POWER OR POSITIVE THOUGHTS

Prayer Journal 8/11/2019

Acts 1:8 But you shall receive POWER when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and to the end of the earth.

A friend of mine recently posted her feelings about the offer of “Positive Energy” when she had a need.  I have had similar experiences and I always wonder what exactly is “Positive Energy?”  How does Positive Energy travel from you to me?  How do I receive it?  What transforming qualities does it contain?  And How do I apply it to my situation?

Unless you have an obscure new paraphrased “bible,” you can do a word search all day long for “Positive Energy” and how Jesus told His Disciples to apply this amazing tool…YOU WON’T FIND IT. 

Now search your Bible for the word, “POWER.”  In the KJV, there are 275 results.  The word appears 156 times.  One of my favorite verses is Acts 1:8; POWER is not just abstract word describing an attribute of God; it is real, it is tangible and Jesus promised that once I have received the Holy Spirit, I have also received ALL THE POWER that is included in this awesome Gift. 

Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them saying, “ALL POWER, is given unto me in Heaven and in earth.

AND….Once I have been BAPTIZED IN JESUS NAME, I receive the key to ACCESSING AND APPLYING THE POWER!

Imagine this scenario…Peter and John decide to go to church and pray.  Along the way, they see a lame man begging and they feel really sorry for him.  As they pass, they throw a few coins into his hat and tell him they will send him some “positive energy.”  The man would have been momentarily happy for a few coins and been begging the next day, in his lame state, for the same few coins.

BUT THAT IS NOT WHAT HAPPENED…

Acts 3:6 Then Peter said, “Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have give I thee; in the Name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.

Peter and John were full of the HOLY GHOST; they had been endued with POWER.  When Peter and John saw the lame man and heard his words of entreaty, they did not hesitate or give him a few good thoughts of “positive energy.”  NO WAY…Peter turned and said, “Sir , today is your day for a miracle.  I have something so much better than a few coins to give you, today you are going to WALK.” 

THERE IS POWER IN THE HOLY SPIRIT THROUGH THE NAME OF JESUS!

Just as the lame man, if I have a need, please don’t throw me a few “coins” of positive energy.  I want some POWER that will change my situation.  I need some Holy Ghost filled people that know how to PRAY; that know how to ACCESS THE POWER and INTERCEDE for me…I want to RISE UP AND WALK!

Mark 16:17-18 And these signs will follow those who believe: In my Name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents and if they drink anything deadly, it will be no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick and they will recover.

We are living in an increasingly evil day, surrounds by demonic powers, cunning serpents that will try to slither in and choke out the good things of God in our life and the constant offering of Satan’s deadly “Kool-Aid” of “God just doesn’t want you to…” 

When I come face to face with any of Satan’s devices, I want something much more powerful than a few “Positive Energy” thoughts.  I want to meet the Devil head on, wearing the whole ARMOR OF GOD; full of the POWER OF THE HOLY GHOST and bearing the NAME OF JESUS as my Standard.

you can be VICTORIOUS; you can OVERCOME; you can be FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT; you can WALK IN POWER; you can GO FORTH IN THE NAME OF JESUS!

THAT IS AS POSITIVE AS IT GETS!