The
Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity.
He is our sanctifier, comforter and our guide. He changed the lives of
those disciples in the upper room; and for those who humbly submit to him, He
has been changing lives ever since (Acts 2:4; Galatians 5:15-25).
A
private room or quiet place is often necessary for us to focus and connect with
God’s Spirit, but they are not necessary in order to stay connected with Him.
After we discover this communion table deep inside of us, we do not have to be
in a lonely place to hear from Him.
God
is still God in the ordinary events of our life. We remain in His presence as
we work in our vocation, carpool the children, fry the chicken, and fall asleep
at night. Once we have our time of devotion each day, we do not have to
withdraw physically in order to walk in the Spirit.
Starting
in the place of physical stillness, our state of quiet devotion, we boldly
enter God’s very presence with thanksgiving (Hebrews 4:16). We find our center
of solitude within our own spirit; then, we connect with God’s Spirit and dwell
there continually.
As
we leave our prayer closet and go out into the world, we stay connected with
Him. We thrive, because we follow His will for our life. We enter His courts
with praise (Psalm 100:4), and continue our praises throughout our day, while
we abide in His peace and joy.
As
a branch, we simply hang out on the Vine and allow God's Spirit to use us to
bear fruit in us and through us for God's Kingdom. Regardless of our outward
circumstances, we continually abide in the Vine through the connection between
our spirit and the Spirit of God.
Prayer:
Father
God, remind us that when Your Holy Spirit leads us moment by moment throughout
the day, we truly find fulfillment. We will do everything as He directs us, in
the manner that will allow us to constantly remain in Your presence. Help us to
see that He will also guide us in what we are to read, watch, hear, eat and
drink, resulting in spiritual, emotional, mental, financial and physical
fulfillment (1 Corinthians 10:31).
Remind
us that we find contentment spiritually by what He leads us to read during our
devotion, and by the church at which He leads us to make a covenant and
commitment to serve You. Help us to rely on Him as He leads us to minister to
people, and to be ministered to by people, according to His timely schedule.
Here we find the fulfillment of our body, soul and spirit, because You always
cause all things, even something unpleasant, to work together for our good (Romans
8:28).
Thought
for the Day:
Until
we submit to God's Spirit, and are led by Him each moment of our day, our flesh
does not allow us to obey Him; yet, if we live by the Spirit, we will
automatically refrain from gratifying the desires of our fleshly, sinful
nature, which is set on opposing the Spirit; we decrease, so that He may
increase.
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Galatians 5:16-18, 25; John 3:30
