Category Archives: Holy Spirit
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Acts 1:11 “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why are you standing here staring into heaven? Jesus has been taken from you into heaven, but someday he will return from heaven in the same way you saw him go!”
There is just so much in this passage of Scripture. This same Jesus. Think about it, Jesus was taken up into heaven, right? The question is, why didn’t He just disappear? He could have.
Convict vs. Condemn
Romans 8:1 “Now the case is closed. There remains no accusing voice of condemnation against those who are joined in life-union with Jesus, the Anointed One… who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.” (TPT & NLT)
The Holy Spirit Convicts Of Us Of Our Need For God. The Holy Spirit does not condemn us. It is the devil and his agents that condemn. The Holy Spirit convicts us. What is the difference between Read the rest of this entry
Needed Help
Romans 8:15-16 “So you have not received a spirit that makes you fearful slaves. Instead, you received God’s Spirit when he adopted you as his own children. Now we call him, “Abba, Father.” For his Spirit joins with our spirit to affirm that we are God’s children.”
The Holy Spirit Helps Me In My Walk With God. This is the third thing The Holy Spirit does for you. John 16:7 “But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that I go away;
Your Hearing
John 10:14&27 “I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me… My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me.”
God is supernatural. God is a Spirit. We do not see God. I understand that. So, learning to hear God’s voice takes practice, but it is possible. And that is why in God’s Favourite House, we have the New Creation Reality classes, Read the rest of this entry
Friendship
Matthew 11:29 “Walk with me and work with me – watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you.” (MSG)
The Holy Spirit has come to teach you how to know God, but you have to spend time with Him. Imagine this, exams are drawing close and student B spends all her time reading romantic novels. And then when it is time for the exam, Read the rest of this entry
Teacher
Luke 12:12 “for the Holy Spirit will teach you at that time what you should say.” (NIV)
The key to life with God is The Holy Spirit. The first thing The Holy Spirit does for you is He Connects You To God’s Presence Forever. The Second thing The Holy Spirit does for you is He Teaches You How To Know God. Jesus gave you Read the rest of this entry
Fill vs. Feel
Acts 2:4 “And they were all filled (diffused throughout their souls) with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other (different, foreign) languages (tongues), as the Spirit kept giving them clear and loud expression [in each tongue in appropriate words].” (AMPC)
Our final thought from yesterday’s devotional was that marriage is not the solution to loneliness. The Holy Spirit is the only answer to loneliness. Marriage does not end loneliness. Again, this is always a shock to single people. Read the rest of this entry
The Answer
Matthew 28:20 “…I am with you always [remaining with you perpetually—regardless of circumstance, and on every occasion], even to the end of the age.” (AMP, emphasis added).
Not only is this empowering for us not to commit evil, but it is also empowering for us to always be comforted, for us to always have company. If you have the presence of the Holy Spirit, you are carrying the Maker of the heavens and the earth. Read the rest of this entry
Ever Present
John 14:16 “And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you.” (emphasis added).
We said yesterday that The Holy Spirit resting on the believer was a new concept to the Old Testament believer. In times past, for example with Moses at the tent of meeting, the presence of God would descend like a cloud and Read the rest of this entry
From Within
John 7:38-39 “‘Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.” By this he meant the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were later to receive. Up to that time the Spirit had not been given…” (NIV, emphasis added)
Jesus came so that you may have life. And the key to this life in God is the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the one who unlocks this life. And this life that Jesus is talking
