We've Got The Power

Read with me Acts 2:1-4

"And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. [2] And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. [3] And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. [4] And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance."

Something very powerful and specific happened on the day of Pentecost, in that upper room. A sound from heaven, yes. But what really happened that day was, every head got a flame.

Out of the 120 people that gathered in obedience to seek the Lord and wait for the promise, not one was left out. Every head got its own Flame. So it Follows today that everyone who has come into the house boss of faith, should have their own flame, that is to say... every child of God should have their own personal experience with, and connection to the Holy Ghost.

Jesus knew that the early church was going to need more than pageantry and speeches. He knew they were going to have to have power from on high. Jesus also knew that the Holy Spirit was the supernatural equipment that they needed. He knew that everything necessary to defeat the devil and establish the kingdom of God, would be furnished to them... through the baptism of the Holy Ghost. It is my conviction that, that has never changed. We must have power from on high.

Hell is on the rampage, demons are going crazy, the warfare is on a level we have never seen. And sadly much of the church is in a kind of a stupor. They are hypnotized, and under some kind of demonic spell. They stumble around like zombies, with no direction, no purpose and no power. When on the other hand, the devil and the hordes of hell, are very focused and unified in their purpose, to steal, kill, and destroy.

We are thankful for every patriotic Man or Woman, and their efforts to save America, but the fact is, this battle is spiritual, and it's supernatural, and it's going to take supernatural power to save this country. We have entered a time where every one in the house needs a flame. Every person who occupies a pew, needs the fire of the Holy Ghost operating in and through them.

Not one person was left out on the day of Pentecost. Young or old, rich or poor, black or white, butcher or baker. Every person in the house got their own flame. They had a personal encounter with the fire of God. When the flame touched their heads, something happened in their bellies. The Bible says... and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost and began to speak with other tongues as the spirit gave them utterance.

Sadly the majority of the church world have not made the connection between Jesus words, and what happened in the upper room. In acts 1:8 Jesus said... But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy-Ghost is come upon you. And ye shall be witnesses unto me, both in Jerusalem and Judea, and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the Earth.

Jesus said that when the Holy Ghost came upon them that they would receive power. That word "power" in the Greek is dunamis... It means force, literally or figuratively. Specifically it means miraculous power, power for performing miracles.

On the day of Pentecost, the disciples and apostles knew exactly what had happened to them. They knew that when they were baptized with the Holy-Ghost, that miracle working power had moved on the inside of them. This is where I believe we have missed something. We have failed to connect the dots.

We think the baptism of the Holy Ghost is about speaking in tongues, so if we speak in tongues we think, Hallelujah, mission accomplished, I speak in tongues. And let me say, we do believe that the initial evidence of being filled with the spirit is speaking in tongues as the spirit gives the utterance.

But Jesus didn't say... you will speak with other tongues when the Holy Ghost comes upon you. He said, you shall receive power. Lu 24:49 Jesus said... But tarry ye in Jerusalem until ye be endued with power from on High.

Believe me, I believe in speaking in tongues. I do it everyday. But my great concern, and I believe it is also the concern of the Holy Spirit, is that we have made speaking in tongues a substitute for the power from on high. I prophesy that something is happening in the true remnant church. I prophesy that there is an awakening taking place, and we are waking up to what the baptism of the Holy Ghost is all about.