There was a time in my christian life, when my life became like a rollercoster ride. At the end the result became hopeless and I was defeated. Until one day, the Holy Spirit spoke to my heart, and show me what the problem was. The problem I was facing, was not that I didn't know who the Holy Spirit is, or why did He came for? But because I fell to claim daily, His promise to fill me with the Holy Spirit. The primary reason why I am sharing this testimony, is because this can happen to anybody in the church. Perhaps you could be facing the same situation, that I went through. The second reason is to help you as a believer, to claim daily His promise, in order to be fill with the Holy Spirit.
The doctrine of the great commission it is one of the command given by Jesus Christ in (Mt 28:19-20). To make disciple, to baptize new believers, and to teach the word of God. But, are this is the only command, the Lord Jesus gave to His disciple? The answer is No. After Jesus Christ was resurrected from the dead, He commanded His first disciple to be fill with the Holy Spirit in (Lk 24:49). "Behold, I send the promise of My father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endured with the power from high. The Lord commanded not suggested to His disciple to be fill with the Holy Spirit.
The Lord Jesus Christ is our example, to be fill with the Holy Spirit before He begin His ministry. In (Lk 4:1) Then Jesus being [ filled with the Holy Spirit ], returned from the Jordan and was [ lead by the Spirit into the wilderness]. The only truth is that only the Holy Spirit of God, can set people free from any bondage of sins. The Lord said not by might or strenght, but by My Spirit. The Lord Jesus said that no one come to Him, unless they are draw to Him.(John 6:44) The Lord is not interested to have a big amount of people in the congregation that they know that have eternal life, in case if they die, but He want to transform and set people free from bondage of sin. The Lord want to have a relationship with people and He demand that every believers walk in obedient.
The Holy Spirit is the Lord of the harvest, He is the Supreme in revival, evangelism work, and missionary efforts. Without the guidance and the direction of the Holy Spirit every plan and effort are condemn to a failure. It doesn't matter if believers dedicate their life to Christ, give tithe and offering as an act of obedient, pray and fact for the lost one, have daily devotion and study scripture, attend to the church for fellowship, serve in the church, put on the armor of God to enter to a battle and witness to the lost people. The reality of this truth is that you are fighting a lost battle.
It is written in the bible in (LK 4:18) "The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord. My question is, How can I set free someone, if I am not walking in obedient toward God and I have sin in my life? The answer is that many believers are depending in their own strenght, ability, and idea. The Pharisees were expert to teach laws, pray and fast but in reality they were not free to themselves. They were able to get group of people to assist to the congregation, but there were not capable to set them free, so they can experience a radical transformation. Only the Holy Spirit can set people free and transform their life into Christ image.
The Lord command every believer to be fill with the Holy Spirit in (Act 1:8) "But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the earth. Why believers are not reflecting the abundant life? Because they are not fill with the Holy Spirit. They are living their life with their own thinking, ideal, skills and strengths. The Lord said that without Him we can not do anything. (John 15:5). The fruit of the Spirit is founded in (Gal 5:22) Love, Joy, Peace, Long suffering, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, Self control. Against such there is no law. The only way believer can bare fruit and be productive is by the power of the Holy Spirit.
The result of been fill with the Holy Spirit will bring every believers to become obedient to God, instead of obeying God half way. The Lord allow me to experience this situation, so I can bare witness that without the work of the Holy Spirit christians believers are predestine to experience failure. Satan does not want the church of Christ to be fill with the Holy Spirit, He knows that there is power when christians believers obey God. He want to keep believers to experience good thing, in order to prevent believers to experience the best thing. It is not a convenience for him, to allow christians to obey God's command to be fill with the Holy Spirit, because that is the only power that can set free any soul. How can christians claim daily the promise of God, to be fill with the Holy Spirit?
- The believer must be willing to surrend their life daily in every area of their life and to follow the direction of the Holy Spirit.
- The believer must confess all their sins, and believe that they are forgiven. (1 John 1:7)
- The believer must claim the promise by faith, to ask the Lord to fill them with the Holy Spirit. (Act 1:8; Eph 5:18; 1 John 5:14,15).
- The believer must obey God, in whatever the Holy Spirit is asking to do.
ounce you claim daily the promised to be fill with the Holy Spirit, you may experience a manifestation of peace and contentment in any circumstance and will bare fruit to help others to know Christ as their personal savior. What good is going to be, if I began to witness Christ to someone, and my conduct and actions does not reflect what I say? The Lord commanded to Love Him first, and then Love other people as yourself. The truth is that if we are honest to our self and to the Lord, you and I can not Love people the way God does. That is the reason why we need to be fill with the Holy Spirit.
Dear Friend:
If you are a believer and you are captivated with sins, prideness, fear, bitterness, anxiety, the good news is that God want to restore your relationship with Him. If you are not a believer, this teaching can only help you to receive Christ as your personal savior. You can not be fill with the Holy Spirit, until you are save first. The only way to obtain salvation, is by faith in Christ, and asked the Lord Jesus to come in to your life, to save you and forgive you from all your sins and be your Lord and savior forever.
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