Nou kan die vraag dadelik by ons opkom: "Am I baptized in the Holy Spirit?"THE PROMISE OF THE FATHER -
"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." ~ Acts 1:8 / (Handelinge 1:8)
Before Jesus went back to heaven, He told His disciples to “wait for the Promise of the Father” (Acts 1:4). There are thousands of promises in the Bible, so which promise was He referring to?
The early church knew which promise Jesus was referring to because He had told His disciples, “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait for the Promise of the Father, which you have heard Me speak about. For John truly baptized with water, but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now” (Acts 1:4–5). Jesus was referring to the baptism in the Holy Spirit with speaking in tongues (see Acts 2:1–4).
Jesus wants you to know the value of the Promise of the Father because He said, “You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me...” He did not say, “You shall do witnessing,” but “You shall be witnesses.” In other words, your very person will be a witness to Him!
This is because the power you receive when you are baptized in the Holy Spirit is the same power that so anointed Peter that the sick were laid on the streets for his shadow to fall on them and heal them (see Acts 5:15). Even handkerchiefs and aprons from Paul’s body were so saturated with the anointing of the Spirit that when they touched the sick, people witnessed diseases and evil spirits leaving the sick (see Acts 19:12)!
That same power caused a Holy Spirit-baptized church member, who prayed in tongues, to experience God’s healing power when he laid hands on his mother who was in an advanced stage of cancer. And because she was healed, she became a witness of the love and power of God to her friends and unbelieving relatives.
Beloved, when you are baptized in the Holy Spirit, you will be a witness to others that no problem, trial, disease or sickness is a match for the power of the Spirit in you!
En natuurlik ook: "Hoe word ek gedoop met die Heilige Gees?"
Lees dan hierdie in die Bybel -
So weet ons dan, dat ons wat in Jesus glo, ook dat die Helige Gees oor ons uitgestort is deur ons Verlosser.Titus 3: 4 - 7 - 1953 vertaling -
4 "Maar toe die goedertierenheid van God, ons Verlosser, en sy liefde tot die mens verskyn het —
5 nie op grond van die werke van geregtigheid wat ons gedoen het nie, maar na sy barmhartigheid het Hy ons gered deur die bad van die wedergeboorte en die vernuwing deur die Heilige Gees
6 wat Hy ryklik uitgestort het op ons deur Jesus Christus, ons Verlosser;
7 sodat ons, geregverdig deur sy genade, erfgename kan word ooreenkomstig die hoop van die ewige lewe."
Romeine 8:11 - 1983 vertaling -
11 "Omdat die Gees van Hom deur wie Jesus uit die dood opgewek is, in julle woon, sal Hy deur wie Christus uit die dood opgewek is, ook julle sterflike liggame lewend maak deur sy Gees wat in julle woon."
Wat ookal ons behoefte is, bid tot Jesus en Hy sal voorsien.
PRAYER FOR GOD’S PROVISION
“Lord Jesus, I thank You that You love me unconditionally and that You are both willing and more than able to provide for me. At the cross, You were made poor so that by Your poverty, I can be abundantly supplied today! You are my Provider, Your favor surrounds me as with a shield and You open wide doors of good opportunity for me. I do not have to struggle or despair. As I wait on You for Your supply in my life, I choose to focus on and give praise for Your great love for me. Amen!”
