But ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost has come upon you, and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” (Acts 1:8 KJV).

The Power of Pentecost is the Power of the Holy Spirit!  The Holy Spirit is the Third Person of the Godhead.  It was the Holy Spirt Who hovered over the darkness and the deep waters at the very beginning of creation,  bringing order out of chaos (Gen. 1:2).  It was the Holy Spirit Who Jesus promised to send to all of us after His resurrection (John 14: 16-18).  It was the Holy Spirit Who birthed the Church (Acts 2:1-3).  And it was the Holy Spirit who turned fearful men into mighty and powerful witnesses for Jesus after Pentecost (Acts 4:19-20). 

Every soul that is born again is born again by the Power of the Holy Spirit (John 3:5-6). Every child of God who experiences the assurance of their salvation is assured by the Power of the Holy Spirit (Rom. 8: 15-16).   Every healing that takes place takes place because of the Power of the Holy Spirit.  Every person that is delivered from bondage (addiction, anger, bitterness, depression, fear, worry, etc.) is delivered because of the Power of the Holy Spirit.  Every redeemed child of God who has the assurance of eternal life has that assurance because of the Power of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 2: 9-12).  We can neither live nor function with confidence and effectiveness without the Power of the Holy Spirit.  We are totally dependent upon the Holy Spirit in all things pertaining to the King and the Kingdom!  The Work of the Holy Spirit has nothing to do with the effort of man.   

The Power of the Holy Spirit operating in and through His Redeemed is unstoppable!(Rom. 8:31). The gates of hell cannot prevail against a powerful spirit-filled church (Matt. 16:18).   It is only the Power of the Holy Spirit Who births and sustains revival (Acts 19:17-20).   It is only the Power of the Holy Spirit that brings conviction of sin (John 16:8).   It is only the Power of the Holy Spirit that sets people free.  We need a fresh anointing of the Holy Spirit individually and corporately so that the life of Christ and the Power of Christ might be manifested in an unbelieving world. We need once again, the Power of Pentecost!  Holy Spirit come and reveal the glory of Jesus to us afresh and anew! 

Rev. James W. Black