Power From On HIgh

After Jesus resurrected from the dead He came to His Apostles.  THEN HE OPENED THEIR MINDS SO THEY COULD UNDERSTAND THE SCRIPTURES. (Lk. 24:45)  May He do that in even greater degree for us too. He will. I trust Him. When we delight in the Lord He gives us the desires of our hearts.  Right before ascending to heaven Jesus  tells His followers:  I AM GOING TO SEND YOU WHAT MY FATHER HAS PROMISED, BUT STAY IN THE CITY UNTIL YOU HAVE BEEN CLOTHED WITH POWER FROM ON HIGH. (Lk. 24:49)  YOU WILL RECEIVE POWER WHEN THE HOLY SPIRIT  COMES ON YOU; AND YOU WILL BE MY WITNESSES... (Acts 1:8aNIV)

 And that's exactly what happened 49 days after Jesus was crucified and resurrected from the dead.  God's wind, the Living Holy Spirit from God came down with a hurricane gale onto Jesus followers.  The Apostles, Jesus mom, and all the believers in the upper room in Jerusalem.  There were 120 gathered together waiting for the Holy Spirit to come on the Feast of Pentecost. .  SUDDENLY, A SOUND LIKE A ROAR OF A MIGHTY WINDSTORM CAME FROM HEAVEN AND FILLED THE WHOLE HOUSE WHERE THEY WERE SITTING.  THEY SAW TONGUES, LIKE FLAMES OF FIRE THAT SEPARATED, AND ONE RESTED ON EACH OF THEM.  ALL OF THEM WERE FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT.. (Acts 2:2-4a ISV)  What were these tongues of flaming fire?  God Himself, His Spirit emanating His divine power to Jesus' followers.  God's Spirit is a Person,  flowing like a flaming bright river of God's supernatural life giving power.  His Spirit indwells us always, and comes upon us also. We are clothed with His power to witness. This garment is light, bright, given to us from heaven.  It's a garment of Spirit. Operating in the Holy Spirit feels so good.  Being under the unction of the Holy Spirit makes everything flow so easily. That's how we witness, telling about Jesus with our words and our lives, through the empowerment of the Holy Spirit.