Robert Morris - Empowered

To “empower” means to “put power into.” God wants us to live our lives to the full—to be all that He intended us to be. The power to do this can only come from Jesus (John 1:12). Jesus has all power, but His power is not available to us until we receive Him. Receiving Jesus is more than a mental agreement that He is the Christ. It is submitting our wills to Him.

When we are saved, the Holy Spirit comes to dwell within us. Acts 1:8 says that the Holy Spirit will also come upon us—that we will receive His power to be witnesses. We receive the Holy Spirit by submitting ourselves to Him.

We also receive power by submitting ourselves to leadership of our local church. We have spiritual authority by submitting to spiritual authority. When we receive power through Jesus, the Holy Spirit, and our spiritual authority we will be empowered to love, serve, witness, and live abundantly. God wants us to live empowered for victory in this life.