Holy Spirit
It is not enough for us to just have the Spirit unless
the Spirit also has us. If He has us then and only then
can He distribute to us the abundant, triumphant life
that awaits us just because He loves us. When we are
reborn we no longer have to yield to the flesh, because
the flesh no longer controls us. Our obligation to the
Holy Spirit is the nearness and constant awareness that
the Spirit is trying to guide us, if we will only pay
attention to His speaking to us in our hearts. All we
need to do is obey God's commandments. By doing so, we
show God how much we love Him. (see John 14:15 ---
John15:10). The only way we can receive the Helper, (The
Holy Spirit) to dwell within us, is to admit that we are
sinners and ask Jesus into our hearts to take control of
our lives. This action will trigger the greatest thing
that will ever happen to you. Jesus will give you the
Holy Spirit to live within your heart forever. This is
no small event. You now will embark upon a glorious
adventure in life. The Holy Spirit is so important that
we find in God's inspired book the Bible that if we
blaspheme in any way the Holy Spirit we will not be
forgiven. This is the only sin that there is no
forgiveness for. No matter how heinous our sin may be it
may be forgiven by God. (Mark 3:29 --- Luke 12:10) The
Holy Spirit, can make it possible for us to put to death
the sinful acts of the flesh. As we begin to yield the
parts of our body to the Spirit, (Rom 6:12-17) He puts
to death the things of the flesh, and He reproduces the
things of the Spirit.
The believer can walk and be led by the Spirit. (Rom
8:14). As we yield to the Spirit, He guides us by His
Word day by day as we pour through the Bible. We are no
longer under the law, we have been redeemed by the grace
of God. It is completely up to us to follow Him or not.
We may chose to listen to the evil one, and walk a
different path. We have a free will to do as we please,
or to follow His commandments. We are joint-heirs with
Christ to the throne of God (Rom 8:17). The Spirit
teaches us from the Word, we then receive God's wealth
by our faith. What an amazing thing it is that we have
all of the knowledge contained in the wisdom of the
Bible at our beckon call.
It is not enough for us to have the Holy Spirit if we do
not allow the Spirit to work in our behalf. Yielding
ourselves to the control of the Holy Spirit is for our
benefit. Only then can we become the instruments of God.
We need to be able to call upon the guidance of the
Helper. (John 14:26) Only then can The Holy Spirit share
with us the abundant, successful life that awaits us
when we are obedient to God. John 10:10 The Holy Spirit
will convict us when we think of worldly evils of the
flesh. Our carnal nature will cause us to sin when we do
not allow the Holy Spirit to guide us. If we will let
Him, the Holy Spirit will reveal Christ to us when
sinning raises its ugly head. Jesus has given to all,
who will ask, the Holy Spirit to dwell within our
spirit. (Ephesians 3:17) The Spirit will live within us
until the day of Jesus Christ when we all go home to our
reward.
Christ revealed to us, and gave us the Holy Spirit to
dwell within us forever. When we gave our heart to
Christ, if we will immerse ourselves in the word of God,
we will become perfected in His time. Like an athlete
must exercise to be fit so must we be exercising our
minds and hearts by absorbing the commandments of God.
We can be just like Jesus when we are fully trained.
(Luke 6:40). God wants us to have an abundant life. He
will allow us to eliminate the sinful deeds of carnal
instincts. (Rom 6:12-17) The Holy Spirit will put to
death the things of the flesh, and He reproduces the
things of the Spirit. We come into God's family by
rebirth. We are reborn into the family. This is not a
physical rebirth but a spiritual rebirth. God gives us
the position as His child with the full rights of
inheritance. When we walk by the Spirit of God we
demonstrate that we are His children. We are no longer
fledglings. We have become willing to be led by the Holy
Spirit and become His child. (Rom 8:14). We are not
longer under bondage to Law. We have been emancipated
from the sin of the world. We no longer are compelled by
flesh. We are of the Spirit and are free to follow
Christ. The believer can now whisper or shout to the
Father and we will be heard. Only those who have been
reborn will see the kingdom of God.
Jim Brown
God Answers us Writings By Jim Brown
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