Taking Christian faith lightly

"The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked..." Nahum 1.3

That word is addressed to those who are take the Christian faith lightly. Especially for those who, claiming that God is love, are deliberately living in sin, as if the love of God would make Him tolerate sin or injustice.
The LORD is slow to anger and great in mercy and love, but never clears the guilty.

Death was overcome

“O Death, where is your sting? O Hades, where is your victory?" 1 Corinthians 15.55

To those who are obedient to the Word of the Lord Jesus, death has lost its power. Rather, it is profit to those who live by faith. However, for the religious and unbelieving, it continues to terrorize them since the original sin. Even worse, filling the depths of hell.

Witness

"But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Acts 1.8

Nobody needs to receive the Holy Spirit to be healed, delivered from evil or to be prosperous. These miracles are natural wonders of faith in Jesus.
But to an "eyewitness" of His resurrection, a new creature and to possess His character, only by receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit can you achieve that. He is the One who maintains our salvation until death.

The Spirit of Promise

"In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise."   Ephesians 1.13

The children of sin should not be deceived into thinking that Paul meant that the seal of the Holy Spirit is for everyone.
Instead, the anointing of the Spirit of Promise is for those who converted from the injustice to God's righteousness.
When the children of Israel left Egypt, they had the power of the Spirit in the Promise. But only those who are born of the Spirit carry the power of the Spirit of Promise inside.

Who wants to drink?

“The poor and needy seek water, but there is none, their tongues fail for thirst. I, the LORD, will hear them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them." Isaiah 41.17

The faith that pleases God is the certainty that He will do what He promised and taking action. Unfortunately, most Christians have not seen the manifestation of God's power because they expect to "feel the faith" and only then take action. That is, they want to see in order to believe. So, they cannot take possession of the Biblical promises.

The ancient heroes of faith believed, acted out on their belief and then saw the fulfillment of God's Word.

Spirit of power

"For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind." 2 Timothy 1.7

Fear is a spirit that dwells in the minds of those who are distant from the Creator. However, this same spirit is empowering those who are possessed by it to do what is evil.
But the Spirit of God gives us power to overcome evil, love to love even our enemies and a sound mind, which means balance, not to be radical.

CRYING ABOUT THE WAIT

"Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen."    Ephesians 3.20-21

The power of the Lord Jesus exceeds everyone's understanding. It is impossible to imagine it. Therefore, it is essential to trust in His promises and not complain, whine or grumble about the time we think they are taking to happen in our lives. 
The complaints made in the dessert caused the old Israel to loose 40 years and not see the Promised Land.
I think the secret to being a winner is to have faith in His promises and know how to wait. 

THE WISE WOMAN

"The wise woman builds her house, but the foolish pulls it down with her hands."     Proverbs 14.1

The power of a wise woman goes far beyond what you can imagine. Her husband and children admire her because she makes a difference in their family.
The devil knows her potential and tries to make her act foolishly, like he did with Eve, Jezebel and many others.

REVELATION

"Who has believed our report? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?"   Isaiah 53.1

The arm of the Lord is His strength, His salvation, His eternity. This belief involves obedience to His Word. If the person does not practice His Word, this means they do not believe. And if there is no belief, then there has been no revelation.
Revelations are restricted to those who have a humble spirit.
I thank You, Father, Lord of heave and earth because You have hidden these things from the wise and prudent and revealed them to babes... Luke 10.21

WAR

"Though an army may encamp against me, my heart shall not fear. Though war may rise against me, in this I will be confident."       Psalm 27.3

The number of enemies you have and their power for destruction does not matter because those who live by faith and trust in the Lord have His full protection.

ANOINTING

"Thus Esau despised his birthright."       Genesis 25:34

Adam rejected God's anointing, Esau rejected Isaac's anointing, Judas Iscariot rejected Jesus' anointing and the same spirit of rebelliousness has continued to be passed on from generation to generation. 
Those who turn their backs on the anointing of the Divine are subject to Satan's power. You can't have God as your Lord and the devil as your lord at the same time. You are either a child of God or a child of the devil. You are either a temple of the Holy Spirit or a vessel of the devil.
This is why most believers are troubled, unsuccessful and possessed by demons. They have accepted Jesus as their Savior but have rejected Him as their Lord.

Strengthened with might

_"that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man." Ephesians 3:16

When a person is possessed with the Holy Spirit, he has enough power to overcome each and every difficult situation. And even is the situation is very complicated, it will ultimately be for something glorious, because God does not allow anything to happen to us without it benefiting us in the end.

My Strength

“The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.” Psalm 18:2

I received God’s armor when I allowed the Holy Spirit to possess me. That’s why, just like David, I can enjoy this certainty given by my Lord.

Inside out

" And after my skin is destroyed, this I know,
That in my flesh I shall see God"
Job 19:26

Just like Job's body was filled with tumors, so do people feel in their spirit. Only the power of God - that is, the Holy Spirit, can clean them inside out.

Filled with the Spirit

"And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness." Acts 4:31

The manifestation of the power of God has come in many ways, but most importantly, through the presence of the Holy Spirit in us.

Ways of success

"When the wicked arise, men hide themselves; but when they perish, the righteous increase." Proverbs 28:28

Only those who are sealed by the Holy Spirit can resist and overcome evil. The Spirit of God has given those who are His, wisdom, understanding, and authority above all power of darkness.

People Power

"And He has exalted the horn of His people, the praise of all His saints—of the children of Israel, a people near to Him. Praise the LORD!" Psalms 148:14

The Holy Spirit gives His people joy and pleasure to know Him, experiment His power, and above all, glorious satisfaction to know Him.

The Power

"But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name..."John 1:12

Many people have sacrificed in order to have, but, only those who sacrifice to have the Holy Spirit received power to become Children of God. What's better: receive power to have or be filled to be of God?

Soul and spirit

"For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart."

Hebrews 4:12

When the voice of the Holy Spirit comes to an aflicted soul, it has power to transform it into a new creature.

Fulfil

"...For it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure."

Philippians 2:13

The dreams of those who are born of the Spirit are given birth by God. And He gives them power to fulfil them.