When we talk about power, the world immediately thinks of strength, influence, and control. They think of governments and armies, of money and wealth, of fame and influence, or even the power we celebrate in sports—the Bears, the Bulls, the Lions, the Warriors, the Giants, the Titans, the Eagles.
But the power I want to talk about isn’t like that. The New Testament talks about a different kind of power—the power that saves, transforms, and lives in us. It’s God’s power, not measured by human might, but by His Spirit working in the lives of those who believe. This is the power that raises the dead, forgives sin, restores life, and brings true hope.
Luke 1:35 “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.”
Luke 4:14 “Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about Him spread through the whole countryside.”
Luke 24:49 “I am going to send you what My Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
John 14:26 “But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things and remind you of everything I have said to you.”
Acts 1:8 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Acts 4:31 “After they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.”
Romans 1:16 “For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes.”
Romans 8:11 “If the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.”
Romans 15:13 “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
1 Corinthians 2:4–5 “My message and my preaching were not with persuasive words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith would not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.”
1 Corinthians 4:20 “For the kingdom of God is not a matter of talk but of power.”
Ephesians 1:19–20 “And what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead.”
Ephesians 3:16 “I pray that out of the riches of His glory He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being.”
2 Timothy 1:7 “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and love and self-control.”
Hebrews 1:3 “The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His being, sustaining all things by His powerful word.”
1 Peter 1:5 “Who through faith are shielded by God’s power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.”
