THE POWER THAT WORKS IN US

“And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart.” Ecclesiates 4:12 (NASB)

Please pray before reading.

Remnant, as Ecclesiastes reminds us, we can be overpowered when we are alone. It is for this reason that when we received Christ (the Word of God), God also placed His seal upon us with an earnest of the Holy Spirit. It is the Spirit of God-working with the Word of God in us-that makes up the three stands which are not quickly torn! In fact, according to Number in Scripture by E.W. Bullinger, the number three “stands for that which is solid, realm substantial, complete, and entire.”

Jesus had this wisdom, we see, as He prayed to the Father in this manner, “I in them and You in Me, in order that they may become one and perfectly united…” John 17:23 (AMPC) You see, it is Jesus (being the Word) and the Father (being the Holy Spirit) in Him working in us to be one, and perfectly united together.

When we work together with the Spirit and the Word, then we are complete, solid, entire, and able to withstand anything which is attempting to overpower us. Romans tells us, “Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” Romans 12:21 (NASB) The Spirit and the Word are the “good” by which we can overcome all works of darkness! Our agreement with the Spirit and the Word of God qualifies us to be more than conquerors in every situation. (Romans 8:37)

Over and over, Jesus reiterated the fact that it is the Word and the Spirit that work together.  “It is the Spirit Who gives life [He is the Life-giver]; the flesh conveys no benefit whatever [there is no profit in it]. The words (truths) that I have been speaking to you are spirit and life.” John 6:63 (AMPC) It is a choice for a believer to allow the Holy Spirit to work with the Word, in them and through them, to disannul every work of the anti-christ in their lives, families, cities, nations and countries!

 “But thanks be to God, Who gives us the victory [making us conquerors] through our Lord Jesus Christ.”

1 Corinthians 15:57 (AMPC) Yes, thanks be to the Holy Spirit Who is always giving us the victory through the Word, as they work together in unison in our mortal man.