At this late hour in church history Christian prayer warriors must take seriously what Jesus told His disciples after He was resurrected following his crucifixion. He emphasized the importance of the power of the Holy Spirit who would be a gift to those who had repented of sin, experienced divine forgiveness, and asked God to fill them with the Holy Spirit. Jesus warned His followers against grieving, ignoring, and disobeying the Holy Spirit.
Jesus was Himself a model for us in living and praying in the Spirit. Before Jesus began His ministry of preaching the Gospel, healing the sick, and raising the dead, He was filled with the Holy Spirit! Yes, He was the Son of God and the only human who never committed sin. But He, as a human, needed the power of the Holy Spirit.
