“to be holy”…what does that mean to you? Holiness is an outward expression of an inward transformation when the Holy Spirit takes up residency inside you. It’s a process of realizing the potential within you for humility, purity, faith, and grace. Holiness is a lifelong journey of becoming more like Jesus and less like yourself.
Tag: the Holy Spirit
I Samuel 15:22 ” Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.”
All the Lord wants, is to have us attentively listen to that still small voice of the Holy Spirit, and heed His Promptings. The only offering desired of Him, is yourself and your love and obedience.
II Corinthians 1: 22 ” He anointed us, set His seal of ownership on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.”
Do you know how much God loves you? He loves you so much, that He has stamped His name on your heart… and you are now His forever and ever. No person or thing can ever take you away from Him. That Holy stamp is indelible, unchangeable, and eternal.
Ephesians 1:17 ” I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know Him better.”
We should all be asking for these…Divine knowledge, moral insight, and Holy inspiration. Praying daily, we should be desiring not only of more awareness of the Lord, but to have divine understanding and discernment of that newly illuminated perception of Him.
II Peter 1:21 ” For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.”
The difference between a prophet and a false prophet is where their word come from. If it’s based on selfish wants and desires…that’s a false prophet. But if the person is attentively listening to the prompting of the Holy Spirit…inspired and motivated only by His voice…that is true prophecy.
Romans 11:33 ” Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! “
We can’t begin to know the abundant treasures available to us from the Lord. With Divine counsel and guidance from the Holy Spirit, we can move forward fearlessly…having God-given insight and intimate fellowship from above.
II Timothy 1:6 ” For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God…”
The gifts of the Spirit…if the Holy Spirit resides within, you possess them. The question is – are you allowing the Holy Spirit to work through you to exercise these gifts for the edification of others? Have you become lazy and apathetic? Do you even know your gifts? Three places you can look for a listing of Spiritual gifts would be I Corinthians 12: 7-11, Romans 12: 6-8, and Ephesians 4: 11-12. We are all given a gift mix that meshes and complements our personalities and bents. I pray that your gifts are rekindled with passion and that you will be filled with a boldness and zeal to move out in them.
II Samuel 23:2 ” The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me; His word was on my tongue.”
The Holy Spirit enables us to not only hear from God, but proclaim His Word to others. That Word may be encouraging, it may be very telling…it may be the very Word a person needs to hear today. I pray you will be that open vessel in which God can speak through
I Corinthians 14:3 ” But everyone who prophesies speaks to men for their strengthening, encouragement, and comfort.”
Speaking into someone’s life…building up, edifying, exhorting, and offering hope shouldn’t be scary or awkward. It should rather, flow naturally, as the Holy Spirit leads us when praying for others. Too many of us are intimidated and fearful of somehow sounding “weird”, or politically incorrect…but the Holy Spirit isn’t any of that, and we should boldly speak forth the Word when prompted to do so.
II Corinthians 1:21-22 ” Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm in Christ. He anointed us, set His seal of ownership on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.”
You are marked and set apart by God. His signet ring seal is on you…forever chosen as a place for the Holy Spirit to reside…the Holy Spirit being His down payment for your eternal joy to come.
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