Healing the sick, raising the dead, calming the storm, feeding the hungry, all these He did by the power of the Lord, when it was upon Him.

Jesus was clothed with power from above. This power flowed from Him, through Him, when it was upon Him. This is our example. Jesus said “greater things shall YOU do”. We are given this same power.

But how might we walk in such a way as to have this power upon us?

Jesus was sinless. Unstained. Perfect. There was nothing between Him and the Father to block this power. No hidden sins, no doubt, no ambition, no pride, no self serving. His life presented a conduit ready for the power of heaven to flow through.

But this is the amazing part… Jesus gives us, you and I, His righteousness, His cleanliness. His death on the cross paid our debts and washed away our sins. We are clean before God! That means we are the same clean conduit for God’s mighty power as Jesus was when He walked on the Earth!

So long as we walk in His presence, seek Him first, put aside all childish selfish things, and be holy. Not by our might, but by His spirit. Then we can walk in that same power.

The key may be this…. Why? Why do you seek God’s power in your life? If the answer is in any way self serving, then God loves you enough to withhold it. He cares and knows us enough to only grant as much power as we are able to handle by our own maturity. Otherwise, the presence of power would corrupt us even while we bless others.

Bottom line? Pray for humility, holiness, and purity. Pray to be the clean conduit He wants to flow through. Not as a means to gain power, no! But as a means to please our God.

Seek Him first, and all these things shall be added.