Pastor Randy’s
devotional:
“But
you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my
witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea,
in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” - Acts 1:7-8
January 16th Prayer:
January 16th Prayer:
Precious
Holy Spirit, I open to You today. Place an opportunity before me today. I have
(name the person)__________________________________________ on my heart
today. Please use me to be a witness to them. Empower me to move past any
apprehensions and fear to be an opportunity for them to be saved. I know You
are the one who deals with the heart. You are the “Convincer” of the soul. I
avail myself to be used today . . . in Jesus’ name!
My thoughts:
The day of Pentecost
in the scriptures, referenced in Acts 2, as an amazing event; “When
the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent
wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting.
They saw what seemed to be tongues of
fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit
and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.”
Some would laugh this off as one of those crazy bible stories, but not me. You see I believe that God is capable of
things we cannot imagine or fathom. He
created the universe, the water, the land, the sun, the stars, the moon, the
animals and finally man. Is it so far
fetched to believe that He actually spoke to and through these individuals in a
manner that they could not understand?
Why is this so hard to accept? He’s
God and capable of anything He so chooses to do. Perhaps we need to think on that for a minute
or 10; and accept it as fact rather than cliché`.
The Holy Spirit is God indwelling in every Christian. Jesus tells us the Holy Spirit is our counselor, advocate and helper. He is not a “force” as in Star Wars; or a “ghost” as in Casper. He is ever present in your life though and there to encourage, comfort and lead you towards righteousness and away from the evil in this world. Some would refer to the Holy Spirit as your conscience, but they would be wrong. Is the Holy Spirit guiding your conscience, probably so, but only towards those things of the Father. For you see, the Holy Spirit is the Father, but within you.
Your prayers, your thoughts, your actions and your words are all a part of your being. The Holy Spirit is capable of engaging you in all of these areas, if you will let Him. Many struggle with the concept of God living within them because they still have sin, they still make mistakes and they still struggle each day. The closer your relationship with the Holy Spirit becomes alive in you, the less of these things will threaten you each day. Living in the Holy Spirit is our goal. This helps defend against the worldly evil which knocks on your day every hour of every day.
First, you must accept the fact that there is truly a Holy Spirit living within you. Second, you must be able to trust and have faith that the Holy Spirit will guide you and bring you comfort against the world. Finally, you must strengthen your walk with the Holy Spirit through your prayers, words and action so that you can become the person you were created to be for God’s true purpose. Take the steps today, with a prayer to the Holy Spirit, and ask Him to walk with you and strengthen you.
The Holy Spirit is God indwelling in every Christian. Jesus tells us the Holy Spirit is our counselor, advocate and helper. He is not a “force” as in Star Wars; or a “ghost” as in Casper. He is ever present in your life though and there to encourage, comfort and lead you towards righteousness and away from the evil in this world. Some would refer to the Holy Spirit as your conscience, but they would be wrong. Is the Holy Spirit guiding your conscience, probably so, but only towards those things of the Father. For you see, the Holy Spirit is the Father, but within you.
Your prayers, your thoughts, your actions and your words are all a part of your being. The Holy Spirit is capable of engaging you in all of these areas, if you will let Him. Many struggle with the concept of God living within them because they still have sin, they still make mistakes and they still struggle each day. The closer your relationship with the Holy Spirit becomes alive in you, the less of these things will threaten you each day. Living in the Holy Spirit is our goal. This helps defend against the worldly evil which knocks on your day every hour of every day.
First, you must accept the fact that there is truly a Holy Spirit living within you. Second, you must be able to trust and have faith that the Holy Spirit will guide you and bring you comfort against the world. Finally, you must strengthen your walk with the Holy Spirit through your prayers, words and action so that you can become the person you were created to be for God’s true purpose. Take the steps today, with a prayer to the Holy Spirit, and ask Him to walk with you and strengthen you.
Be Blessed,
Rich
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