INVESTED POWER



God has deposited His power in us. This is extremely important to understand. When you understand this about prayer, you will become a person of prayer. Acts 1:8 says, “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”We receive invested power at salvation to be God’s witnesses to the ends of the earth. There are also more fillings of the Spirit that take place, not for an experiential moment of relief, but to be empowered to be a gospel carrier.

In Ephesians, Paul expounds on the power that has been deposited in us. Ephesians 3:20–21 says, “Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,21to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.” It is amazing how the Holy Spirit structured this verse. He could have left out all three adverbs. The Holy Spirit uses these descriptive words because it adequately shows the Father and His heart.

Question, is the Lord able to do exceedingly abundantly more than we can ask or imagine? Yes. Then why doesn’t He? Notice that Paul says, “according to the power at work within us.” This word according means measurement, or measure out, distribute. God has invested his power within us to distribute and give out. Similarly, the Lord gives us finances to distribute His way. We are in the shipping and receiving business. We have received to ship them out according to God’s plan. Consider your spiritual gifts. The Lord has invested His spiritual gifts in us to minister to others. “But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all” (1 Corinthians 12:7).

ON THE COUCH WITH GOD

How much of God’s power are you measuring out to your family? How much of God’s power are you distributing to the situation that you need God to work in right now? Is it possible that God has done His part and now we distribute this power out? God has all power, but His unlimited power is limited in our lives by our prayerlessness. Are you going to distribute it? Are you going to measure it out to my situation?


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