Easter season is my favorite season of the year. I anticipate celebrating and experiencing a renewal of life, focusing on Christ's resurrection, intentionally becoming aware of the power and mystery of living the resurrected life.
But 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).
And.
You know what has happened throughout the province of Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached— how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him (Acts 10: 37-38, NIV).
Jesus told us, we will receive power from the Holy Spirit, the same Spirit that enabled Him to do the work He came to do. Think on this . . . meditate on it . . . believe it. We do not need to be constrained by the stuff of life when we are filled with the Spirit; we are no longer defined and controlled by our circumstances but by the Spirit of Christ. So We must decide if we will step into the power Christ gives us to live the resurrected life.
Learning to Kickstart the day in the power of the Spirit,
Kerrie
(written by Kerrie Carlisle Palmer © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)
The thing is . . . the stuff of life can be so consuming, can leave us vulnerable, can take our breath away, can be a force so big we can't manage it . . . that while we are grateful for the salvation Christ gave, living a daily resurrected life may seem impossible, illogical, and unreal; however, that's the mystery and power of the resurrection, freeing us to experience all things becoming new. The force of resurrection changes the way we live each day.Consider.
But 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).
And.
You know what has happened throughout the province of Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John preached— how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him (Acts 10: 37-38, NIV).
Jesus told us, we will receive power from the Holy Spirit, the same Spirit that enabled Him to do the work He came to do. Think on this . . . meditate on it . . . believe it. We do not need to be constrained by the stuff of life when we are filled with the Spirit; we are no longer defined and controlled by our circumstances but by the Spirit of Christ. So We must decide if we will step into the power Christ gives us to live the resurrected life.
Through the power of the Spirit of Christ, we can put and leave the stuff that constrains and limits us in the grave, stepping into His resurrected power, which makes all things new, empowering us to experience what God has planned.Step into the power of living the resurrected life through the Spirit of Christ.
Learning to Kickstart the day in the power of the Spirit,
Kerrie
(written by Kerrie Carlisle Palmer © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)