Empowering Words to Go

This morning God has put two great scriptures on my heart to encourage our spirits. Because we have the Living God dwelling inside of us, we have truly been equipped for every good work!

Is 61:1 says, "The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners..."

The Spirit of the SOVEREIGN LORD is on us! Do we understand the immensity of this truth? Everywhere we go God's spirit AND anointing is UPON us for a purpose, and that is to preach good news to the poor. God himself has sent us (yes - that includes you!) to bind up the brokenhearted and to proclaim freedom for the captives and to bring release from darkness for the prisoners.

God has equipped us through his indwelling Spirit and through his anointed word to do the work of the kingdom. Everything we have need is found in him!

The second scripture on my mind today is found in 2Peter 1:3-4. It says, "His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption in the world caused by evil desires."

God did not only give to us his spirit and anointing to help others, but he has given us great and precious promises for everything we need for life and godliness so that we can participate in the divine nature and escape the corruption of the world. Not only does he set us free from the prison of darkness, but then he gives us the keys as to how to stay out.

Not only does God use his word and spirit to equip and empower us, but he then sets his favorable anointing upon us to "go ye" to help those who are in need of the truth that sets them free and brings to them the healing that they are in need of so that they can "go ye".

I hope these words will encourage and empower you to go, remembering that the Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon you!