So Much More: Moving Beyond Kingdom Principles to Kingdom Power by Todd Hudson

Author:Todd Hudson [Hudson, Todd]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Religion, Christian Life, Spiritual Growth, book, ebook
Publisher: Charisma House
Published: 2014-02-18T08:00:00+00:00

—ISAIAH 11:1–5

Again we read, “Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will bring justice to the nations” (Isa. 42:1).

The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor.

—ISAIAH 61:1–2

Time and again Isaiah prophesied that the Spirit of the Lord would be upon the Messiah and that would be the source of His power to heal the sick, free the captives from demonic possession, and do all the other miraculous things that He did.

We have already noted that when Jesus came, He came with an assignment: “For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might destroy the works of the devil” (1 John 3:8, NKJV). Yet, for thirty years there is absolutely no record of Jesus confronting the enemy or destroying His works. There were no healings, no miracles, no freeing people from demons, no raising anyone from the dead during this first thirty years. However, at His water baptism when the Holy Spirit came upon Him and baptized Him, everything changed. From that day forward He ministered in power with both the message and ministry of the kingdom. He showed us what a man without sin and completely dependent on the Holy Spirit could do. Is it then possible when a person puts their faith in Jesus as Savior, is filled with the Holy Spirit, and learns to become completely dependent on Him that they can also do what Jesus did? I believe so. But we must be filled with and plugged into the power of the Holy Spirit.

Imagine for a moment that you need a new refrigerator. You go to the local appliance store; and after examining all of the available models, you point to one and say, “That’s it. That’s the one I want.” It is, of course, the top-of-the-line model and thus the most expensive unit on the floor. It has all the bells and whistles. This refrigerator promises to do things in your kitchen that no other refrigerator can do. It even has shelves that slide out automatically when you open the door so you can get what you need off the shelf without having to reach inside the refrigerator, and you are convinced beyond a shadow of a doubt this is the most awesome refrigerator known to mankind! And you think to yourself, ‘I know it’s expensive but I don’t really care how much it costs. I want this amazing refrigerator in my kitchen filled with my food!” So you pay for the refrigerator and arrange for delivery later that same day. You can’t wait. You are so excited for the arrival of your new awesome refrigerator. But then, on the way home it hits you.

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