This message is born out of a deeply stirring time of devotion with the Holy Spirit, where the life of Stephen in Acts 6 became a powerful inspiration and call to greater spiritual hunger for deeper intimacy with the Holy Spirit.

As I reflected on the life of Stephen and how much He accomplished for the Lord in a short space of time, there was an intense awakening of spiritual desire to be filled with more grace, more of the Holy Spirit, with more wisdom, with more faith, and deeper understanding of the Kingdom of Jesus functioning in my daily life.

This longing is not for personal gain, but for a complete, total surrender to the Holy Spirit’s power and control, so that my life may fully reveal Jesus to the world as the miraculous All glorious One. Stephen stands out as a compelling example of a life wholly immersed in the Holy Spirit’s ability and power.

Even though he was not counted among the apostles, everything recorded about him is marked by the supernatural with words such as great grace, possessing great wisdom, great faith, and the undeniable manifestation of Lord Jesus through signs and wonders. His life demonstrates that intimacy with and total surrender to the Holy Spirit not the position or title you have is what produces a powerful and impactful witness of Jesus.

The revelation highlights the fact that the Holy Spirit delights in such hunger, when followers of Jesus genuinely desire more of the Lord to be present in their lives and long for their lives to be fully yielded to the will of Jesus, just as Jesus lived His life on earth in total dependence on the Holy Spirit. This is the kind of holy pursuit that opens the door for a life that consistently manifests the Lord’s presence and power.

There is also a clear implicit call to action for each of us as Jesus’s followers to be stirred up afresh, to go after the things of the Holy Spirit with a renewed passion, and to seek a higher level of immersion into the fulness of the Lord where the Holy Spirit has full expression in our lives.

This reality points to us living a life so aligned with the Lord that it brings joy to heaven to such a degree to the point where, as seen in Stephen’s story (Acts 7:55–56), Jesus Himself stands in affirmation and honour of such a surrendered life to fulfil the purpose and plan of Jesus for his life.

I conclude this word with a heartfelt prayer and encouragement that as followers of Jesus you will allow the Lord’s abundant grace flowing through these words to fully impact your hearts to the point where just like Stephen your life will touch lives in a supernatural way, by revealing the reality of the power of Jesus Christ, and spark revival in the hearts of many to follow after Jesus.

Today, I declare that your hearts be ignited with a fresh hunger for more of the Holy Spirit so that you may be filled with greater grace, a greater abundance of wisdom, with exceedingly great faith, and unlimited understanding of how to walk fully under His power and control of the Holy Spirit.

I decree that as you yield your life completely to the Holy Spirit, your results will manifest Jesus in undeniable ways, as you demonstrate His love and miraculous power to the world. May your life bring joy to heaven, and may Jesus Himself stand up to honour your surrender and service to His Kingdom as He did for Stephen.

I declare that through you, many will be touched, transformed, and awakened to the Lord’s Omnipotent presence to step into a life immersed in the Holy Spirit, to let revival flow through your life in Jesus’ Name, Amen.