Dear Sisters and Brothers in Jesus the Christ,

“. . . That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified. They will rebuild the old ruins and raise up the former desolations; they shall renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations.” Isaiah 61:3e-4 (NKJV; NIV). The ability to accomplish every assignment of God is of Him through Christ Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit.

a·bil·i·ty   n. pl.  1 The state of being able; physical, mental, legal, or financial power to do.  2 pl. Talents.  3 Psychol. That which a person can actually do on the basis of present development and training.¹

Ability – “Marked by power, intelligence, competence, skill, giftedness.”²

might   n.  1 Ability to do anything requiring force or power; strength. 2 The possession of great resources; intensity of will; ability.¹

Might – “strength, power, authority; very great, extraordinary.”²

pow·er   n.  1 Ability to act; potency; specifically, the property of a substance or being that is manifested in effort or action, and by virtue of which that substance or being produces change, moral or physical.¹

Power – “the strength or authority to act or to accomplish something.”²

      Dunamis  n.  (c) of that which manifests God’s power; (d) of mighty works”.³

Exousia  n. “denotes freedom of action, right to act; used of God, it is absolute, unrestricted.³

Exousiazo  v.  “(f) committed to those who, on becoming believers, were empowered by the Spirit of God, are indwelt by Him, and will exercise it hereafter for God’s glory.³

By the grace of the Sovereign LORD, the ability to do is of God’s power residing in those made sons and daughters of God by belief in the all redeeming, re-creating, reconciling, all restoring blood of Jesus. Believers are members who collectively comprise the body of Christ; hence we are “in Him” and Christ is in us. The Holy Ghost lives within each son and daughter of God; yea, He is sealed with you until the Second Coming of Christ Jesus. The Kingdom of God is in each of us; we are kingdom citizens in the world, not of the world. The WORD is the truth by which we are sanctified; the Living Word-JESUS is the way, the truth, and the life; and the Holy Ghost is the Spirit of Truth. The power of God to salvation is Christ Jesus. (Read – Phi 2:13; 1Co 12:27; Col 1:27b; 2Co 1:22; Eph 1:13; Luke 17:20-21; 2Ti 1:14; John 17:17b, 14:6,26, 16:13,  John 15:18-19 & 17:14-16; Ro 1:16.)

Speak the promise . . . Harriet

¹ Funk & Wagnalls. (1989). New International Dictionary of the English Language. USA: J.G. Ferguson Publishing Co.

² Zondervan. (2005). Life Application Study Bible: New International Version. Wheaton IL: Tyndale House Publishers.

³ Vine, W. E. (1997). Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Old & New Testament Words. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, Inc.