Depend on the Holy Spirit

“For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name.” Ephesians 3:14-15

As Great Britain faced the German might alone in the initial stages of World War II, Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill sent this urgent, but concise message to President Franklin Roosevelt: “Give us the tools, and we will finish the job.” The power of the Holy Spirit is the supernatural tool God has given to equip and enable each believer.

The power of the Holy Spirit is to do the work God calls us to accomplish. Serving others, loving even our enemies, building up one another in the faith, sharing Christ, and exercising our spiritual gifts are possible only through the Holy Spirit’s enabling ministry. Trying to do such tasks in our own wisdom and strength and by our own methodology will eventually lead to failure and burnout.

The power of the Holy Spirit is also available for us to become the people God wants us to be. How can we possibly be loving, kind, gentle, patient, joyous, self-controlled, or peaceful apart from the Spirit’s help? Depend daily on Him and the job of becoming Christlike and building His kingdom can be achieved.

“Strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience...” Colossians 1:11