The Need for the Power of the Holy Spirit

Satan fears a church with the real power of God! Up to now he has managed by deception to keep the majority of Christians from receiving the true baptism in the Spirit with the results that most Christians are not endued with the necessary power from on high. One tactic that has proven successful for him among many Christians is the development of the language of being Spirit filled along with the elimination of the gifts of the Spirit which limits or takes away the feared power. Another tactic that he has used is to cause some who have been baptized in the Spirit to move out of order and be distractive as well as be an instrument to turn people off to the things of the Spirit. 
   

Jesus needs the church that He is building to have the power of the Holy Spirit, therefore every born again Christian needs the baptism in the Spirit. It was so important to Jesus for His disciples to have the power of the Spirit that He told them to wait in Jerusalem until they received the baptism in the Spirit without which they would not have the power of God to accomplish His purposes. They were not to try to fulfill the "Great Commission" without first receiving the baptism in the Spirit!
 
Lord Jesus, Give us apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors and teachers that are mature and will equip the saints as You want them equipped. Speak to every true minister and tell them to wait until they have received the true baptism in the Spirit and then to make sure that their church members also receive. Thank You!