The Spirit of Love releases a Spirit of Power
When the book of Timothy was written in the Bible I imagine a real father speaking to one of his young children. Timothy was a youthful pastor needing encouragement, challenge and support. In his second letter Paul, the ‘father,’ exhorts Timothy to fan into flame the gift of God that dwells within. In our last post we talked about your potential, the potential that is within. You have potential and a gift that needs to be let loose into the world.
Inside of you is a flame, a gift, deposited in you by the Holy Spirit. That gift not only contains all the blessings of God, the ability to succeed and thrive in this life. It also contains the gift to communicate to a world that is hurting and in pain. That gift is not just a desire to reach out and help but the ability to connect and impart into someone’s life. To help someone come to a realisation of the Good News of eternity.
You have a deep deposit of compassion within your heart. You have the capacity to overwhelm others with supernatural love. Not only do you have the love you need but you have the power to reach out with that love and connect people to the same spirit that dwells within you.
You have the love, but the love within also needs the power within to flow freely. Along with love you have been given a deposit of power. The love within you, empowered by the Spirit of Love, is equipped with solutions that bring life to others.
Jesus was moved by love. The compassion within Him regularly saw the needs of the people and His response was to go all in. He took the love within and connected people to the power. That power healed, set free the demon possessed and brought the Good News to the poor.
The love of God within you will connect you to the people. You will see the need and the solution. You will look into the spiritual realm and the love of God will open your heart to see what is essential to be released. You have the power and the love you need to reach out into a world that is crying out for a saviour.
In these last days we need supernatural responses to spiritual problems. The world will not be saved by man’s ideas. It will be saved by the church of Jesus Christ pouring out the love that has been deposited within.
It’s time to fan the flame. The flame contains power. The flame contains love. The flame can burn deep and wide. The flame released within your heart into the world will impact many as you step out in faith. Step out today, stir up love, stir up power and place yourself in a position that pours out your gift. The gift you carry is the answer to the people around you.
The power is present. The love energised. Stand up. Stand out.