On July 13, 1977, New York City suffered a massive blackout as lightning downed major transmission power lines supplying the grid into the metropolitan area. According to the Blackout History Project, looters broke into stores, taking merchandise and destroying local businesses. Within two days, police had arrested 3,766 looters and the city had suffered an economic blow placed at more than $300 million.

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. Acts 1:8

Christ’s grid for victorious living involves power, too, but not the kind lost with a lightning storm. Before Jesus left the Earth, He told His disciples not to leave Jerusalem until they had received the power of the Holy Spirit. “When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth.” (John 16:13)

God offers the gift of the Holy Spirit to all who believe. You only have to receive it. Without that gift of power, you’ll be in the dark. You can’t have His light without power (John 8:12). Ask to be filled with the Holy Spirit and “speak the word of God with boldness.” (Acts 4:31) Then pray for your nation’s leaders to recognize the true power of God, and for it to be supplied into their lives.

Recommended Reading: Acts 4:23-31