_Pastor Chris Oyakhilome DSc DSc DD_
_Friday, November 14th 2025_
*EMPOWERED TO CHANGE OUR WORLD*
_And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high_ *(Luke 24:49)*
The Lord Jesus spent about three years with His disciples before His death, burial and resurrection. During the period, they learnt from Him, walked with Him, watched His miracles, heard His message, and received direct impartations from Him. They had a message, they had the calling, and they had been trained.
Yet, before they could take a step into ministry, He gave them this vital instruction: *“And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high”* (Luke 24:49). In other words, even though they were ready in every other sense, they needed one more thing: the promise of my Father.
That promise was the Holy Spirit, and without Him, their efforts wouldn’t produce divine results. But with Him, they would be effective. And that’s exactly what happened. Luke, in Acts 2:14-41, describes how the same Peter who had once denied Jesus (Luke 22:61-62) stood up boldly on the day of Pentecost and delivered a powerful message that transformed three thousand lives: *"But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them..."* (Acts 2:14).
He didn’t stop there. In Acts 4:4, after he and John healed a lame man, he preached boldly again and the Bible says, *"...many of them which heard the word believed; and the number of the men was about five thousand."* That’s effectiveness. That’s divine speed. Through the Holy Spirit, Peter’s outreach expanded rapidly, resulting in thousands being saved within a very short time.
Today, we have the same Holy Spirit, and the results are the same. He’s made us effective witnesses. We’re not trying to get into that place of power; we’ve already been endued with power (Acts 1:8). We’ve been empowered to change our world as able ministers of the Gospel (2 Corinthians 3:5-6). We’re making an impact, transforming lives all over the world. We’re functioning exactly as God intended, with power, with dominion, and with undeniable results.
We’re moving with the speed of the Spirit, for the Bible says, *“A quick work will the Lord do, and cut it short in righteousness”* (Romans 9:28). This is not by might, nor by human power, but by the Spirit of the living God. It’s God’s wisdom, God’s speed, and God’s ability at work in us. The Gospel is prevailing. The nations are open. The harvest is abundant. And this is all to His glory!
*PRAYER*
_Dear Father, thank you for the Holy Spirit who lives in me and has made me effective in life and ministry. I’m walking in power, wisdom and dominion, producing results that bring you glory, advancing your Kingdom with divine speed, in Jesus’ Name. Amen._
*FURTHER STUDY:*
*Acts 2:14-22* But Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them, Ye men of Judaea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words: *15* For these are not drunken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. *16* But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel; *17* And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams: *18* And on my servants and on my handmaidens I will pour out in those days of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy: *19* And I will shew wonders in heaven above, and signs in the earth beneath; blood, and fire, and vapour of smoke: *20* The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and notable day of the Lord come: *21* And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved. *22* Ye men of Israel, hear these words; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know:
*37-41* Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do? *38* Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. *39* For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. *40* And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation. *41* Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
*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.
*2 Corinthians 3:5-6* Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God; *6* Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.
*1 Year Bible Reading Plan :* Hebrews 11:17-40 & Ezekiel 8-10
*2 Year Bible Reading Plan :* John 12:1-11 & 1 Chronicles 14
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