Power is the essence of the Christian witness.

The words of Reinhard Bonnke ring like a trumpet in the wilderness: Power is the essence of the Christian witness. For the Gospel was never meant to be a tale of soft whispers or fading memories, but a fire that blazes, a force that transforms, a testimony sealed not only with words but with the might of the Spirit. Without power, the witness is hollow; with it, the message becomes life itself, shaking nations, breaking chains, and lifting the fallen.

From the dawn of the faith, this truth has been known. On the day of Pentecost, the disciples trembled no longer in fear but rose in courage, their tongues aflame, their voices echoing across the city. Fishermen became heralds, and common men turned the world upside down. It was not eloquence that drew the multitudes, but the power of God displayed in them. Bonnke’s words echo this holy pattern: that true witness is not only declaration but demonstration.

History offers us the example of Saint Patrick, who went forth into Ireland, a land of druids and pagan altars. Alone, unarmed, yet filled with the power of faith, he lit the Paschal fire on the hill of Slane in defiance of kings. The druids could not quench it, and the people, seeing his courage and the miracles that followed, turned their hearts to Christ. Here the witness was not silent persuasion but the visible strength of God working through His servant.

To be a witness in this sense is to be more than a teller of stories. It is to embody the living force of the Gospel, to be a vessel through which heaven’s might flows into earth’s need. This power heals the sick, frees the bound, and brings light where darkness has long prevailed. It is no ornament of religion but the very heartbeat of Christian testimony.

Therefore, let this truth be proclaimed to generations: the Gospel without power is like a lamp without flame. But when the Spirit’s fire burns within, the witness becomes irresistible, undeniable, eternal. Bonnke’s cry is a call to courage—that those who bear the name of Christ must carry not only His words but His strength, and in doing so, become living beacons of the kingdom of God.