This is not all, but it will give a fair idea of what is meant when the New Testament speaks of power, and perhaps by contrast we may learn how little of the power we enjoy.
I think there can be no doubt that the need above all other needs in the Church of God at this moment is the power of the Holy Spirit. More education, better organization, finer equipment, more advanced methods—all are unavailing. It is like bringing a better Pulmotor after the patient is dead. Good as these things are they can never give life. “It is the Spirit that quickeneth.” Good as they are they can never bring power. “Power belongeth unto God.” Protestantism is on the wrong road when it tries to win merely by means of a “united front.” It is not organizational unity we need most; the great need is power. The headstones in the cemetery present a united front, but they stand mute and helpless while the world passes by.
Verse
The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. John 6:63
Thought
I think there can be no doubt that the need above all other needs in the Church of God at this moment is the power of the Holy Spirit.
Prayer
Holy Father, we don’t need more of this world; we need power, power that only Your Spirit can bring.