been testing the game boy colour emulator on my ha…
been testing the game boy colour emulator on my hand phone the whole afternoon.. its real good! anyway… that was just a side note.
(How the holy spirit works in our lives; Dr Binney; Eph 5:18)
-The holy spirit is like a seal which marks us with his popurpose and sing of ownership
-Because Man has need of
1) Acceptance(being loved)
2) Completeness(being used)
3) Sufficiency(Power to live)
Holy Spirit provides for those needs
-When someone does not find Christ, he looks for accepance elsewhere. When you come to christ, he takes you under his wings and makes you complete!
col 2:10 “And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power”
-Completeness is finding God’s purpose and carrying it out. You cannot be happy without finding his purpose
2 Cor 3:5 “not htat we are sufficient of ourselves, but our sufficiency is from GOD”
-The holy spirit may want to come into our lives but we can resist: Eph 4:30 “grieve not the holy spirit of GOD…”
When our heart is not clean, the holy spirit cannot fill us because if you regard sin in your heart the Lord will not hear you.
-You have him, but he does not have you.
-”Quench not the spirit” - 1 Thes 5:19
-So… 3 sins against the spirit: Resisting, griving and quenchingWhy do we need this spirit? Eph 5:18
How do we know we have the spirit?
- Christ-like gratitude
- Relational harmony
- JoyLuke 4:1 “Jesus being filled with the holy spirit.. ..led by the spirit into the wilderness”
-only with the spirit can you be steadfast in the face of persecution.. How we react is a reflection of how much you are filled with the holy spirit.
-The spirit is also our “grandbuddy” (if you all remember wad the illustration was) and will be out comforter and friend.
Are you filled with the spirit?
…When these things happen, i’ll be back.