“Do you not know
that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit,
who is in you, whom
you have received from God?
You are not your own;”
I Corinthians 6:19
When you talk about
the Holy Spirit in the church today there are three common responses most people
have.
Some will tolerate the Holy Spirit.
After all, He is
mentioned an awful lot in scripture!
Some will accept the Holy Spirit.
In much the same way
they ‘accept’ a tetanus shot.
Finally, there are
those who embrace the Holy Spirit.
In the Kingdom of God
those who embrace the Holy Spirit have a distinct advantage.
Where do you think
you are?
Be careful; don’t
answer too quickly.
No, it’s not a
question of ‘Pentecostal’ or ‘Charismatic’ or any other label we put on one
another.
We seem to be very
good at that.
If we are to be a
people filled with God’s spirit we must be a people who move beyond mere tolerance
or anonymous acceptance.
We must be a people fully
embracing all that the Holy Spirit desires to do in us and through us.
We must surrender our
wills and allow God to have His way in us.
It’s much easier to
just suit up with the label, isn’t it?
Ouch!
Funny thing is God
never said:
By their labels you
shall know them!
He did say we would
be known as His by our fruit!
What fruit?
The Fruit of the guess
who?
The Fruit of the Holy
Spirit!
Embrace the work of
the Holy Spirit in your life.
Make room for Him and
then make more room!
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