Thursday, May 27, 2010

WHY SHOULD A BELIEVER BE FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT?

Dear treasure friend,
Grace and peace be multiplied upon you in abundance in Jesus name. Amen!
After you make Jesus lord of your life, it is the will of God that you experience the fullness of the Holy Spirit. Ephesians 5:18 says, “and be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Holy Spirit’s”. It is the Holy Spirit’s ministry not only to impact the nature of God to the holy spirit of man at salvation, but to come and live in the new creature. His job is to receive the exact knowledge of God from the heart of the Father. A believer cannot understand, by his own spirit alone, the profound wisdom of God. This is why Jesus said in John 14:26 that the Father would send us the comforter to teach us “all things”.

When you receive the Holy Spirit, you receive the ability of God. Acts 1:8 says, “But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you”. The word power In that verse is translated dunamis, which means ability and might. It is through the energizing force of the Holy Spirit living in us that we are transformed into effective witnesses. So, to be born again and not filled with the Holy Spirit is like being on aeroplane without a compass.

The ability you receive to pray with your spirit when you are baptized in the Holy Spirit is powerful. It edifies and builds up your spirit man and puts you in contact with the deep things of God (2 Corinthians 14:4, 2:10). It also allows you to pray God’s perfect will apart from your natural understanding and aids you in interceding for others (Romans 8:26-27).
And according to Jude 1:20-21, praying in the spirit strengthens and intensifies your personal relationship with God.

We care about you,
Everlastingly at His vineyard
Evangelist Kingsley Wobidi
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