The Christian race is a race we cannot run without the power of the Spirit. And that power comes by prayer. A true christian will run the christian race with the power of the Holy Spirit. The power of the holyspirit is necessary because the devil seeks to steal, kill and destroy anyone that confesses that he/ she is ready to live for Christ.
   In Acts 1:8 Jesus said that we shall receive power after the Holy spirit is come upon us. We need the baptism of the Holy spirit for the "pentecostal power of God." During the time of the apostles in the upper room the they waited on the promise of the Father which is the Holy Spirit of God. When the spirit of God came on them, they received POWER to BECOME witnesses for the Lord.
We are in a time where only those with the power of the Holy Spirit can and will survive.
The power of the Holy Spirit IS the ANOINTING. The presence of God is the glory of God but the presence brings the unction of the Holy Spirit. When we come into the presence of God we come by faith and in his presence we know the power of the Spirit of God.We need the power of the Holy Spirit to be able to function as vessels of the Almighty God. In the book of 1John 2:27, it talks about the anointing which we have received that will teach us how to abide in Christ.
The power of the Spirit is what we need to defeat the enemy and be victorious through Christ in this world because the power of God never fails.