There would be no Christmas story without the Holy Spirit’s power.
Even the baby John was filled with the Holy Spirit while in his mother’s womb (see Luke 1:13-17). This was an exceptional miracle — I’ve never met a baby who was filled with the Spirit! But because John’s task was so great — to call a wayward Israel to repentance and prepare the way for Jesus — he required exceptional power.
John reminds me that if I am to attempt any task for God, I must do it in the power of the Spirit. I cannot just come up with a good idea and ask God to bless it. It must be God’s idea, and it must be soaked in the Holy Spirit’s anointing from the moment of conception!
[I am indebted to J. Lee Grady for the above, published in Charisma Magazine]
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The heart, the body and the blood.
As Father, Son and Holy Spirit
God will and pleasure will exhibit.
See http://www.vaccinius.com/the-trinity.