Friday, August 3, 2012

HOLY SPIRIT FIRE & POWER


HOLY SPIRIT IS FIRE….HOLY SPIRIT IS POWER...
POWER IS SUPERNATURAL
“WE ARE EMPTY VESSELS WITHOUT THE HOLY SPIRIT”
ACCEPT & RECEIVE THE POWER NOW!
(I extend my gratitude to Pastor Vincent Rajendra, for the message that was continued this evening @ ELM, well I learnt that GOD IS THE CREATOR & HIS VOICE (SPIRIT) is the PERFECTOR. Any person BORN AGAIN has the HOLY SPIRIT of GOD….make room for the HOLY SPIRIT. I will continue to blog on this subject matter in the days to come. Much said about the HOLY SPIRIT would still be insufficient. You should claim to know the difference between a NOMINAL Christian & BORN AGAIN Christian. Do you know WHY are you called THE CHILD OF GOD? Well we are all adopted by GOD and we all have the same SPIRIT – THE KINGSHIP OF GOD)


 The worldly proverb says, “The EMPTY VESSELS make MOST NOISE”. Isn’t this so very true? Let us now apply the same to our spiritual lives. When we are EMPTY and do not possess the Holy Spirit in us, we are not directed into doing things that please the Lord. Infact we become such busy bodies into other people’s personal lives, we make the wrong decisions, it’s all because the MIND is AT PLAY.

Coming back to the Word……Just before He ascended into heaven, Jesus said, "You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you" (Acts 1:8). 

This page will give you the instructions of HOW TO BE FILLED with the PRECIOUS HOLY SPIRIT OF GOD Himself, the manifest power of God.

This is not for our own purposes and is only to serve Him. However, this same POWER enables us to be what God wants us to be in this life and to be an overcomer.

Not an option. If you have already received Christ, in Eph5:18 -  And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit. God commands all believers to be filled with the SPIRIT therefore; we know it is God's will for everyone. It is really a command from God and really not an option.

Before His ascension into heaven, in Acts chapter 1 Jesus prophesied that this phenomenon would happen to believers. Jesus called it "the promise of the Father," told the disciples that they would receive power when the Holy Spirit came on them, and Jesus also referred to it as "the baptism with the Holy Spirit." It happened a few days later on the day of Pentecost as described in Acts 2:4, and there it is called being "FILLED with the SPIRIT."

In several others places in the book of Acts it happened to other believers and different terminology is used, but in all cases the Holy Spirit came "on" or "upon" people. It doesn't matter what you call it. The important thing is that it brings the fullness of God's power and releases the gifts of the Spirit in your life to be a witness for Christ and to do His will. This is currently happening in my life and is the power behind this message you are reading, my instant concern is that you should walk into the same fullness of GOD’S POWER.

Here is how you can be filled with the Spirit, right now !!!!!
First, you must sincerely desire for God to fill you with Himself, which really means you must want God to totally have His way in your life. Because God is total love and total wisdom and He always has our best interest in mind, we all should want that. Anything else is irrational. Therefore, present every area of your life to God.
Second, confess to God any known sin in your life and by faith thank Him that He has forgiven your sins -- past present and future -- because Christ died for you. By faith claim His promise of forgiveness and cleansing according to 1John1:9: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. As David has written please claim the cleansing as in Psalms:51[9] Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.[10] Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.[11] Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
Third, ask God to fill you with His Spirit. In a moment I will suggest a prayer. But remember, from Ephesians 5:18 we already know that it is His will for you. And we know that in 1 John 5:14-15, it says, " This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him." I repeat: it says, "…we know that we have (present tense) what we asked of him."
 Fourth, remember that we always receive from God by faith, so receive this gift by faith, as an act of your will, and thank and praise God for answering your prayer and filling you with His Spirit. 
Based on what God says about being filled with the Spirit, His command and His promise to give you what you ask according to His will, here is a suggested prayer. If you agree with these words, pray them now, and then believe, and you will receive. Remember that in Mark 11:24 Jesus said, "I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours."


PRAYER:
"Dear Lord Jesus, your Word says that you are the 'baptizer in the Holy Spirit.' Thank you for forgiving my sins because you died on the cross for me. Thank you for offering the fullness of your Spirit to me. As you commanded, I desire to be filled with your Spirit, so I know it is your will. And your promise says that if I ask anything according to your will, and if believe that I receive, then I can have what I ask for and it is mine. Therefore, I ask for the fullness and power of your Holy Spirit to come upon me right now. I receive Him by faith, right now. I now thank you for answering this prayer and filling me with your Holy Spirit. Now use me for your purposes and your glory. In Jesus' name. Amen."

Continue to worship and praise God. You may or may not experience physical or emotional feelings. That is not important. It is not based on feelings but on faith. Feelings may come now or later. The gifts of the Spirit may begin to flow through you immediately, or later, also by faith.

In the book of Acts, most or all of whom the Holy Spirit fell upon began to speak in unknown languages (e.g. 2:4, 10:46, 19:6). This manifestation of the Spirit continues widely to this day, as attested to worldwide by believers in virtually all denominations. Doubt and fear from poor teaching often blocks this manifestation, but doubt and fear are overcome by faith. Step out in faith and do not doubt.

Allow the life of Christ to flow through you and use you for God's purposes.

MAY GOD BLESS YOU ABUNDANTLY FOR READING THIS MESSAGE AND RECEIVING THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.




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