Acts 1:8- “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 in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth”. We can see here that Jesus was admonishing his disciples(Apostles, Friends, Close pals) that when He goes and the Holy Ghost comes upon them, They shall receive power! What then is Power? According to The New Webster’s Dictionary of the English Language, Power can also be defined as strength, ability, courage, controlling influence and also authority. Note that: It is after they have received this Impartation with the Help of the Holy Ghost that they can now be witnesses of Jesus to all over the world. According to the same dictionary, witness can also mean testifier, public affirmation of the truth. When we receive the Holy Ghost, we get power, might, strength, efficiency and we begin to witness to all people and even to the uttermost part of the earth. It is the receiving of the Holy Ghost that gives us boldness to preach the gospel. What then is the ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF THE HOLY GHOST? In Acts 2:2-13, we can see how the Holy Ghost came like a rushing mighty wind and like cloven tongues of fire and as they where filled with the Holy Ghost they began to speak in Tongues. Vs 14 explains how peter stood up to explain to whose who didn’t understand what was going on. Now, what happened here was the confirmation of what Jesus said in Acts1:8a, when Jesus said they will receive power which also signifies strength, courage, control, controlling influence. Peter had received this things as soon as the Holy Ghost came upon him. Also, it is essential to note that it was this same peter that denied Jesus three(3) times (matt 26:69-75), so what gave him the courage to speak of this same Jesus after Jesus had ascended to heaven? It was the Power of the Holy Ghost! The courage, enthusiasm to preach the gospel. As soon as the Holy Ghost comes upon you, your past irrelevant in d sight of God. Even paul in Rom1:16 says ” For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; to the Jews first, and also to the Greek”. So from here also, we can also see that since the Holy Ghost came, his primary assignment is to assist us in soul winning as we expect the second coming of the Lord. That was d courage that peter and the other apostles and from then on even as I am writing this under the inspiration of the Holy Ghost! Even in Mark16:15 which is popularly known as “THE GREAT COMMISSION”, it speaks about the primary objectives about soul winning.
The Holy Ghost came upon d apostles and so what was d outcome? In Acts2:41, we understand that the same day the Holy Ghost came upon them, the church recorded 3000 souls saved that day. Now moving on to, Acts3:7, The lame man at d beautiful gate, was healed by God through his vessels(peter and john). Also, Acts4:4, the church recorded another 5000 souls saved for the kingdom. So we can see that there was a recording of 8000 souls saved and 1 person healed. May I remind you that as soon as the Holy Ghost came upon them the actualization of 1cor2:4 which says”And my speech was not the enticing words of man’s wisdom but in demonstration of the Spirit and power” became real upon their lives. They began to speak from their spirit which in indwelled in the Holy Spirit. One of the main essence of the Holy Spirit is to raise God a family. I would to remind you that there is no miracle performed in the era of Jesus, or the Holy Ghost era(even up till now) that was not performed in the old testament, far back as raising the dead; we can use d examples of two od the greatest prophets ever:
1) Elijah-1kings17:17-24(son of the widow of Zarephath)
2) Elisha-2kings4:29-30(son of the shunammite woman)
Upon all of these, God didn’t have a family, he was in need of a family, where things can be shared, where there is love, affection, peace and harmony and a long lasting relationship unlike the way it was in the old testament! This is one of the main reasons why the Holy Ghost came!
Beloved, I believe I have been able to impart into you, a teaching that has had so much impact on my life and has driven me crazy for God. I pray as you have read and continuing reading the Spirit of God will minister more to you as the bible says that the Spirit entered me as spake unto me. As I wrap up this teaching, note that there are blessings and lots more that come with soul winning, will speak on the rewards and lots more in part 2. Don’t miss it for anything. You can reach out to my blog at wordpress.com(pastor89) and get over 20 impactful teachings!!! Remain blessed!!!! Jesus is Lord!!!!!
Yours-In-His Vineyard
Yomi Akinnola
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