#VOICE OF HOPE
“The
Holy Spirit …
will be your teacher and will bring to your minds all that I have said to you.” (John 14:26 Phillips)
God speaks through ideas from the
Holy Spirit. He gives you thoughts. He gives you suggestions. He puts
impressions or notions in your mind. When the devil talks to you, that is
temptation. But when God talks to you in your mind, we call that inspiration.
If the Holy
Spirit brings God’s
truth to mind, that means there’s
got to be something in there to bring out. That’s why you need to get into the Bible. When you read, study,
and fill your mind with God’s
Word, you are storing the truth in your mind, and then the Holy Spirit can
bring it to mind at just the right time.
Sometimes you may read the
Bible and say, “I
didn’t get anything out of it
today.” You don’t have to get something out of
the Bible every time you read it. What you’re
doing is storing the truth in your mind. Your mind’s filled with everything else
you’ve seen — every billboard, every
commercial, every bad joke, every movie. It’s all in there. You need to balance it with the truth. Then
the Holy Spirit can bring God’s
truth to mind and show you the way you should go.
What are some of the ways God
speaks to you through the Holy Spirit? Have you ever sensed his direction
through a dream or vision?
How does your current quiet time
habit help you bank God’s
truth in your mind or keep you from it?
Why do you think people are afraid
of the Holy Spirit? Do you want to hear from God in this way? Why or why not?
(What's your take?)
Scared of the Holy
Spirit?
Many Christians are scared of any
experience with the Holy Spirit because they don't want counterfeit
experiences. Many of them thus decide to keep a safe distance from the gifts of
the Spirit rather than get into dangerous situations. They are right in wanting
to have it safe, but very much wrong in missing out on the genuine.
The Holy Spirit is the Comforter
and Helper whom the Father has sent us after Jesus went up to heaven after His
resurrection (Jn.14:16). The Holy Spirit helps us to repent (Jn.16:8) and to
pray (Ro.8:26), reminds us about the things Jesus has taught us (Jn.14:26),
makes Jesus more and more attractive to us (Jn.16:14), gives us power to be
witnesses for Jesus (Ac.1:8), transforms us into the character of Jesus
(2Co.3:18), gives us gifts to serve and bless the others with (1Co.12:7),
guides us in the way we should go (Ro.8:14), comforts us (Ac.9:31), etc. What a
great loss for us if we miss Him! However can we live a proper Christian life
without Him!
Yet it is true that there are many
counterfeit experiences that we need to avoid. We are not to believe every
manifestation that looks like coming from the Holy Spirit (1Jn.4:1). Not
everything that is supernatural is from God, because the devil also has some
such powers. The devil even pretends to be coming from God in order to fool us
(2Co.11:14). We need to look at the the end result to see if something is from
God (Mt.7:20).
The Effect Of The
HolySpirit
The Holy Spirit has the practical
task of making us take the necessary steps in our lives. We are saved, blessed
and healed, so that we may go out and save, bless and heal others.''Father,
thank You for having Your Holy Spirit living amongst us. Please set your Spirit
free in our midst, and inspire us all!''
The Holy Spirit has a really
incredible function. Where would we Christians be without the Holy Spirit? He
is our Comforter, Teacher, Professor, and the best ever Evangelist. He's
convincing! At times I simply come short with my own words, but when I ask the
Holy Spirit to help, I realize that He's the most powerful Evangelist on the face of the earth. Selah!
How Has the HolySpirit being a blessing to you, Share your experiences and contributions via the comments field
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