Full of the Holy Ghost

-Patrice Tsague, NPIM

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." - Acts 1:8


Power is the ability to get something done. Without it you are weak and unable to accomplish whatever task you set out to do. Some people confuse the word "power" with authority. Authority is the right or privilege to do something while power is the ability to do it. You may have the right or privilege to get something done but without the ability, no matter how hard you try, it will not be accomplished. Essentially you need both power and authority. Jesus Christ came into the earth with both power and authority to fulfill His mission and in 33 years of life and 3 years of ministry He was able to return back to His father with His mission accomplished. The same power and authority that He had, He gave to us, His followers.

The authority is given to us through our personal relationship with Jesus Christ and committing ourselves to a life of sanctification. The power is given to us through the infilling of the Holy Spirit. Unfortunately many Biblical Entrepreneurs are operating in their authority but without the power to execute their responsibilities. They are like police officers with a badge but without a gun, or guns without bullets or eagles without wings.

As Biblical Entrepreneurs, we are called to bring transformation into the marketplace, evangelism into the public square, and to be lights in dark places. This cannot be accomplished without the power that comes with the infilling of the Holy Spirit. This power was so critical that after Jesus' resurrection from the dead, He delayed His departure into heaven to instruct the Apostles not to begin their ministry, but to wait until they had received power from the Holy Spirit. Once the power came, they began to transform their environment through teachings, miracles, and their willingness to suffer persecution for what they believed. I strongly believe that what happened in the book of Acts is a model for what should be happening in the marketplace today; however, it cannot happen without power.

Who is the Holy Spirit and why is He so important to the Biblical Entrepreneur? The Holy Spirit is the third part of the Godhead and when we are filled with Him, the Spirit of God the Father takes residence in us and enables us to be His witnesses. The Holy Spirit causes us to walk in God's statutes and keep His commandments. The Holy Spirit is our guide, enabler and director. The Biblical Entrepreneur must be filled with God's Spirit (Mark 16:17, Acts 2:1-5, I Corinthians 14:12).

- Being filled with God's Spirit allows the Biblical Entrepreneur to receive power from God to be a witness in the marketplace (Acts 1:4-8).

- The success of the Biblical Entrepreneur is not based on his might, but on the Spirit of God (Zechariah 4:6).

- Being filled with the Holy Spirit allows you to overcome the temptations of the devil in the marketplace(Luke 4:1-13).

- The Holy Spirit teaches the Biblical Entrepreneur the things he needs to know (John 14:26)

- The Holy Spirit serves as your comforter (John 14:15-17).

- The Holy Spirit causes you to walk in God's statutes (laws) and keep His commandments (Ezekiel 36:27).

- The gifts of the Biblical Entrepreneur come about by the help of the Holy Spirit. (I Corinthians 12:4-11).

- The Holy Spirit reminds you that you are a child of God (Romans 8:14-16)

- The Holy Spirit helps your infirmities (weaknesses)(Romans 8:26).

- The Holy Spirit helps you know the wisdom of God (I Corinthians 2:6-13).

- The Holy Spirit helps you walk in freedom(Romans 8:1-2).

When the Holy Spirit came at Pentecost, it wasn't dynamite, it was a dynamo! Dynamite makes a loud noise, kicks up a lot of dust, and it's over. A dynamo is a continual source of power. It builds and builds and builds, and the power never stops flowing.Ken Hutcherson, The Church: What We Are Meant to Be

The Spirit reveals, first and foremost through Scripture; without the Spirit's work, the Bible is just dead ink and paper. Without the Spirit's wisdom and insight, science is but trickery, psychology is just self-obsession, sociology is just the workings of the rabble, language becomes merely a tool for manipulation, and religion really becomes the opiate of the masses that Marx thought it was. http://www.spirithome.com/spirwork.html

"In Luke, receiving the Holy Spirit is the way that those who already believe in Christ are empowered to serve Him. It's more important to focus on how one lives the Spirit-filled life than on a rigid formula for receiving it. Receiving the Spirit in the Lucan sense is not a one-time event, but an ongoing way of life." Larry Christenson (attrib.)You may have authority but do you have power? The power that comes from the Spirit of God taking residence on the inside of you and enabling you to do mighty exploits. With that power you are able to go beyond your natural abilities; to walk on water, move mountains and resist the attacks of the enemy in the midst of your marketplace ministry.