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Of course, that wasn’t Jesus’ first earthly experience with the Holy Spirit. He’d had God’s Spirit living within Him from the moment He was born. But He didn’t work one miracle until He was baptized in the Holy Spirit. Only then did He receive the Anointing to preach, heal people and do the mighty works of God.
If you’re a Holy Ghost-baptized believer, then you have a similar story. You’ve had the Holy Spirit living within you ever since you got born again. But when God’s Spirit came upon you through the Baptism in the Holy Spirit, you were anointed for supernatural ministry. You were anointed to preach the good news about Jesus and do the Father’s works.
“But Brother Copeland,” you might say, “I’m not a minister.”
Yes, you are! You may not be an apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor or teacher, but you are called and anointed to preach.
You Shall Be Witnesses
How do I know? Because Jesus said so. In Acts 1:8, He said, “Ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me…unto the uttermost part of the earth.”
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