The Five Access Points of Believer's Power

Opening: Understanding Believer's Power

Every believer has access to incredible power and dominion, but many struggle to understand how to access and use it effectively. The power available to us is shared power—like a son inheriting from his father. Everything the Father owns belongs to the Son, but the Son can't take everything at once. We must learn to access different dimensions of power at different times.

The Five Access Points of Believer's Power

1. The Power of the Holy Spirit: The Peak of Believer's Authority

This is the highest level of spiritual power, available when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. As Acts 1:8 promises, "You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you." Ephesians 5:18 instructs us to be filled with the Spirit continuously.

Many wonder how to hear from God clearly. This power is only activated when you're filled with the Holy Spirit. When you pray consistently with a clear conscience and genuine heart, the Spirit comes upon you, and everything you speak becomes law. Your words carry divine accuracy and come to pass because you're speaking by the Spirit of God.

The key is being filled first. Once filled, you limit the flesh and your natural understanding. Your prayers become effective, and you operate in a higher dimension of spiritual authority.

2. The Power of Authority: Position-Based Dominion

Believers have authority power, as Jesus declared in Luke 10:19: "I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy." This is office-based authority.

For example, if God appoints you as an apostle, you can speak with authority even without feeling God's presence. Whatever you declare in that capacity comes to pass with boldness. John 1:12-13 explains that those who believe in Him receive the right to become children of God.

This differs from Holy Spirit power—you're not just speaking from the Spirit's presence, but from your God-given office. That's why Moses could speak things into existence even when God had different intentions.

3. The Power of God's Word: Living and Active Authority

Hebrews 4:12 describes God's Word as "living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword." This power is accessed when we read, believe, and act on Scripture.

To exercise this power, you must be filled with Scripture—not necessarily memorizing the entire Bible, but understanding its principles. When Scripture says "by His stripes you were healed," you must believe it with conviction and confess that truth.

The Word becomes a powerful weapon in your hands when you know it intimately and apply it consistently.

4. The Power of Prayer: Effectual and Fervent Authority

James 5:16 teaches that "the prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective." Prayer generates power that the enemy cannot easily defeat.

When you pray consistently and fervently, you build spiritual momentum. A praying person becomes a force that darkness cannot easily overcome. Prayer is your direct line to accessing God's power and authority.

5. The Power of Faith: Substance of Things Hoped For

Faith is the foundation of all spiritual power. Matthew 17:20 promises that faith as small as a mustard seed can move mountains. Hebrews 11:1 defines faith as "the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."

People often wonder why some believers see more results than others, even when doing similar things. The difference is faith. Those with greater faith accomplish more because they believe more deeply. As Jesus said in John 14:12, "Whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things."

The Importance of Using the Right Power

Understanding these different access points is crucial. If you don't know the distinction between these powers, you'll use the wrong power at the wrong time. Each type of power has its proper context and application.

For instance, you might need Holy Spirit power for prophetic insight, authority power for leadership decisions, Word power for teaching, prayer power for intercession, and faith power for miracles.

Conclusion: Accessing Your Full Dominion

As believers, we have incredible power available to us, but we must learn to access it properly. Don't limit yourself to one dimension when God has made multiple access points available. Study the Word, pray fervently, walk in faith, exercise your authority, and be filled with the Holy Spirit.

When you understand and use these powers correctly, you'll walk in the dominion God intended for His children.

Key Takeaways for Application

1. Recognize Different Power Types: Understand the five access points to spiritual power

2. Be Filled with the Holy Spirit: Seek continuous filling for peak spiritual authority

3. Exercise Your Authority: Use position-based power when God has appointed you

4. Immerse in God's Word: Fill yourself with Scripture for living power

5. Pray Fervently: Build prayer power through consistent, effectual prayer

6. Walk in Faith: Develop faith power through believing God's promises

7. Use Right Power at Right Time: Discern which power to access for each situation

Prayer Focus

- Ask God to fill you afresh with the Holy Spirit

- Pray for wisdom to use the right power at the right time

- Ask for deeper understanding of God's Word

- Pray for increased faith to move mountains

- Seek authority in your God-given position

- Ask for consistency in fervent prayer

- Pray for discernment in accessing spiritual power

Fishers of Men

The Five Access Points of Believer's Power

Bro. Marcus Sepo Jensen

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