Monday, April 29, 2013

OPGL- The Holy Spirit

  Growing up, my mother would always figure things out, even things we thought we got away with (lol) and she'd always say, "the Holy Spirit spoke to me." As a child I didn't understand but as a mother, an adult, and a child of God, I get it.
  (John 14:26-Kjv) says "but the comforter which is the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, He shall teach you all things and bring all things back to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you." (*Always remember the Holy Spirit can only bring something back to your remembrance if it has already been studied, how can you remember something you never had.) 
  Have you ever had an ah-ha moment where something just came to you or as a parent, has something dealing with your children ever just came to you? I have and in my mind, I always went back to what my mother use to say "the Holy Spirit spoke to me." (lol) now I got it.
  (John 16:13-14 Nlt) says, "when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. He will not be representing his own ideas, He will be telling you what He has heard, He will be telling you about the future.(14) He will bring you glory by revealing to you whatever he receives from me."
  Anything you receive from the Holy Spirit is from God. God has placed the Holy Spirit here with us to reveal truth, to bring Gods word fourth in our lives.
  Some may ask how do I receive the Holy Spirit? The beginning of receiving the Holy Spirit is believing in Jesus Christ with salvation. How can you believe/receive the Holy Spirit without receiving the one who the Holy Spirit was sent to relieve and that's Jesus Christ.
  The Holy Spirit comes to be a comforter  to us, to give us wisdom, knowledge and understanding of Gods Word.
  (Galatians 3:2 Nlt) says, "let me ask you a question, Did you receive the Holy Spirit by keeping the law? Of course not. for the Holy Spirit came upon you ONLY after you believed the message about Jesus Christ." (Galatians 3:5 Nlt) ...(5) does God give you the Holy Spirit and work miracles among you because you obey the law? of course NOT. It is because you believed the message you heard about Jesus Christ." (continue Galatians 3:8-14)
  God has a purpose and a plan for our lives but to receive the promises that God promised Abraham, we must first put our faith in Christ as Abraham did.
  Christians, don't lose yourself trying to satisfy your flesh by depending on the law to make you right with God, receive Christ through salvation & baptism, have faith in God so that the same promises Abraham received through his faith we can receive through ours, the promised Holy Spirit.

OPGL-
(John 16:13-15; 1 Corinthians 2:6-16; James 1:5-8; Matthew 13:15,16; Romans 14:17)

I encourage you to study the scriptures in Gods Word, pray that he brings all things to your remembrance and to receive revelation, knowledge and understanding of His word. God Bless...