“But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” (Acts 1:8 King James Version)
As far as I know, when purchasing a car in my younger years, you had the option of a 4-, 6-, or 8-cylinder engine. Today, there are cars equipped with an Active Fuel Management feature. This allows for an eight-cylinder model to use only half of its cylinders, four, in light traffic, when not as much power is needed.
That’s smart technology when it comes to cars, but when it comes to the use of power as Christians, I recommend that you always depend on the power available to you, the power of the Holy Spirit. There is no need to switch back and forth. There is no need to minimize the power that you have at any time on the roadways, byways, and highways of life. As far as Active Power Management, always keep your power source on. Depend on Him, the Holy Spirit. Recognize Him and let Him help you in general and in regard to your gift. Yes, you have one! You have a gift! Short, but straightforward advice. Have a fantastic Friday. How about starting the weekend with these words, “I got the power!” Amen! Be blessed!
“A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other. To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice; to another the same Spirit gives a message of special knowledge.The same Spirit gives great faith to another, and to someone else the one Spirit gives the gift of healing. He gives one person the power to perform miracles, and another the ability to prophesy. He gives someone else the ability to discern whether a message is from the Spirit of God or from another spirit. Still another person is given the ability to speak in unknown languages, while another is given the ability to interpret what is being said. It is the one and only Spirit who distributes all these gifts. He alone decides which gift each person should have.” (I Corinthians 12:7-11 NLT)
Committed to the climb,
Mark L. King