TREASURES OF GRACE: EMPOWERMENT FOR MANIFESTATION

 TREASURES OF GRACE

(DAILY DEVOTIONAL WRITTEN BY DR JOEL DABBAS)

EMPOWERMENT FOR MANIFESTATION

SCRIPTURE: "Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,

[22] And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased." Luke 3:21-22 KJV

There is a strong link between empowerment and manifestation. If you desire to manifest in any area of your life, you must hunger for empowerment.

Empowerment is to be enabled or equipped to do something or carry out a task.

Empowerment can also mean to be equipped with power. In physics power is defined as the ability to do work. Spiritually also power is supernatural enduement to do work and generate effect or impact.

While manifestation simple means to produce proofs, results or evidence.

The law of manifestation states that manifestation is directly proportional to empowerment. That means the degree to which you are empowered equals the degree of your manifestation in life, ministry, calling, business, job, academics, family and even destiny. If you must generate powerful impact and great results in any area of life, you must first be empowered.

Why It is Necessary To Be empowered For Manifestation

1. Empowerment is necessary so that the devil and his cohorts won't make a mess of you


"[13] Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
[14] And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.
[15] And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
[16] And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded." Acts 19:13-16 KJV

The sons of Sceva were children of a priest but have no stature and data with Jesus that could stand the demons. They desired to do what Paul was doing without knowing the measure of empowerment Paul had received to show such manifestation.
Do not envy the results of another without studying and doing what brought such a person to that dimension.
Do dare what another is doing effortlessly without acquiring the same power that helps such a one to function with ease.
If you must produce proofs you must get to the training place of equipping and empowerment.

2. Empowerment is necessary to birth Divine purpose.

Empowernment fires out your potentials for the fulfilment of destiny. To be powerless is to live like a destitute and to exist as if you were created by mistake.

Jesus was empowered and that fired all the manifestations that was recorded in Scripture about Him.

"How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him" (Acts 10:38 KJV).

It takes the imputation of power for manifestation to occur.

3. Empowerment is necessary to overcome resistance.

It takes the Power of God to overcome obstacles and uproot mountains. It takes power to push off resistance from our lives.

4. Empowerment is necessary to make progress.

Power is the sponsor of progress; it defeats stagnation and provokes change.

KEYS TO EMPOWERMENT

A. Be Overwhelmed By The Holy Ghost

The Holy Spirit is the custodian of power and so access to Him and deep intimacy with Him will give you power to manifest

B. Prayer

While the Holy Spirit rested upon Jesus He was praying. It is not possible for a person to be prayerful and be powerless. The altar of prayer is the altar of empowerment and manifestation.

C. The Word of God

The Word of God carries the rays of power. You can't connect with the word of God and not imbibe power into you.

Ecclesiastes 8:4 "Where the word of a king is, there is power"

PRAYER POINTS

1- My Father, my Father, show forth Your glory, might, and power in my life, my family, and Your church this year in the Name of Jesus. Acts 1:8

2- My Father, my Father, I make demands for the release of the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Christ. Help me to know the hope you have called me to and your inheritance reserved for me this year in the Name of Jesus. Ephesians 1:17-18

3- My Father, my Father, I make demands for the manifestation of the Spirit of excellence in all I do this year in Jesus' name. Daniel 5:14