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by Apostle Steve Adonai

01/13/26
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SHOW FORTH GOD'S GLORY AND POWER!
Don't be a mere theorist with only stories, without experiencing God's glory. Even our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the Word of God in the flesh, remained a theorist with impressive stories, impressing the Jewish leaders and theologians of that day at age 12, without yet bonding with the power of the Holy Spirit to produce God's glory and approval.

Luke 2:46,47.
So it was that after three days they found Jesus in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions. And all who heard Him were astonished at His understanding and answers.

That's very impressive indeed, but hardly productive. Jesus eventually continued in this manner, possibly as a lay reader in the synagogue, until He was 30 years old, when He withdrew and was filled with the Holy Spirit.

Acts 2:22.
“Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a Man attested by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs which God did through Him in your midst, as you yourselves also know—

Acts 10:38.
How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.

The glory of God, the goodness of God and the dream of the Father was finally accomplished as the Word of God, Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, the Power of God became bonded, blended and merged! The power of God is supernatural, incredible and limitless. It's generated and received through Prayer.

Luke.3.21-22.
One day when the crowds were being baptized, Jesus himself was baptized. As he was praying, the heavens opened, and the Holy Spirit descended on him in the form of a dove. And a voice from heaven said, "You are my beloved Son, and I am fully pleased with you. "

Acts.1.4,5.
In one of these meetings as Jesus was eating a meal with them, he told them, "Do not leave Jerusalem until the Father sends you what he promised. Remember, I have told you about this before. John baptized with water, but in just a few days you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit."

Acts.1.8,14.
But when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, you will receive power and will tell people about me everywhere--in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with His brothers.

Acts.2.1- 4.
On the day of Pentecost, seven weeks after Jesus' resurrection, the believers were meeting together in one place. Suddenly, there was a sound from heaven like the roaring of a mighty windstorm in the skies above them, and it filled the house where they were meeting. Then, what looked like flames or tongues of fire appeared and settled on each of them. And everyone present was filled with the Holy Spirit and began speaking in other languages, as the Holy Spirit gave them this ability.

Consequently, this amazing power of God, the power of the Holy Spirit, is accumulated, stored up, stirred up, stepped up, built up and replenished in order to face and overcome new intimidating challenges or diabolical threats to give up, through praying REGULARLY in and by the Holy Spirit.

Jude.1.20.
But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.

Luke.4.1,2.
Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, being tempted for forty days by the devil. And in those days He ate nothing, (praying and fasting) and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry.

Acts.4.23 ,24
As soon as they were freed, Peter and John found the other believers and told them what the leading priests and elders had said. Then all the believers were united as they lifted their voices in prayer: "O Sovereign Lord, Creator of heaven and earth, the sea, and everything in them--

Acts.4.31.
After this prayer, the building where they were meeting shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. And they preached God's message with boldness.

1 Corinthians 14.4
He who speaks in a tongue edifies (builds up, empowers) himself, but he who prophesies or teaches/preaches) edifies (builds up or empowers) the church.

BUILD UP AND EMPOWER YOURSELF SPIRITUALLY BY PRAYING IN OTHER TONGUES, IN THE HOLY SPIRIT FOR A LONG TIME IN ORDER TO PROPHESY, TEACH OR PREACH BOLDLY AND TO EMPOWER AND STRENGTHEN THE CHURCH AND PEOPLE TO THE GLORY OF GOD.

That we received a Word or revelation from the Holy Spirit doesn't mean it's powerful enough to strengthen others. It's essential to wait in God's awesome presence to saturate the message or revelation with prayer, empower it, praying in the Holy Spirit, especially with fasting.

However ,this amazing power remains resident and dormant until it is released through faith in God's Word that promises the results, benefits and manifestations of this divine power. Now, our faith, boldness, confidence and obedience to exercise and release this Almighty power of God comes by hearing, hearing and repeated hearing of God's Word and promises.

Romans 10.17
So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Amazingly, the synergistic outcome, output and effect of praying in the Holy Spirit , in other tongues while hearing God's Word at the same time, for an extended period of time is unfathomable, unimaginable and infallible! That's the glorious result of the blending, bonding, merging and fusion of Prayer and God's Word, the power of God and the light of God; the Holy Spirit and Jesus Christ. That's bringing Heaven to earth, imposing the Kingdom of God over the kingdom of darkness and of this world. It's exercising divine power and principles over inferior demonic and natural power and principles. It's walking, working and operating in the impossible and doing the supernatural naturally as an heir and a son/daughter of God, just like Jesus Christ.

And so, Jesus Christ, our Head and Lord challenges and charges us to outdo Him! Is He just kidding us? I doubt it, because I am a believer in Him.

John.14.12
I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, if anyone steadfastly believes in Me, he will himself be able to do the things that I do; and he will do even greater things than these, because I go to the Father.

Hallelujah!

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