Acts 1:8 NLT
But you will receive power when the
Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses,
telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria,
and to the ends of the earth.
That’s one of the most
incredible verses in the Bible, in my opinion.
Something happens in the believer’s life. Something happened in my life. The Holy Spirit is real. He comes with power, and He is power. That makes God incredible.
Last week I looked at John
the Baptist and his commitment to point people to Jesus at all cost. He was weird, and he was convinced. We have to be convinced, and one of the best
convincers is the Bible, the word of God.
Interacting with, listening closely, ingesting the truth will convince
us not only of who Jesus is but of how great Jesus is.
Revelation 1:5 NLT
and from Jesus Christ. He is the faithful witness to these things, the first to rise from the dead, and the
ruler of all the kings of the world. All glory to him who loves us and has
freed us from our sins by shedding his blood for us.
That is Jesus. You may know Him as well. He has changed my life and continues to work
in my life to change me. He also amazes
me. Have you been amazed? When a need arises, He knows, He cares and He
meets the needs based on what He knows and not based on what we want.
Romans 1:16 NASB
For I am not ashamed of the gospel,
for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew
first and also to the Greek.
The power of God was seen
early in creation and throughout the Old Testament. In Jesus the power of God was seen over and
over through miracles, through conviction and changed lives. Since Jesus is now resurrected that power is
found in the friend that Jesus said would be in us and by us all the time. That is the spirit of God. Jesus began is all. Jesus is above all.
To
understand you purpose in life is a big thing, and there are lots of people,
many of you, who are searching for your purpose. It was John the Baptist we spoke of last week
who understood his purpose. Look at the
Apostle Paul. God changed his purpose
and Paul was passionate about it. Whatever
it took, that’s what Paul would accomplish.
The same is true for Jesus.
Mark 10:45 NLT
For
even I, the Son of Man, came here not to be served but to serve others, and to
give my life as a ransom for many.
Jesus
knew his purpose, and that verse may be one of the most pointed and
strong. In fact if you look at your
Bible, those words were in red. Jesus
said them. Jesus knew His purpose before
serving others, yet we often find our purpose and our confidence when we begin
to serve other people. When we put our
needs and our selfishness aside and serve the people around you, God will begin
working in our hearts and pouring into our passion to live, to love and to
serve.
Jesus
really is awesome. He is our
example. He is our Savior. He is the one that people need to hear from
and get to know.
They
don’t need our opinions. They want our
love or His love through us. By serving
people and meeting needs, by giving hope and helping people see their worth, we
all will see just how big and how awesome our God is!
Hebrews 2:10
NLT
And it was only right
that God -- who made everything and for whom everything was made -- should
bring his many children into glory. Through
the suffering of Jesus, God made him a perfect leader, one fit to bring them
into their salvation.
NOTE:
much of this post was part of Sunday’s sermon and week 2 of our series MHK (make HIM known)
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