8212;everlasting life. Pills can’t do that. Pillsmay be a temporary help. But the Holy Spirit sticks with us for the long haul. He’s not an artificialadditive. He fills us with good character qualities. And being filled with the Spirit produces no sideeffects. There’s no down side.Ephesians 3:16 talks about being “strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man.”You can be strengthened with the mighty power of God inside you! You can be different than you are!You don’t need to struggle with the same habits over and over again. When life presses you down,when you struggle with impulses which seem uncontrollable, when you feel too weak to try - remem-berthe apostle Paul’s words, “Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him wholoved us.” Romans 8:37. God has called you to be a winner, not a loser. Our willpower is weak, butwhen we surrender our will to Him, He gives us power directly from His throne.My own Dad Jim Finley was born to a problem family in the New York City slum called “Hell’sKitchen.” He picked up bad habits, left home, joined the Navy and was going down the wrong roadin life when he dropped to his knees and gave His heart to Christ. Dad didn’t just get out of Hell’sKitchen. Hell’s Kitchen got out of him. My father truly escaped from his old life because he trulymade a commitment, heart and soul. That’s how we become OVERCOMERS.23#6 - Revelation’s Power Line“IT IS WRITTEN . . .”Genesis 1:2 The Holy Spirit of God was present at Creation.Acts 5:3-4 Peter in the Bible equates the Holy Spirit with “God.”2 Corinthians 3:17 Paul in the Bible equates the Holy Spirit with “the Lord.”Romans 8:27 The Holy Spirit has a mind.1 Corinthians 2:11 The Holy Spirit knows and understands the things of God.Ephesians 4:30 The Holy Spirit is not a mere power or force but a Person ...
