December 17, 2023 BE FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT
Ephesians 5:18 “And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,”
This is one of those verses we may be familiar with, but we may not take it to heat. ‘To be filled’ is a command, and it is continual-not a one time experience. There are several reasons we need to be filled with the Spirit; God had good reason for sending the Holy Spirit to live in us. Let’s face it; we need the help that comes from God. In and of ourselves, we are not sufficient for life with all of its challenges, trials and perplexities. John 14:26 tells us that the Holy Spirt is our helper. We need power to live the life that God has for us; our human strength and wherewithal fails-it is simply not enough. The indwelling Holy Spirit gives us the power to say no to sin and the flesh and yes to the things of God. Through the Spirit, we are overcomers. We need the wisdom of God; the wisdom of the world is foolishness. We need His wisdom in making the many decisions we must make in life, and we need wisdom in how to relate to others and how to live in relationships. If we are going to understand the scriptures and to increase in the knowledge of God, we need revelation that only the Spirit can give; we need to have the truth of God’s word revealed in our spirits. There are times we need the comfort that only God can give; the Holy Spirt is our Comforter. We need the fruit of the Spirit; we cannot manufacture what the Spirit produces is us. The Spirit produces in us love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. To be filled with the Spirt is something we do and something God does. Being filled with the Spirit is to turn our hearts and minds to God; to acknowledge that we need Him; to yield to Him-to choose to walk in His ways; if we have sinned, confess it and turn from it; to renew our minds-to think according to the ways of God. When we are filled with the Spirit, we are aware of His presence. Let us acknowledge that if we are to live the life God has called us to live, and if we are to experience His abundant life, we need to be filled with the Spirit-it’s non-optional.
Galatians 5:16 “I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.”
John 14:17 “Even the Spirit of truth, whom the word cannot receive, because it neither sees Him or knows Him. You know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.”
Blessings, Buddy
Ephesians 5:18 “And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,”
This is one of those verses we may be familiar with, but we may not take it to heat. ‘To be filled’ is a command, and it is continual-not a one time experience. There are several reasons we need to be filled with the Spirit; God had good reason for sending the Holy Spirit to live in us. Let’s face it; we need the help that comes from God. In and of ourselves, we are not sufficient for life with all of its challenges, trials and perplexities. John 14:26 tells us that the Holy Spirt is our helper. We need power to live the life that God has for us; our human strength and wherewithal fails-it is simply not enough. The indwelling Holy Spirit gives us the power to say no to sin and the flesh and yes to the things of God. Through the Spirit, we are overcomers. We need the wisdom of God; the wisdom of the world is foolishness. We need His wisdom in making the many decisions we must make in life, and we need wisdom in how to relate to others and how to live in relationships. If we are going to understand the scriptures and to increase in the knowledge of God, we need revelation that only the Spirit can give; we need to have the truth of God’s word revealed in our spirits. There are times we need the comfort that only God can give; the Holy Spirt is our Comforter. We need the fruit of the Spirit; we cannot manufacture what the Spirit produces is us. The Spirit produces in us love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. To be filled with the Spirt is something we do and something God does. Being filled with the Spirit is to turn our hearts and minds to God; to acknowledge that we need Him; to yield to Him-to choose to walk in His ways; if we have sinned, confess it and turn from it; to renew our minds-to think according to the ways of God. When we are filled with the Spirit, we are aware of His presence. Let us acknowledge that if we are to live the life God has called us to live, and if we are to experience His abundant life, we need to be filled with the Spirit-it’s non-optional.
Galatians 5:16 “I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.”
John 14:17 “Even the Spirit of truth, whom the word cannot receive, because it neither sees Him or knows Him. You know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.”
Blessings, Buddy
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