Many of us love the book of Acts because so many wonderful things happened as God worked by His Spirit through His church. We are the same church, with the same mission, and the same powerful presence of the Holy Spirit.
How aware are you of the presence of the Holy Spirit? Do you understand that He resides in you if you are in Christ? Do you comprehend that He is not a force, nor is He a concept, but He is a Person? Do you know that you have a relationship with the Holy Spirit? Jesus said: “He will take what is mine and declare it to you” (Jn.16:15).
The Holy Spirit radically transforms your life purpose as one who is sent. Living as a sent person shapes the way you look at your circumstances and at the people around you.
Jesus promised His followers that we would receive power with the presence of the Holy Spirit. So, what is this power? What difference does He make in your life?
It is not common for pastors to assign homework to the church, but last Sunday I did. Let me review it with you in three steps:
Have your copy of God’s Self-disclosure open to Ephesians 3:16-21 and meditate on this text.
Ask your heavenly Father to help you grasp the implications of the presence of His Holy Spirit in you.
Worship God as you listen to Holy Spirit Living Breath of God
This may take some time. I encourage you to take as much time as you need even if it means several days. Remember that the Holy Spirit was not given just for our personal experience, but for influence. So, let me conclude this encouragement with one final question based on Ephesians 3:20-21
Now to Him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever…
What would you love to do for the gospel if you had a group to do it with?
Let’s get this conversation going – God is at work!
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