The Power of the Holy Spirit and Being the Witness of God!

“You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” – Acts 1:8 NIV

When Jesus Christ was resurrected, God, our Heavenly Father (Ephesians 4:6) poured His Spirit into us to be witness of Him. This ‘witness’ does not mean that we will actually see the Lord, but it means that we could feel His presence in our lives. Hence, Jesus Christ had declared,

Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer; concerning judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged. (John 16:7-11)

However, the Holy Spirit never comes to us unless we have committed our lives to Jesus Christ, who was crucified and resurrected for our sake. This means that we ought to firmly believe in Jesus Christ if we want to receive the power of the Spirit, even though we do not have ‘moments of inspiration.’ The main reason for having the Holy Spirit until the end of the age is that we can guarantee that we are citizens of heaven (2 Corinthians 5:1-5).

Therefore, we really have to abide in the Spirit of God to proclaim that Jesus is alive (Acts 1:8). This is because the word of God proclaims, “you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people…” (1 Peter 2:9) In addition, we ought to preach of the repentance—just like Jesus did (Matthew 4:17), so they might get saved (Acts 4:12). We must use the Bible to do this. “For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” (Hebrews 4:12)

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. (2 Timothy 3:16-17)

Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come. (Matthew 24:12-14)

For this very reason, the word of God declares,

Jesus, undeterred, went right ahead and gave his charge: “God authorized and commanded me to commission you: Go out and train everyone you meet, far and near, in this way of life, marking them by baptism in the threefold name: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Then instruct them in the practice of all I have commanded you. I’ll be with you as you do this, day after day after day, right up to the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:18-20)

In my case, the power of the Holy Spirit has been poured into me to preach the Gospel through writing. Therefore, I continually thanking the Lord for pouring His grace and mercy upon me (Titus 2:11-14,3:4-8). For this reason, I am willing and going to be a Christian author in the future, even though it is going to be hard.