The Daily Fountain Devotional of the Church Of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) 28 May 2025 — You Shall Receive Power
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TOPIC: You Shall Receive Power
READ: Acts 1:1-8 (NKJV)
- The former account I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,
- until the day in which He was taken up, after He through the Holy Spirit had given commandments to the apostles whom He had chosen,
- to whom He also presented Himself alive after His suffering by many infallible proofs, being seen by them during forty days and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God.
- And being assembled together with [them,] He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the Promise of the Father, “which,” [He said,] “you have heard from Me;
- “for John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”
- Therefore, when they had come together, they asked Him, saying, “Lord, will You at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?”
- And He said to them, “It is not for you to know times or seasons which the Father has put in His own authority.
- “But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
THE MESSAGE:
In our text today, we see Jesus speaking to His disciples just before He ascended into heaven. He had finished His earthly ministry and was to hand over the baton of ministry to His disciples who needed divine power to continue the work of the kingdom that He had started, therefore He instructed them to wait in Jerusalem until they received the power from on high. They waited, received the power and began to evangelize. There are biblical preparations that release divine power for the ministry. These include praying, fasting, having a burden for the work of God, sincerity of purpose, clean motives, etc.
The power of the Holy Spirit is not for showing off; it is to enable us live for and serve God. We must not jump into the work of God depending on our human energy and expect a divine result. And this power, when received, must be engaged based on principles of holiness, service and a sense of accountability. This is the day of His power. Prepare yourself for divine outpouring of this power; ask the Lord to thoroughly purge your motive and fill you with His Spirit for the work of the ministry. Then you will be a witness for Christ.
PRAYER: Lord, fill me afresh with the power from on high.
PRAYER POINTS ON TODAY’S DAILY FOUNTAIN DEVOTIONAL
DATE: WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2025
TOPIC: YOU SHALL RECEIVE POWER
- Father in the name of Jesus, thank You for the grace to see this new day, the one hundred and forty-eighth day in the year 2025 in good health, sound mind and in joy
- Father, thank You for the special gift of life, many wished to see this month, but they couldn’t.
- Thank You Jesus for being there for us, Your children.
- Thank You Lord for Your plans for me this year. They are plans of good, not of evil, to give me a good and successful end.
- Father, please forgive me all my known and unknown sins, and let no sin reign over my life this year, in Jesus’ name
- Lord Jesus, speak to me, and make Your plans and purpose for my life known to me, in Jesus’ name.
- Holy Spirit, empower me to fulfill God’s plans and purpose for my life, in Jesus’ name.
- I receive fresh burden for the work of God, sincerity of purpose and clean motive, in Jesus’ name
- I receive grace to engage the power of the Holy Spirit with principles of holiness, service and a sense of accountability, in Jesus’ name.
- Holy Spirit, help me to have a deep, flourishing and an unbroken relationship with God, in Jesus name
- LORD, help me to get my life right this year, and let Your perfect will be enforced on me, in Jesus name
- LORD, help us to get it right in Nigeria, and let Your perfect will be enforced on us in Jesus’ name.
- Heavenly Father, let Your peace continue to reign in every part of this country,
- Whether the devil likes it or not, I will make heaven and receive my eternal rewards in Jesus’ Name.
- This is the day the Lord hath made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.
- Personal and family prayer requests.
- Confession: God bless the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), God bless the Universal Church, and bless our country Nigeria -1 Chronicles 17:27.
- Thank You Lord for answered prayers, in Jesus’ Mighty Name we pray. Amen.
