By the Power of the Holy Spirit

We can’t earn God’s grace and love. He is already offering them as a gift. We must accept the gifts offered. Once we have them then we can do whatever God entrusts us to do. So the first thing we have to do is open the door.

Rev 3:20 NLT

"Look! Here I stand at the door and knock. If you hear me calling and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal as friends

Jesus is not only our Lord and Savior, He wants to be our friend. He wants to empower us to live the life God intended all along. Due to this, before He rose into heaven, He assured all His followers that the Holy Spirit would be sent to help them.

Acts 1:4-5 NLT

In one of these meetings as he was eating a meal with them, he told them, "Do not leave Jerusalem until the Father sends you what he promised. Remember, I have told you about this before.  5 John baptized with water, but in just a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit."

The Holy Spirit is our helper and counselor if we let Him. Through Him we will have the power to do what God wants instead of what our flesh wants. We will do the works of the Spirit and even mightier ones than Jesus if we simply believe. What we accomplish is only measured by our faith. It is God’s power we should be using. Even Jesus, born as a man, gained the power needed for His ministry by receiving the Holy Spirit.

Matt 3:16-17 NLT

After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on him. 17 And a voice from heaven said, "This is my beloved Son, and I am fully pleased with him."

Jesus had the Holy Spirit helping Him and was able to please His Father. This shows us a great deal about God’s love and how He handles relationships. He is a relational God and wants everyone in His family. Not only are you a child of God, you are also a friend and are given the ability to do great things in the family.

We should be doing our works here on earth to magnify God and not ourselves. There is nothing for us to earn from doing this. We already have the prize and we should be letting the world know they can have it, too. We should be listening to our Helper, the Holy Spirit. He is there to help us discern the world and to help us portray who God really is.

John 14:15-19 NLT

"If you love me, obey my commandments.  16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor, who will never leave you.  17 He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth. The world at large cannot receive him, because it isn't looking for him and doesn't recognize him. But you do, because he lives with you now and later will be in you.  18 No, I will not abandon you as orphans — I will come to you.

Let God guide you through the Holy Spirit and the Word to see great things happen in the world around you. It is not by your power so do not be afraid even if His requests seem impossible. Step out and receive everything He has for you. The journey will be amazing.