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Devotional for October 10, 2026

HOW TO USE THE POWER IN YOU

SCRIPTURE READING - 📖 Acts 1:8

“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.”

Additional Verses

📖 Judges 14:1-20; Acts 2:14-47; Acts 3:1-10

Power is the dynamic ability to cause changes in a situation. It is the ability to influence a situation in the way that you want. Did you know that every child of God has been freely given the power of the Holy Spirit? When you were born again and baptized in the Name of Jesus Christ, you received that power. You were given this power for a purpose, but you may be one of those who does not know how to use this power or you are unwilling to use the power. The power that we have been given is to use the name of Jesus Christ to change situations. You need to have the Word of God in your heart so that you can declare it to change or affect the challenging situations. Acts Chapter 1 and 2 explains how to use the power in you. The disciples, after they received the power of the Holy Ghost on Pentecost Day, they began to witness for Jesus Christ all the days of their lives. They did not sit upon the power but they began to do marvelous works so that many people could be saved. Acts 3:6 says, “Then Peter said, ‘Silver and gold I do not have, but what l have l give to you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise and walk.” It is just like you, when you received the power of the Holy Spirit you are able to witness for Jesus Christ. You will be able to influence the world around you. But for you to be able to influence others, you first have to influence your own world so that you truly become a disciple of Jesus Christ. What it means is that you cannot witness to someone when you haven’t been fully convinced and converted yourself to Jesus Christ. The disciples were able to witness to others because they were converted into the true disciples of Jesus Christ and they had knowledge about the One they were witnessing for. John 10:19 says, “Behold, l give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” When you use the power in you, you should know that you are not alone, but the Holy Spirit will guide you so that you can use the power effectively. Many people do not understand what it means to influence a situation. The way you influence a situation is simple. When you see someone suffering from a sickness or infirmity, you are able to change that person’s situation by preaching that Jesus Christ was wounded for our sicknesses and diseases and that He is still the same yesterday, today and forever. He is still healing like He used to heal and all sicknesses bow down at His name. Just by preaching such a message to a sick person, if the person is truly open, he or she will be in a better situation because of the knowledge that Jesus Christ heals and when they believe, the LORD will heal them. In this way you would have changed a situation. John 14:12 says, “Verily, verily, l say unto you, he that believes on me, the works that l do, shall he do also, and greater works than these shall he do, because l go unto my Father.” So if you can imagine if all true Christians are able to use the power in them, the world would be better because many souls will be won to God just by witnessing for Jesus Christ. Alleluia!

Prayer

Almighty God, I bless You for giving me Your Holy Spirit, for I can witness for You. Thank You because Your power can cause changes in people’s lives. In Jesus Christ’s Name I pray, Amen.