Empowered Witnesses

 Exodus 12-13; Ps 21; Acts 1 

“’But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.’ After he said this, he was taken up before their very eyes…”

Acts 1:8, 9

Jesus knew the greatest gift he could give his disciples was not his ongoing physical presence, or even the overthrow of the Roman occupation. Jesus’ greatest gift was to pour out the Holy Spirit on his disciples and empower them to be witnesses of his kingdom Gospel to the ends of the earth. There is no greater mandate, or requirement to complete that mandate. We are called to be witnesses of Christ locally, nationally, and globally, as we are empowered by the Holy Spirit.

Has the Holy Spirit filled us so we can experience power from within to be a bold witness?

If we claim the Spirit’s power, but ignore or avoid bold witness, we must question the reality of the Spirit’s power in our lives. This promise and witness has endured over the past 2,000 years of Church history. People, even to the ends of the earth, are hearing and seeing the Gospel because of the current reality of Christ’s promise.

What assignment has Jesus given to us?

“Lord Jesus, thank you for the gift of the Holy Spirit and the clarity of being a witness to your presence in my life, for your glory.”