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In His Power

He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” (Acts 1:7, 8 ESV)

What a relief it is that there are things that God has told us not to worry about. But in the same vein, what a relief it is to know that He will give us power to do the very things he has called us to do.

I leave to Nepal in just one week. 7 days to pack, get mentally prepped, physically focused and spiritually armored up. It would sound like a lot if I weren’t resting assured that God has ordained the 4 of us to go. I could and would be overwhelmed at the thought of landing in a 3rd world country where I don’t speak the language and trying to find my way 7 hours north into the back country to minister to a people that I need to hike 4 hours to find and cannot truly communicate with. Wow, that does sound intense! Good thing I do have my Lord and my God Jesus Christ who has given me his Holy Spirit to empower me so that I can be his witness to the end of the earth.

One of the most amazing things about that statement is that when Jesus gave this charge to His disciples, they were in Jerusalem, and the “end of the earth” to them would have been the opposite side of the world, which is literally where I sit right now, Hawaii.

I am in a place that screams of His promise to work in and through His people. And taking hold of that promise that His Holy Spirit will empower me to do the same, I will go wherever He calls me to go, and as I go I will rest assured that He has things under control.

I can do all things through him who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13 ESV) whether that’s flying to Nepal to give a cup of cold water in His name, flying to an outer Hawaiian island to minister to someone, or walking across the street to share the gospel, I know that through His power I can do all things and not even the gates of Hell shall prevail.

Rest in Him and his power today!

Mario