Acts 1:8
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.
Sturgis, South Dakota is a town that is known for its motorcycle rally each summer. It can get hot in the summer, but that is not the way I remember Sturgis. When I was in the Air Force, we lived there. When we first moved to Sturgis it was freezing cold and we would not be getting the power and heat turned on for at least 24 hours. We pulled out every blanket we could find and shivered through the night and most of the next day until the power was turned on.
There have been a few other times since then that we experienced the loss of power, but that one incident remains vividly frozen into our minds (I hope you catch that little pun). The fact is, we are dependent on power. It provides heat, lights and energy to operate our devices such as the cell phone or computer that you are using right now.
Spiritually, we need the power that the Lord gives us to function as worthy servants of the Most High. There are altogether too many weak and powerless Christians shivering through life instead of marching in God’s army of the redeemed.
I don’t know about you, but I want to be powered up and on fire for the Lord. I want to serve Him to the best of my ability with all the power available for as long as He gives me breath. I pray that you will plug into the power that the Holy Spirit offers and run and be worthy of His call.
Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!
—Pastor Cecil