“Do not be filled up with the empty
beverages of the earth focused life … these only lead to foolish living and
endless unfulfilled stupors, but desire the eternal nectar of the Holy Spirit
so that you may be filled to overflowing with the presence of God in every
aspect of your life and find the countless blessings He wants to give you
(Paraphrase - Ephesians 5:18).”
We seek so much of what the world values as we
live our lives out on this earth. Many
times we are seeking clichés, fame,
fortune and fanfare which in the end are very shallow in significance and empty
of any lasting value. God’s purposes and
plans and the leading He brings through His Spirit take us to attributes and
new life brimming with great significance and overflowing with eternal
value. What would our lives be like, if
we truly desired more and more of the direction of the indwelling presence,
fruit and ministries of the Spirit of God?
The Holy
Spirit creates new in us, crusades beside us, comforts us in all times, clarifies
us, convicts us, and completes us by bringing forth new revelation while deepening
our understanding of the revealed and eternal Word of God by His abiding and
living presence in our spirit, heart and mind.
The Holy
Spirit is “The Creator” as creates us as a new creation and brings forth fruit
in that new creation. He is “The
Crusader” because not only does He battle alongside us and His power is
endless, as He is God. The Holy Spirit is “The Comforter” because He speaks the
truth and brings the promises of God to us at all times. He is “The Clarifier”
as He teaches us and deepens our relationship with the Living Christ. He is perfect as “The Convictor” of sin
because His convicting is perfectly and completely true serving only the
purposes of God in sanctifying us. The
Holy Spirit is “The Completer” of all prayers as he carries and completes all
prayers before the throne of God and is the seal of our inheritance of eternal
life.
The Holy
Spirit is God and what He gives us, is truly beyond our comprehension. The Holy
Spirit is Christ alive in our life, thus we should be as desperate for Him as we
are for air itself. In order for us to be fully alive in the spirit, we must
breathe deeply of the Holy Spirit.
Desire ever more of Him and yield your heart, soul, mind and spirit to
Him, and you will never be disappointed. He will fill you over and over again, and
you will overflow with the richness and bounty of all He will give to you.
Suggested
Reading – John 14
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