July 25, 2025 BE FILLED
Ephesians 5:18 “And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit.”
I sometimes wonder if the Holy Spirit was taken from us, would it make a difference in our life. God choosing to send His Holy Spirit to indwell believers was a great miracle to say the least. The Holy Spirit living in us does not automatically mean that we are being led by the Spirit. Scripture instructs us to not to grieve the the Holy Spirit of God. Ephesians 4:30. Apparently we have a choice when it comes to following and being filled with the Spirit; and the choice we make has monumental consequences. It means that we either follow our own ways-which is scary-or we follow the Spirit of God. In Romans we see that our flesh battles against the Spirit and the Spirit against the flesh; however, we have the power to not yield to the flesh and the power to yield to the Spirit. To be filled with the Spirit is not a complicated or drawn-out process; it is a matter of yielding to the Holy Spirit, acknowledging His presence, and telling Him that we want to follow His leading. Not only does the Spirit lead us, He also equips us to follow and to accomplish what He has for us. As Oswald Chambers says, the Holy Spirt does not normally speak to us in earth-shaking ways, but often speaks to us in a quite voice; as we walk with in Spirit for some time, it becomes more natural for us to walk according to His ways; He guides and we follow. The Holy Spirit is always pointing us to the Father and equipping us to live in a way that is pleasing to the Father. May we not quench or grieve the Holy Spirit by ignoring Him or by not following His leading; instead, let us be sensitive to His voice and quick to embrace His work in us. The Holy Spirt is vital for us being transformed into the image of God.
Romans 8:5 “For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.”
2 Corinthians 6:19 “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy/Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own.”
Blessings, Buddy
Ephesians 5:18 “And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit.”
I sometimes wonder if the Holy Spirit was taken from us, would it make a difference in our life. God choosing to send His Holy Spirit to indwell believers was a great miracle to say the least. The Holy Spirit living in us does not automatically mean that we are being led by the Spirit. Scripture instructs us to not to grieve the the Holy Spirit of God. Ephesians 4:30. Apparently we have a choice when it comes to following and being filled with the Spirit; and the choice we make has monumental consequences. It means that we either follow our own ways-which is scary-or we follow the Spirit of God. In Romans we see that our flesh battles against the Spirit and the Spirit against the flesh; however, we have the power to not yield to the flesh and the power to yield to the Spirit. To be filled with the Spirit is not a complicated or drawn-out process; it is a matter of yielding to the Holy Spirit, acknowledging His presence, and telling Him that we want to follow His leading. Not only does the Spirit lead us, He also equips us to follow and to accomplish what He has for us. As Oswald Chambers says, the Holy Spirt does not normally speak to us in earth-shaking ways, but often speaks to us in a quite voice; as we walk with in Spirit for some time, it becomes more natural for us to walk according to His ways; He guides and we follow. The Holy Spirit is always pointing us to the Father and equipping us to live in a way that is pleasing to the Father. May we not quench or grieve the Holy Spirit by ignoring Him or by not following His leading; instead, let us be sensitive to His voice and quick to embrace His work in us. The Holy Spirt is vital for us being transformed into the image of God.
Romans 8:5 “For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.”
2 Corinthians 6:19 “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy/Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own.”
Blessings, Buddy
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