EMPOWERED TO CHANGE OUR WORLD

 NOVEMBER 14, 2025

And, behold, I send the promise of my

Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city

of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with

power from on high (Luke 24:49).

The Lord Jesus spent about three years with His

disciples before His death, burial and resurrection.

During the period, they learnt from Him, walked with Him,

watched His miracles, heard His message, and received

direct impartations from Him. They had a message, they

had the calling, and they had been trained.

Yet, before they could take a step into ministry, He

gave them this vital instruction: “And, behold, I send the

promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the

city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from

on high” (Luke 24:49). In other words, even though they

were ready in every other sense, they needed one more

thing: the promise of my Father.

That promise was the Holy Spirit, and without Him,

their efforts wouldn’t produce divine results. But with Him,

they would be effective.And that’s exactly what happened.

Luke, in Acts 2:14-41, describes how the same Peter

who had once denied Jesus (Luke 22:61-62) stood up

boldly on the day of Pentecost and delivered a powerful

message that transformed three thousand lives: "But

Peter, standing up with the eleven, lifted up his voice,

and said unto them..." (Acts 2:14).

He didn’t stop there. In Acts 4:4, after he and John

healed a lame man, he preached boldly again and the Bible

says, "...many of them which heard the word believed;

and the number of the men was about five thousand."

That’s effectiveness. That’s divine speed. Through the

Holy Spirit, Peter’s outreach expanded rapidly, resulting

in thousands being saved within a very short time.

Today, we have the same Holy Spirit, and the results

are the same. He’s made us effective witnesses. We’re not

trying to get into that place of power; we’ve already been

endued with power (Acts 1:8). We’ve been empowered

to change our world as able ministers of the Gospel (2

Corinthians 3:5-6). We’re making an impact, transforming

lives all over the world. We’re functioning exactly as God

intended, with power, with dominion, and with undeniable

results.

We’re moving with the speed of the Spirit, for the Bible

says, “A quick work will the Lord do, and cut it short in

righteousness” (Romans 9:28). This is not by might, nor

by human power, but by the Spirit of the living God. It’s

God’s wisdom, God’s speed, and God’s ability at work in

us. The Gospel is prevailing. The nations are open. The

harvest is abundant. And this is all to His glory!

PRAYER

Dear Father, thank you for the Holy Spirit who lives in

me and has made me effective in life and ministry. I’m

walking in power, wisdom and dominion, producing

results that bring you glory, advancing your Kingdom

with divine speed, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

FURTHER STUDY:

Acts 2:14-22, 37-41; Acts 1:8; 2 Corinthians 3:5-6

1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

Hebrews 11:17-40 & Ezekiel 8-10

2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN

John 12:1-11 & 1 Chronicles 14