YOU HAVE THE SAME SPIRIT
The Holy Spirit anointed Jesus to do mighty works of healing,
miracles, and deliverance. As born-again, Spirit-filled
believers, you have the same Holy Spirit to empower you to do
similar mighty works.
Genesis 1:1-2 In the beginning God created the heavens and the
earth ... [2] and the Spirit of God was hovering over the
waters.
- The Holy Spirit
is mighty enough to be involved in the creation!
Romans 8:9 You,
however, are controlled not by the sinful nature but by the
Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not
have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Christ.
- If you
"belong to Christ," the same "Spirit of God lives
in you."
- You have the
same Spirit of God who created.
- You have the
same Holy Spirit who raised Christ from the dead.
- You have the
same Spirit of God by whom Jesus said He cast out
devils.
John 20:21-22 Again
Jesus said, "Peace be with you! AS the Father has sent ME, I
am sending YOU." [22] And with that he breathed on them and
said, "Receive the Holy Spirit."
- Think of it!
You are sent as Jesus was sent!
- Indwelt by the
Holy Spirit
- Anointed by the
Holy Spirit
- Empowered by
the Holy Spirit
1 John 2:20, 27
...you have an anointing from the Holy One ... [27] the anointing
you received from him remains in you...
- The anointing
of the Spirit came and went from the prophets of the Old
Testament.
- Your Holy
Spirit anointing STAYS. You have it NOW. You'll have it
tomorrow and next week.
- The Spirit who
heals is in you now.
- The Spirit who
reveals is in you now.
- The Spirit with
the power to create is in you now.
1 Corinthians 12:7
Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the
common good.
- EACH ONE of you
can believe for the manifestation of the Spirit in and through
you.
- 1 Peter 4:10,
KJV As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the
same one to another.
- How do you get
a spiritual gift? - By the Spirit.
- How do you
minister that gift? - By the same Spirit.
- These
Holy-Spirit enablements are there for you to "manifest"
(Paul) ... to MINISTER to OTHERS (Peter).
- Believe for it!
GO for it!
Jesus said (Matthew
12:28) that He drove out demons by the Spirit of God. In light of
that, read John 14:12.
John 14:12, KJV Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth
on me, the works that I DO SHALL HE DO ALSO; and greater works
than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.
- If you can
believe Him, you can do the same works Jesus did.
- Why? You have
the same Spirit of God in you.
- Jesus cast out
demons by the Spirit. Believers can cast out demons by the
Spirit.
- You have the
power to do this and other mighty works by the same
Spirit!
Acts 6:3; 8:5-7
Brothers, choose seven men from among you who are known to be
full of the Spirit and wisdom.... [8:5] Philip went down to a
city in Samaria and proclaimed the Christ there. [6] When the
crowds heard Philip and saw the miraculous signs he did, they all
paid close attention to what he said. [7] With shrieks, evil
spirits came out of many, and many paralytics and cripples were
healed.
- How did Philip
manifest miraculous signs, heal the sick, and cast out
devils?
- He was a man
"full of the Spirit" (6:3).
- R. Bonnke in
Africa = same Spirit -> miracles, resulting in 3-1/2 million
saved per year!
- Ananias, a
disciple, healed Paul's blindness.
- Fully submitted
to that same Spirit, so can you!
Acts 21:4 Finding
the disciples there, we stayed with them seven days. Through the
Spirit they urged Paul not to go on to Jerusalem.
- Unnamed
disciples said to Paul "through the Spirit" not to go
to Jerusalem. A revelation - a word of knowledge or word of
wisdom - by otherwise unknown disciples.
- Any Christian
can hear similarly by the same Spirit, if we will believe for
these things and open our hearts and ears - "He who has an
ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches"
(Revelation 2:7).
Acts 1:5, 8a For
John baptized with water, but in a few days you will be baptized
with the Holy Spirit.... [8] you will receive power when the Holy
Spirit comes on you.
- Receive that
same power.
- Let the Holy
Spirit anointing come fully on you.
- Submit entirely
to Him. Listen to Him. Obey Him.
- By the same
Spirit, you can do the works Jesus did!
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