Simon Peter asked him, “Lord, where are you going?”
Jesus replied, “Where I am going, you cannot follow now, but you will follow later.”
JOHN 13:36
The life of power in the spirit occurs after you have been completely weakened in your conscious abandonment of the natural life. In extreme weakness heightened by your faith in the Lord - his spirit - his strength - and his life take over your living flesh.
The only flame that burns eternal is that of the spirit of Christ Jesus. It is for this reason you must abandon yourself - so that the Lord may bring you his spirit - his peace - his joy in replacement for the passing away of the human way of natural life.
The Holy Spirit is what allows you to follow Christ all the way. There is no heavenly power in human will or fear. The power resides in the truth of The Holy Spirit which is not known without having it. Peter had no supernatural ability to set his fear for what may happen to him aside after Jesus was arrested. It was his human fear of being punished like Jesus that made Peter deny Jesus.
After The Holy Spirit provided the revelation of the Risen Lord to all of the followers of Jesus and "The Way," Peter was not only not afraid to speak boldly about Christ in the face of severe adversity and punishment, but he gladly faced death for the purpose of giving life in the name of Jesus Christ.
Self preservation is the antithesis of life in The Holy Spirit. Preserve not what is dying - but abandon yourself to the truth of Christ Jesus in acceptance of his Holy Spirit. Accept Jesus as Lord and Savior and be baptized with water in the name of the Father, The Son, and The Holy Ghost - for it is here that life begins and true wisdom is gained.
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