ICS Daily Devotions
Believers Are Channels of His Love
Mark 16:17-18 (NKJV) And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name, they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.
There are numerous things that we can do by faith which are consistent with what Jesus did when He was ministering on earth. He has commissioned all believers to do likewise. For instance, every believer can preach the Gospel to those who are willing to listen. We can minister to the demon-possessed and cast out demons in Jesus’ name. We have the prayer language of tongues (which is different from the gift of tongues), and we can lay hands on the sick. Because God is the healer, we are just a conduit of God’s power to flow when we lay hands on the sick. All of us have the anointing of the Holy Spirit just as Jesus was anointed to do the work. This same power is at work in us.
1 John 2:27 (NKJV) But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teaches you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.
It is the anointing of the Holy Spirit that empowers us to do the work of the ministry. We will have the unction to function. Therefore, there are many things that believers can do. Anointing means that the presence of the Holy Spirit is in us and upon us. Every one of us is anointed! Because we relate to the Holy Spirit all around the clock, we can be led by Him to do what He has placed in our hearts. It means there will be a time when the Lord impresses upon our hearts to give a call or send a text of concern or encouragement to someone because the Holy Spirit knows the needs of the people, whether they are believers or unbelievers.
God is the source of power, but we are connected to God who is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent. He is the vine, and we are the branches. Therefore, apart from Him we can do nothing. Believers must be willing to be a channel or conduit to share of His love for the people.
Sermon Series: What Can Jesus Do that I Can Also Do
