The opening scripture underscores the necessity of yielding to the Holy Spirit and His ministry in our lives. Zerubbabel and company had an enormous project to facilitate the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem. In the theme scripture God reveals how success in the project would be achieved. It was to be achieved by the help of God’s Spirit. While skill and experience are important, they can never take the place of the Holy Spirit and His ministry. Without the Holy Spirit, no one can live the true and authentic Christian life. Furthermore, without Him you can’t record durable achievements whose value transcend this present world. Learn to see beyond human strength and advantages. The Holy Spirit is your absolute advantage. Ephesians 3:20 shows us something remarkable: “Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us”. That power which works in us is of the Holy Spirit. This scripture shows that we can experience great things by the power of the Holy Spirit.

God’s power is reveled in the ministry of the Holy Spirit. He is the doer of the works of God. He is the divine ability of God working in you, helping you fulfil His purpose and do exploits for the kingdom of God. Never diminish your focus on the person of the Holy Spirit and His ministry in your life and ministry. He is the bedrock for true, remarkable and enduring success. Always cherish His ministry and recognize His ability in your life just like demonstrated by Apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 3:5 (NIV), who declared, “Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God”. This competence is of the Holy Spirit. Your adequacy for exploits in life comes from Him.