Topic: BE FILLLED WITH THE SPIRIT
Scripture: Ephesians 5:16-18 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
Being filled with the Holy Spirit should be a daily reality and a growing experience in our lives.
“The present tense calls for a habitual and continual direction.
The passive could be permissive passive, “allow yourself to be…”
We are commanded to be filled with the Spirit.
We do not fill ourselves; the Holy Spirit does the filling!
Be constantly controlled by the Spirit.”
The Holy Spirit is the Agent (Gal, 5:16) and Jesus Christ is the content of the filling of the Spirit (Col.3:15).
There is no such thing as a once-for-all fullness. It is a continuous appropriation of a continuous supply from the Lord Christ Himself.
When you are under the control of the Spirit of God, your thought life, imagination, volitional choices, and behavior will be occupied with Jesus Christ.
When you are under the influence of the Holy Spirit, you will go deeper and deeper into your understanding of the ways of God.
Your communion with Christ is deeper and closer with each day. He will be constantly controlling your mind, emotions, and will.
When You are under the control of the Spirit, your prayer life is transformed, and you will pray with the heart and vision of a righteous man (James 5:16).
When the Holy Spirit is in control, you are of the same mind with God. You will be humble before God and man (Phil. 2:1-8).
When you are filled with the Spirit, you will have the mind and thus the attitude of Christ (Phil. 2:5).
You will reproduce His likeness (Gal: 5:22-23).
When you are under the influence of God’s presence, nothing really matters but Jesus Christ.
When you are filled with the Spirit and therefore under His control, You will live holy life(Gal. 5:16-18).
PRAYER:
Dear God thank for filling me with your precious Holy Spirit and your fresh anointing upon me in Jesus Name. I declare that the Holy Spirit is at work in me causing me to triumph in all areas of my life in Jesus Name. Amen
