“Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us…”
Here’s a question I asked in this message, and it’s worth sitting with again: If you believe the Spirit of God is real, and you believe He lives in you, what’s He doing in there?
For too long, we’ve treated the presence of God like it’s a guest that drops in occasionally when we pray hard enough, worship long enough, or behave well enough. But the truth of the gospel is this: you are already anointed. You already carry the presence of God in your innermost being. And that presence is not passive—it’s powerful, alive, and working.
Grace Is Power
“Grace is essentially God’s power working in you that transforms.” It’s what gives you a new heart. It’s the engine behind your spiritual rebirth. It’s what circumcises your heart, removes the body of sin, and gives you the capacity to live as a new creation. But it doesn’t stop there. Grace keeps working. Grace is what helps you forgive, keeps you patient in traffic, gives you compassion in ministry, and equips you with supernatural gifts when you need them.
Grace is God’s active presence in your life. It’s Him doing the work in you and through you.
You Don’t Need More of God—You Just Need to Yield
“God puts His Spirit in you. Jesus puts the Spirit on you.” That’s the promise of the new covenant. When you believed, you were immersed—baptized—into the Spirit. You didn’t just receive a portion of Him. You received the fullness of Christ. You were sealed, filled, anointed, and equipped.
But here’s the nuance: you can have the Spirit in you and still not walk under His influence. That’s why Scripture talks about being filled with the Spirit as something continual. Peter was filled in Acts 2. Then again in Acts 4. Did the Spirit leave him and come back? Of course not. But he yielded again. He was empowered again. He came under the influence again.
“The Spirit’s in you, but you can continually be filled—otherwise known as under the influence of.” It’s not about getting more of God. It’s about God getting more of you. It’s about yielding—again and again—to the power that’s already in you.
Being Filled Looks More Normal Than You Think
We often imagine being filled with the Spirit as some dramatic, ecstatic experience. And yes—sometimes it is. But more often, it’s subtle. Practical. Transformational.
I gave the example in the message of being in traffic, angry, ready to lose it—and then praying. And in that moment, something shifts. Suddenly, you feel compassion. Patience rises up. Where there was frustration, now there’s peace. That’s the Spirit. That’s grace doing its thing. That’s charis—divine influence.
You’ve been there before. You were about to blow it, but something stopped you. You wanted to give up, but somehow strength rose up. You didn’t have the words, but love flowed out anyway. That’s grace. That’s the anointing already working.
Don’t Chase Experiences—Stay Rooted in Jesus
One thing I want to be very clear about: everything we’re talking about—grace, anointing, the Spirit’s power—must stay grounded in Jesus.
There’s a temptation in charismatic circles to chase the mystical. To build doctrines around people’s experiences. To invent formulas and methods and legalistic hoops to jump through in the name of deliverance or power. But that’s not the gospel.
Jesus is the center. The cross is the anchor. The gospel is not just the starting line—it’s the whole race. Everything God gives you flows from the finished work of Christ. So stay focused. Stay gospel-centered. Don’t get distracted by spiritual fads. Keep it about Him.
You’re Not Incomplete—You’re Already Empowered
Let me leave you with this:
You are not lacking. You are not waiting for God to do something new. You are filled. You are anointed. You are equipped. The Spirit of God lives in you, and He’s at work—whether you feel it or not.
The question is: will you acknowledge Him? Will you yield to Him? Will you let that power rise and influence how you think, speak, and respond?
You don’t need to strive. You don’t need to earn it. You just need to trust and walk with Him.
That’s the invitation.
Not to perform.
Not to chase power.
But to walk in what’s already true.
You’re already anointed. Now live like it.
