Filled With the Spirit - Part 1
God promises to give us His Spirit (1 John
5:14-15). We receive the Holy Spirit from God at the moment of
Salvation (John 14:16, 7:37-39; Ephesians 1:13; Galatians 3:2). Jesus
sits on the throne of our life and fills us with the fullness of His Spirit (Galatians
5: 15-25). The Holy Spirit is a Believer's down payment of our
inheritance of the Kingdom of God (2 Corinthians 1:22; Ephesians
4:30).
By being filled with the Spirit, I am not referring to
speaking in tongues or any public manifestation of spiritual gifts. I also do
not mean having God's power in order to show off how great we are. I am
referring to spiritually entering the Holy of Holies of God's Heavenly
Tabernacle (2 Corinthians 5:1). This is the Holiest Place, the
Sanctuary where we dwell in holiness for the rest of our life.
The Bible instructs us to keep on, continually being filled
with God's Spirit on a moment-by-moment basis (Ephesians 5:18), and to
yield possession and control of our life to Him. Our obedience allows God's
Spirit to freely work in and through our life. With the Spirit's filling, we
also have the mind of Christ in every situation and decision we face (1
Corinthians 2:15).
We cannot cause the Spirit's filling by exerting our will
power or by doing good deeds. God fills us with His Spirit as we completely
surrender to Him. God grafts us into the Vine of Christ (John
15:5). This makes us Christ-centered Believers. We love God's
Word, we trust Him in every area of our life and we are filled with His fruit (Galatians
5:22-23).
Prayer:
Father God, You promised to give us the Spirit and You
commanded that we be filled with Your Spirit (Hebrews 11:6; Romans
14:22, 23.). Thank You for helping us to get off the throne of our life
and to follow the direction of Your Spirit in everything that we think, say and
do (Psalm 19:14). You ordained for the Spirit-filled Christian to
experience Christ's abundant, powerful and fruitful life flowing in and through
our life for Your glory and honor. We ask that You continually fill us with
Your Holy Spirit.
Thought for the Day:
To live in the fullness of God's Spirit requires
complete consecration of our life to Him.
