I am on a quest for power! It has just surfaced recently, but I believe that God is going to give me great power. Jesus even felt it leave him. That isnt the Holy Spirit. That is something else.
I have seen the electricity and felt it. I have felt the fire come when I pray. There is “power” present.
Luke 9:1
[ Ministry of the Twelve ] And He called the twelve together, and gave them power and authority over all the demons and to heal diseases.
We have spent lots of time focusing on 1) anointing and 2) authority and 3) gift.
But, Jesus gave them POWER along with authority. You need them both. Holy Spirit brings the power, but I think that it’s different than when He anoints you. What is it to “come upon” vs. anoint? Is there one? Jesus gave the boys “power and authority”, but Holy Spirit hadnt yet come. So, that makes me think that there is another layer to this.
Acts 1:8
but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.”
This to me means anointing.
But, then there is this:
Acts 10:38
“You know of Jesus of Nazareth, how God anointed Him with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.
Now, those are two different things.
Anyway, I am working through this, asking the LORD for more power. Bob Jones prayed that I would have power. I have been on a quest ever since, I think.