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individuals in the
church and then submitting to one another as the Holy Spirit gives
the direction for the church. If the church seeks the direction
of the Spirit in prayer he will always answer according to the humility
of the heart that asks.
Second Corinthians 3:18 speaks plainly, “But we all, with
open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed
into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of
the Lord. ”The Holy Spirit is the one that transforms us into
the image of the Lord Jesus Christ. Growing in the knowledge of
the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ is not only head knowledge but
a total changing in our lives daily as we crucify ourselves and
let Jesus have his way in our lives. Notice that it is the Holy
Spirit that is in charge of changing us on a daily basis to be more
like Jesus and for more people to see the change in our lives. Therefore,
praying in the Spirit is needed for one to change and act like Jesus
on a daily basis.
Ephesians 3:5 states, “ Which in other ages was not made known
unto the sons of men, as it is now revealed unto his holy apostles
and prophets by the Spirit.” The Spirit will even reveal things
to come. God’s church is to be totally in the dominion of
the Holy Spirit. Praise the Lord that there is a return to things
supernatural in the kingdom of God across the earth at the present
time. Many are realizing that theologians do not have the answer
since they operate in the power of the fleshly mind and are not
operating in the power of the Holy Spirit. They tear apart words
in the Greek and the Hebrew in the power of the mind and not of
the Holy Spirit. One needs to learn how to get quiet and listen
to the Spirit’s voice in order to do the will of God.
Ist Peter 3:18 informs us, “For Christ also hath once suffered
for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God,
being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit.”
The word quickened means to bring to life, make alive. It was the
Holy Spirit that brought Jesus back to life after he was dead. That
same Holy Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead lives in us today
and makes our bodies the temple of God. This is truly a great reward
for all the believers in Jesus.
Ist John 3:24 gives hope, “And he that keepeth his commandments
dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth
in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.” Abideth means
to dwell in or be at home in. We know that God abides in us by the
Spirit. We worship God in Spirit and in truth. Sad to say that many
churches have board meetings to talk about the direction of the
church and let people give their opinions and then vote. The Holy
Spirit is not involved at all in the decisions to be made. The Holy
Spirit not only lets us know if we are children of God but is there
to communicate with us at all times and lead us the ways of the
one true God.
Is the Holy Spirit working in your life in all these ways that have
been given you by the scriptures that have been quoted to you in
this article? Do you see the need to spend more time in prayer seeking
the Spirit’s voice for decisions that need to be made? We
all need to operate our lives in the experience of the Holy Spirit
and not in the education of the spirit of the world. Dreams, trances,
the word of God both written and oral are a few of the ways God’s
Spirit can communicate with you. Do not limit the Spirit’s
work in your life to be pleasing to God.
For Victory in Jesus in our spirit, soul, and body,,
Pastor
Sam
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