Sunday, July 17, 2016

Ephesians 5:18

And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but ever be filled and stimulated with the [Holy] Spirit. Ephesians 5:18

You know what is so great? We are filled with the Holy Spirit, the same exact Holy Spirit that fills Jesus now fills us. He will never leave us or forsake us just as He never will leave or forsake Jesus. The Truth is that we are controlled by Him, sealed by Him, kept by Him, taught by Him, and He intercedes for us with such passion that we could never even begin to utter the words that He speaks to our Father on our behalf.

[Now having received the Holy Spirit, and being led and directed by Him] if you forgive the sins of anyone, they are forgiven; if you retain the sins of anyone, they are retained. John 20:23

But you shall receive power (ability, efficiency, and might) when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you shall be My witnesses in Jerusalem and all Judea and Samaria and to the ends (the very bounds) of the earth. Acts 1:8

The Holy Spirit allows us to Love and forgive all. He empowers us to understand and have hope. He allows us to do every last thing that we have been chosen to do. Our finances or social standing will never hinder Him, our health, our knowledge, our faith, and even our willingness to serve will never stop Him from carrying out what it is that our Father has foreordained for us to do. 

If we need faith, it will be Authored and Finished for us. If we have a fault, it will be pruned out of us. If we need knowledge it will be taught to us. Our Father will always fill us and stimulate us with His Holy Spirit. Our Father will even keep us from debauchery. 

I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace and confidence. In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer [take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted]! For I have overcome the world. [I have deprived it of power to harm you and have conquered it for you.] John 16:33

We have peace because the Holy Spirit is in us. The Truth is that the world has been defeated for us, it has no power now to harm us. For us everything is now victory. The world will try to tell us that it isn’t, but the Holy Spirit will remind us of the Truth that has set us free. 

And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, and Standby), that He may remain with you forever-- The Spirit of Truth, Whom the world cannot receive (welcome, take to its heart), because it does not see Him or know and recognize Him. But you know and recognize Him, for He lives with you [constantly] and will be in you. John 14:16-17


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