People may say, "Okay, we all know that God has great power. That's obvious. But what's that got to do with people? We are like less than ants on this earth and in the universe."
But amazingly, God wants to delegate His power to people!
To conquer life's circumstances and to do God's will, we need God's power. We cannot do it in our own power. We cannot do it in the power of our own strength, minds, or emotions.
We can only do it in His power - the power of the Holy Spirit.
Without it, we are weak and impotent, like a feather in the wind, blown about, hither and yon. With it, mountains, not just feathers, are blown away at our command (Mark 11:23)!
There is good news! The power of the Holy Spirit is available to you, whomever you are, young, old, rich, poor, male, female, of any race or nationality, and regardless of education or I.Q.
Anyone can get the power. Are you anyone? The Bible says that God is no respecter of persons and does not show favoritism.
That power is available to every believer to do everything commanded or provided for in the written Word of God, the Bible - without exception. Unfortunately, God has provided many wonderful gifts and promises that often go unclaimed because the channel was not available due to unbelief or lack of knowledge. God says:
My people are destroyed (perish) from lack of knowledge (Hosea 4:6).
For no matter how many promises God has made, they are "Yes" in Christ. And so through him the "Amen" is spoken by us to the glory of God (2 Corinthians 1:20).
All of God's promises are "Yes" in Christ, but we have to apply the power by speaking the "Amen," or saying "so be it," and by faith acting upon it in specific situations.
To open up the channel, you have to know how to get the power and appropriate it. That is the purpose of this book-to tell you how you can be the channel God desires, a channel through which He can release His power to fulfill His purposes and promises. He wants you to be a vessel and channel of His power, and to bless you at the same time.
In a sense, obtaining God's power is really easy. It does not come by performing religious rituals. It cannot be obtained by doing good deeds. It is free and cannot be purchased. You do not have to be a pastor or seminary graduate to get the power; in fact, intellectual studies under apostate and unbelieving professors can hinder your quest. It cannot be earned by being a preacher or an evangelist for 50 years. It cannot be earned by doing anything. It is totally free!
This power is obtained by a simple step represented by a small five-letter word, F-A-I-T-H, to be discussed later.
There is only one problem. To get this power from God you have to give up all your own power and selfish desires. It can only be given and used for God's purposes, according to His Word.
Therefore, to be a consistent vessel for this power, it will cost you everything. You must put aside your selfish ambitions and desires. You must submit to the King's desires. You must die to self. Yet that is not as difficult as it may sound. It is really easier and better than not doing it.