The Difference!

The Difference!
- Pastor Ashish Mathews

I Samuel 16:13
Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel arose and went to Ramah.

The Holy Spirit is the difference. He is what differentiates us from the world. He is the one who differentiated David from the rest of the Israelite army.

The presence and power of the Holy Spirit in you takes you to a higher level of life. It's a great life. The Holy Spirit was the reason David could defeat Goliath. Without the Holy Spirit, we can do nothing. Zechariah 4:6 says, ...‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ Says the Lord of hosts. The Israelite army was strong, educated, had weapons, had good number of people and yet they were not able to stand against Goliath and the Philistine army. Without the Holy Spirit, our education, skills, contacts, experience and hardwork is not enough to get the job done. The Holy Spirit is the difference. David was a shepherd boy, uneducated and untrained, simple country boy but one who had great reverence for God and His Spirit and the house of God. Think about this, what the Israelite army couldn't do, David did. Education is good, skills is good, contacts is good and experience is good but without the presence and power of the Holy Spirit, it leads to confusion and frustration. The wisest magicians and sorcerers of Egypt could not interpret Pharaohs dream, it was Joseph, who by the power of the Holy Spirit interpreted the dream and was promoted to the highest position in Egypt. What your strength and might cannot do, the Holy Spirit can do.

Friend, the Holy Spirit dwells in you right this moment for your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. The Greater One dwells in you. It doesn't matter how educated or uneducated you are, how strong or weak you are, how influential or less known you are, the Holy Spirit is the difference. He is all you need. That's all. That's it. Give great honour and reverence to the Holy Spirit who dwells in you and He will make you wise, strong and well able to overcome any and all enemies and He will guide you to the very summit of success, prosperity and opulence. This is your time.