Who Directs Your Life?
Galations 3: 28 There is no longer Jew or Gentile, slave or free, male and female. For you are ALL ONE IN Christ Jesus.
God’s purpose for every one of his children is that we surrender to the reign and rulership of the Holy Spirit:
Let us not make this so hard to receive!
“If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit” (Galatians5:25).
In other words, “If HE lives in you, let HIM direct you!”
**It is not how much of the Holy Spirit YOU have, it is how much of “YOU” the HOLY SPIRIT HAS!!
All believers have the “SAME Spirit” BUT different spiritual gifts.
There is only ONE Holy Spirit and when people receive Christ they receive the Holy Spirit. (1 Corinthians 12:4-13)
*What does the Bible say about:
*Be baptized in the Holy Spirit
(I Corinthians 12: 13 Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles, some are slaves, and some are free. But we have ALL been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same Spirit. )
*Be anointed bye the Holy Spirit (anointing is for a special task)
be sealed by the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 1:13 And now you Gentiles have also heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long ago. 14 The Spirit is God’s guarantee that he will give us the inheritance he promised and that he has purchased us to be his own people. He did this so we would praise and glorify him. )
*To pray to receive the Holy Spirit(Acts 2:38 Peter replied, “Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.) (Holy Spirit occurs at salvation).
We shall not deny the works of the Holy Spirit.
*When the Holy Spirit works in you, you shall immediately point to JESUS. Again, Peter in Acts 3:19 says “Repent, Your sins will be wiped out and the time of refreshing from the Lord.”
This is the promise of God.
Repentance is the prerequisite of turning to God.
Isaiah 30:15 – In repentance and rest is your Salvation IN quietness and trust is your Strength, but you would have none of it.
Repentance involves action. Turn away from your sins. ie. turn 180 degree toward God. after turning to God, be filled with the word of God and the Holy Spirit.
I want to suggest to you what it means to walk in the Spirit. I have not yet fully
arrived in this glorious walk—but I am gaining ground more each day!
We have heard the expression “walk in the Spirit” all our lives, but what
does it really mean?
I believe the 16th chapter of Acts is one of the best examples of what it means to walk in the Holy Spirit.
See chapter 16 “Following the Holy Spirit & leaving our plans at the door”
*How often do we consult the Holy Spirit in our plans?
* Are we just doing what we desire, what we have created strategies for?
** Or are WE earnestly Seeking the Guidance of the Scriptures and of the Holy Spirit in every decision we make? ****Because when we follow the guidance of the Spirit, He does AMAZING things.
Many of us, are approaching a turning point in which there will be a decided departure from what has been our accepted normal. When we are faced with change, God will give us the grace and guidance to move forward in strength and the power in His Spirit if WE WILL chose to Trust the Lord.
*At this time we must be willing to let go of what was in order to grasp what is to be.
* Press on to obtain the prize of the upward call in Christ Jesus.
*Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the LORD, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
Paul’s letter to the Ephesians(1:18-19) exhorts believers to experience three important things in their spiritual lives that he experienced personally.
As a good mentor, he desires those he is leading to follow his example.
1. God wants you to have the “eyes of your heart enlightened” in order to know the hope to which He has called you.
God has called each of us to a future and a hope.
Some do not ever realize the dreams they envision for their lives. Paul prays they will experience this.
2. God wants you to know there is an” inheritance” for each believer IN Jesus Christ.
There are riches to be had – not financial riches – but spiritual riches that are laid up for every saint.
As you are faithful to His calling in your life, there will be a reward for your faithfulness.
3. God desires you to tap into the “power” that is available to EVERY believer.
Paul often exhorted believers not to look at his persuasive words, BUT the demonstration of the power of God in his life.
“But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.” John 14:26
Jesus said that the Holy Spirit would remind us of the things He desires us to know.
*There are times in our lives when the Holy Spirit speaks into our spirit words designed to encourage us or give us what we need at the moment.
*That is just one of the roles of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer.
**The more you know God’s Word, the more often you’ll recall verses the Holy Spirit will bring to mind for a given situation.
**** Study God’s Word and allow the Holy Spirit to remind you of the things He desires you to know.
Lord we pray that Your Holy Spirit reveal the hope that exists inside of us, help us be encouraged that there is an inheritance awaiting us, and know that we have power that resides in Your Holy Spirit that awaits those who exercise their faith. Help us Lord, to put ALL our TRUST in You and go out and share our Testimony of Your Love, Truth, Freedom and Transparency you have shown us through the Holy Spirit! Amen