But we cannot teach God what to say and the words He should use.

The Spirit of God is comfortable living in us if we cleanse our spirits (inner being, the inner self) of sins, (Matthew 5:8; 2 Timothy 2:19-22; Hebrews 12:14-15; 1 Peter 1:15-17).

If we indulge in sins as worldly people do, we make God’s Spirit uncomfortable. And He cannot perform His work in our lives as He would. Then we become spiritually unproductive, though we may still be God’s children. Eventually, we may lose our standing with God’s Spirit.

Though He gives us power when we receive His Spirit (Acts 1:8), His Spirit regulates and supervises us in accordance with the Mind of God. God cannot leave all His powers into our hands to use as we want. So, we ask, and He performs, (Job 22:28). He does so by His Spirit indwelling us, (John 14;10).

God’s Spirit defines us. We are what the Spirit of God says. So, the Bible says, “Let the weak say, ‘I am strong,’” (Joel 3:10). And the poor can declare he or she is rich because God’s Spirit will create the wealth. If you focus your mind on God’s Spirit, and obey Him, you shall ask what you want, and God shall do it for you, (John 14:12-15; John 16:23-24).

By His Spirit, He created all things out of nothing. And by His Spirit He will make things happen. He works through us to perform His grace upon people. He chooses us according to His divine wisdom and not because we are perfect.

God created the universe and put us on this planet earth to enjoy what He created, (Genesis 1:26-31). Therefore, be happy. Do not feel depressed. Nothing can suppress you unless you allow it. Your body is the sanctuary of the Holy Spirit. And He lives in you if you let Him, (1 Corinthians 6:19).

So, before you say your church is not spiritually strong, ask yourself if you are strong spiritually. The individuals make the church. Therefore, if the church is not spiritual, it is because the individuals are not spiritual.

My new book, ‘Actualizing The Holy Spirit Power’, which is coming out soon, delves extensively into how God’s Spirit harmonizes with our human spirit to perform miracles. The book also discusses how sin grieves the Holy Spirit, interfering with the free flow of God’s Spirit in our lives, thus, hindering the miracles in our lives.

To be continued…

Change your mental attitude, stop violence, believe in yourself, press on to success

You may stop to rest and then continue the race. But don’t quit the race. You can win. So, persevere to the end and the prize will be yours. No quitting. Focus on the prize and continue running towards the goal.

The transformation

While running to get the prize, show compassion to people you meet. Forgive wrongs done against you. Let God avenge you, for he says, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay…” (Romans 12:19).

Meditate always on what is noble. No lies, no gossiping, no dishonesty, and don’t hate.

In Philippians 4:8 we read,

“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” (ESV)

God gave us minds so we can make decisions. But our minds degenerated, became corrupted and we glided down into the abyss of hate, murder, lies, fear, and all kinds of evil and negativity.

The Bible tells us to renew our minds by rejecting and discarding all evils. The Bible tells us to feed our minds with love, kindness, and righteous thoughts.

What we feed the mind leads to action. According to neuroscience, actions are performed when neurons connect to send and receive information or instructions. Neurons are cells within the nervous system. They send and receive information within our bodies. And our bodies act per the instructions of the mind. The Psalmist says in Psalm 139:14, “… I am fearfully and wonderfully made,” (ESV).

Neuroscience explains that when information is received, the brain sends the information to the action zone. The neurons interconnect with each other to send the information to the parts of the body where actions are to occur.

The mind is an action center. And our thoughts decide how we feel and act. You cannot succeed if you don’t believe in yourself. You must believe in yourself and act on your beliefs to achieve your vision. Though we cannot get rid of our emotions entirely, we can regulate and control how we react to situations.

Success does not come easily. So, continue running until you receive the prize (1 Corinthians 9:24; Philippians 3:14).

Thoughts have creative power. What goes on in the mind attracts reality. Inventions begin as thoughts in the minds of inventors. If you constantly believe that you will be a winner, and work at it, you will break through adverse circumstances and become a winner.

The body responds to the way we think, feel, and act. Proverbs 23:7 says, “As he thinks in his heart, so is he.”

Faith begins in the mind. And neuroscience explains that there is a special relationship between how our minds work and what kind of results we get. Faith and positive thoughts make us approach life and business with optimism. Faith motivates us to overcome self-limiting beliefs. Faith motivates us and helps us to conquer the challenges in life.

Repeating an action creates a pattern of behavior that is etched in our mind or the brain. The more you practice or perform an act, the more you solidify that action. And habit is formed. In later actions, the body follows the pattern that has been formed.

Faith motivates us to act. When we repeat actions, we train the body to learn to do the actions. Actions become easier by repetitions and eventually become automatic or almost automatic. The actions are then performed with little or no thought at all.

Faith invites the Holy Spirit to work in your spirit and actualize your vision. And you eventually become what you think and do. You become stronger by overcoming obstacles.

Information creates emotions, which in turn leads to action. Your eyes (the sight) and ears (the hearing) pick information for the brain to process. Processing the information leads to action, and action turns into being.

When you do something repeatedly, your body learns to do it better, more easily, and automatically. Your mind and body are now conditioned to work together. Any time information about the action is sensed, your body can subconsciously go into action, without you consciously thinking about it. Our thoughts, therefore, are translated into how we live, how we will succeed, or how we will fail.

The mind turns vision into reality as our thoughts create the emotions to stimulate our desires and actualize the vision. And the brain processes the information we feed it and creates a pattern of behavior.

Jesus said,

22 “Have faith in God. 23 Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. 24 Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours,” (Mark 11:22-24; ESV)

You actualize your vision when you put your thoughts into action.

Meditate on God’s love and truthfulness. Believe that God is truthful and will perform what you ask him to do (Numbers 23:19; 2 Timothy 2:13). Learn to be good, kind, honest, and non-violent. The Holy Spirit indwelling you is comfortable with these characteristics and works unhindered in such environment.

The Spirit of God indwelling you transforms your spirit. Milk transforms water by making it become milky or whitish. So also, the Spirit of God indwelling you transforms you spiritually. However, the Holy Spirit cannot transform your spirit if you do not surrender yourself completely and if your spirit is contaminated. Desire God’s Spirit and yield your spirit to God’s Spirit, and God will transform you.

If you surrender to the Holy Spirit, He will direct your spirit. Yield to the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:16-17) and He will fill your spirit with His power. He will enable you to speak and act in His power (Acts 1:8; Acts 2;4; Mark 16:17). The Holy Spirit helps us to be loving, kind, and truthful.

Neuroscience teaches that the mind decides how we perceive things and respond to challenges. Furthermore, neuroscience explains that our behaviors are developed through repeated actions. Repeating an action will ingrain it in the brain to become a habit. Ephesians 4:22-24 instructs us to shed off our former conduct, or behavior, and be renewed in the spirit of our mind, by feeding the mind with new information for actions.

The world is a jungle. It is a jungle of confusion, hate, anger, struggles, and all kinds of evil.

However, with God’s Spirit, we can become what we believe. We can make life great for ourselves. But only if we actuate our beliefs and practice God’s principles.

Press on – don’t give up!

Fire for fire ends in ashes.

Abigail Van Buren said, “People who fight fire with fire usually end up with ashes.”

Do not use violence to achieve a purpose. Patience may take the long route. But eventually it achieves success. Proverbs 25:15, “With patience a ruler may be persuaded, and a soft tongue will break a bone,” (ESV).

And Proverbs 14:29 says,

 “He who is slow to wrath has great understanding, but he who is impulsive exalts folly.”

Mahatma Gandhi said, “Victory attained by violence is tantamount to a defeat, for it is momentary.”

Be tolerant and live peacefully with each other. Romans 12:18 tells us, “If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.” (ESV)

Jesus taught us to be peaceful, loving, and forgiving. And Proverbs 15:1 says, “A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger,” (ESV).

We have direct access to God and the Power of His Holy Spirit

We have direct access to God and the Power of His Holy Spirit. Other religions do not give individuals direct access to God. The Holy Spirit makes individuals too powerful, and they cannot be defeated.

The Bible tells us to acquaint ourselves with God and know who we are as God’s co-workers (Job 22:21; 1 Corinthians 3:9). Learn how to operate in the spirit and experience fruitfulness and power. Those who know God carry out great exploits, (Daniel 11:32).

Christians have direct access to God. The Christian does not need to pass through mediums or perform rituals as it is done in other religions. God’s Spirit indwelling the Christian enables miracles to happen as the Christian calls upon Him (Jeremiah 33:3).

Learn to actuate and actualize the Holy Spirit’s power and soar high above everything. Become the master of your circumstances.

A deeper study of the Bible explains how we get direct access to God and the Holy Spirit’s power, (Acts 1:8; Joel 2:28-29; John 14:23). God abides in us by His Spirit, (1 John 3:24). In Christianity we have direct access to God’s divine power by His indwelling presence.

In most religions, the individual does not have direct access to God. They pass through mediums or perform rituals

Many Christians, however, are not actualizing the spiritual power (the Dunamis) God has deposited in them. Therefore, only a few manifestations of miracles and power are experienced by Christians.

“Jesus Christ (is) the same yesterday and today, (yea) and forever,” (Hebrews 13:8; ASV).

The power of the Holy Spirit has not diminished. He is still active and performing miracles. Unfortunately, few Christians are experiencing the power of the Holy Spirit. Few get prayers answered. And what is more, many receive answers only after intense travailing prayers. Yet God says He is near to all who call upon Him in truth. He hears the prayer of the righteous, (Psalm 145:18; Jeremiah 33:3; Proverbs 15:29).

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The Holy Spirit makes an individual too powerful and who cannot be defeated. But many are unaware of this divine invincibility of the Holy Spirit in their lives. Many are crippled with doubts and fears and so are not able to actualize the power (dunamis) of the Holy Spirit.

James encourages us to not only believe but to put our beliefs into action; to actuate what we believe and so actualize our faith. “For as the body without the spirit is dead, so also faith without works is dead,” (James 2:26).

He is emphatic that faith, by itself, is dead if it does not have works accompanying it, (James 2:17). Prove your faith by actions. Because faith works together with action to actualize God’s words in our lives, (James 2:22).

The Christian is a dynamite against obstacles and opposing spirits. You shall decree what you want, and it shall be established for you, and light will brighten your ways, (Job 22:28; John 15:7). You become one spirit with God (1 Corinthians 6:17) if you join yourself to the Lord. And you shall make your prayers and he shall hear you, (Job 22:27).

God pours His spirit upon us (Joel 2:28-29) so that we can live in the spirit (Galatians 5:25). The words that come out of us are energized (or enabled) by the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:4) if we live in the spirit.

The individual hearing the word must first believe and be ready to receive. He or she must learn to open his or her spirit to receive God’s Spirit.

The preacher (or the presenter) must also believe in the impartation of the Holy Spirit’s power so he or she can confidently impart the knowledge to hearers.

Above all, the Holy Spirit should be allowed free entrance into the spirit of the receiver (the hearer).

God is Spirit. He took soil and formed the human being. Then He breathed His Spirit into the body He formed, and the created being became a living soul (Genesis 2:7). The human being, therefore, is spirit living in a body of flesh. Thus, when God pours His Spirit upon an individual, He pours His Spirit upon that individual’s spirit.

I use milk and water for my illustration. Both are liquids. But milk is whitish (and creamy). In this illustration, the liquids represent the Spirit of God and the spirits of human beings. Thus, the milk represents the Spirit of God and the water represents the human spirit.

If you pour the milk into the water, you notice the water changing color. The water does not change itself. It is the milk that transforms the water to be like the milk in color and taste. The more you pour the milk into the water, the more whitish or creamy the water becomes. Eventually, the water loses its color and taste and looks and tastes milky.

In the same manner, the Spirit of God transforms the human spirit. And just like the water becoming milky, so also as many as are led by the Spirit of God they become spiritual children of God. The Spirit of God indwelling us makes us children of God. The Spirit of God Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are the children of God (Romans 8:14-16). We are born again in the spirit and not in the flesh (John 3:5-6).

The human body is a temple for both the human spirit and God’s Spirit.

If the individual is not fully open to receiving the pouring of the Holy Spirit into his or her spirit, the Holy Spirit will not force Himself upon the life of the individual. God’s Spirit will have access to the human spirit and operate if the individual person’s spirit, by faith, receives the Spirit of God.

Belief (or faith) enables us to accept or receive the Holy Spirit into our spirits. Furthermore, accepting the Holy Spirit must be followed by the actuation of the Spirit in our lives.  The 120 disciples believed, accepted the Holy Spirit, and prepared themselves as they waited for the actuation of the Holy Spirit. On the Day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit fell upon them, actuated the Power of God in them, and gave them the enablement to speak in tongues (Acts 2:4). They first believed, and then prepared themselves for the actuation of the Holy Spirit.

Actuation is done by the Holy Spirit Himself. But the individual must prepare himself or herself to allow for the actuation. The miracles are manifestations of the Power of the Holy Spirit. If we believe, but do not allow for the actuation of the Spirit, the Holy Spirit remains inactive in our lives or spirits. We will still be God’s children, but weak and inactive.

By the spirit (your spirit and God’s Spirit working together – 1 Corinthians 6:17) all things are possible. God’s Spirit makes it possible.

Your spirit and God’s Spirit become one because you join yourself to God, (1 Corinthians 6:17). This is a hard saying, but delving deeper into the Bible enables us to understand the mystery.

When you pray, the Spirit of God synchronizes events with your declarations, or the words (Job 22:28), and causes realities to occur. Your desires become realities (Mark 11:24) because God’s Spirit turns them into realities (John 14:10).

The Christian’s direct access to God is made possible by Jesus Christ (Ephesians 2:18). And so, the Christian relates directly to the Creator, the Spirit of God. Thus, the Christian does not have to go through mediums and rituals like the pagans, and other religions do. God’s Spiritual Power indwells the Christian, and the Christian’s spirit becomes one spirit with God’s Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:17). Just as we illustrated with the milk and the water.

Becoming one spirit with God

The Apostle Paul writes that when a Christian is joined to the Lord, he or she becomes one spirit with God.

“But the person who unites himself with the Lord becomes one spirit with him.”  (1 Corinthians 6:17; ISV)

The King James Version renders it, “But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.”

As we delve deeper into the Bible with open mind, the Holy Spirit helps us with answers to critical questions like,

  • How does a person become one spirit with God?
  • How does God’s Spirit work in the human spirit?
  • Jesus, in John 10:34, quotes from Psalm 82:6, “You are god(s) (Elohim).” What did Jesus mean?
  • How do we actualize God’s power in our lives?
  • How does the Christian become spiritually invincible?
  • How does the human spirit overcome the powerful spiritual forces of darkness?
  • Job 22:28 says “You will also declare a thing, and it will be established for you.” How does that work in the life of the Christian?

In subsequent discussions, we will study how the Christian becomes spiritually invincible.

The Bible says,

  1. You will not lack because God is with you (Psalm 23).
  2. God’s Spirit in you makes you become God to other people (Exodus 7:1). El means mighty one. Elohim is the plural of El and means mighty ones. It is also an attribute of God or a reference to God the Creator. Christians are God’s spiritual children (John 1:12; Romans 8:15-16; Galatians 4:6-7; 2 Peter 1:3-4; John 10:34; Psalm 82:6).
  3. God, by His divine power, makes us partakers of the divine nature (2 Peter 1:4).
  4. God gives you the power to make wealth (Deuteronomy 8:18).
  5. God goes ahead of you, clearing obstacles and dangers, and enabling you to become victorious over your enemies (Deuteronomy 9:3).

Why are some Christians unable to actualize the power in their lives?

Jesus Christ said the Christian shall receive power (dunamis) when the Holy Spirit indwells him or her.

“But you shall receive power (dunamis) 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.” (Acts 1:8; NKJV)

The Greek word used is ‘dunamis’. In Luke 10:19, when Jesus was with them, he gave them ‘exousia’. That is, permission, (or power of authority) to act.

But in Acts 1:8 He told them, “You shall receive power (dunamis) when the Holy Spirit comes upon you.” Dunamis means power, inherent power, and power to perform miracles. Why did Jesus say power later in Acts 1:8?

Subsequent discussions will delve into how the individual, by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, becomes an active and powerful witness of Jesus to the world. And how we are partakers of the divine nature (2 Peter 1:4).

Jesus said,

 17 “And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name, they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; 18 they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”  (Mark 16:17-18; NKJV)

The power is in the name of Jesus. And the Holy Spirit indwelling you actuates the power.

Jesus said that when the Holy Spirit comes upon us, we become empowered by the Holy Spirit. Therefore, Christians should have tremendous power to be His witnesses.

A Christian in whom the Holy Spirit dwells should not be spiritually or physically weak. Because Jesus works miracles through us. Christians should be able to get healing from sicknesses and diseases.

The Apostle John assures Christians,

“You have overcome them because greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world,” (1 John 4:4).

He that is in you is God, the Spirit.

Jesus said in John 14:12-14,

12 “Most assuredly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because I go to My Father. 13 And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask anything in My name, I will do.” (NKJV)

The name ‘Jesus’ carries dynamite. If the Holy Spirit indwells you, and you mention the name ‘Jesus’, the Holy Spirit activates the power to perform actions and miracles.

Why then are some Christians not able to achieve these promises in their lives?

In subsequent discussions, we will study how the Christian can allow the Holy Spirit to actuate the power of God and actualize the promises. We will study how God demonstrates His love, power, and signs through the Christian. We will study why many are not demonstrating this privilege that God has deposited in them.

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