MEMORY VERSE OF THE WEEK: + Isaiah 1:19 If you are willing and obedient, you shall eat the good of the land.
VERSE OF THE DAY: + Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
** SAY THIS BEFORE YOU READ; HERE’S SOME CHRISTIAN TRUTHS **
I AM FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT
I AM STRONG
I AM MIGHTY
I AM HOLY
THOUGHTS:
People make fun of people with the gift of tongues, and they make comedy scripts of it, but we must be careful of what we entertain and what we think is funny. Many people say God has a personality, and he does, but to play and mock the things of the Holy Spirit is something we don’t want to do. We want to avoid doing this because God should not be mocked.
To mock the manifestation of the Holy Spirit shouldn’t be something none of us find funny, and a lot of people do; the Holy Spirit in the book of Acts unlive two people for lying, and a lot of people have lost their fear of the lord and say the lord now isn’t the lord from then. He is the same lord; he has more mercy and grace because when Jesus died, he gave us grace and mercy to help us have eternal life.
Acts 5:3–4 Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? 4 Didn’t it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn’t the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to human beings but to God.”
See, they didn’t lie to Peter. They lied to the Holy Spirit, and when someone mock God, say things they shouldn’t say, and doing anything and everything in the pulpit. I remember when the pulpit was holy and not meant to be played in. When I was younger,and when I went to church, my mom told me not to play in the pulpit. I wouldn’t ,why because I knew it was something holy, and people come into the church and defile it because they don’t take the hand of God seriously nor the presence of God, but once you ever experience the presence of God, you won’t forget it.
The presence of God is something we all must take seriously when we are praying, and even in general, as Christians ,we must find time to stay in his presence. This will help us grow in patience and help us grow more in him because we aren’t saying anything. We are waiting in his presence; many don’t want to do that. The Holy Spirit is very special, and when we want to become friends with the Holy Spirit or know him, dwelling in his presence is a MUST.
•Acts 4:5 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them: “Rulers and elders of the people!
•Acts 13:9 But Saul, also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him.
•Acts 9:17 So Ananias departed and entered the house. And laying his hands on him, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
When we dwell in the Holy Spirit, we will be filled with it so we can do incredible things for the lord. We can speak the way he wants and be used for his glory. The presence of God is so important to us as believers because without it, we can’t conquer fear, we can’t conquer anything because we are not filled with him, and anyone can have what Paul and Peter have. All we must do is dwell in his presence and be willing to submit. Another thing to pray about is submitting and being willing to do what he wants of us!
Speaking in tongues takes our relationship with God to another level; when we pray long hours in tongues, we go higher in the spirit; a lot of people don’t realize how important speaking in tongues is, but Jesus did this many times in the Bible
•John 11:38 Jesus, therefore again groaning in himself, cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
•Luke 22:44 And being in agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
See, the Holy Spirit will come in when we pray; the Holy Spirit loves to comfort us when we are unsure, but the Holy Spirit won’t make us commune with him. He will wait patiently with us, and he will show us if we are willing to dwell; that’s why we must dwell, praise, and worship to bring the Holy Spirit into the atmosphere, and always govern the Holy Spirit permission as we are praying in tongues.
Romans 8:26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.
The Holy Spirit will always intercede for us; that’s why when some of us speak in tongues, we groan, or we utter words that no one knows unless the Holy Spirit tells someone for interpretation, but these unctions of speech and groaning shouldn’t be mocked we all should learn to respect and love the Holy Spirit and ask consistently for the gift of tongues.
Acts 1:8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”
****Today we learned that we will receive power from the Holy Spirit to walk in our calling, heal the sick, and raise the dead. Many people think this is for a particular group of people, but it isn’t it’s for anyone willing to dwell and soak in the presence of the Holy Spirit, those willing to carry the anointing of God.
It is a price to carry the anointing, and a lot of people don’t want to carry it; a lot of people don’t want to deny self to be close to the Holy Spirit ; they don’t want to deny their wants and desires but to walk in holiness to walk in righteousness we must be willing to let go of the flesh so that we can grow in God. ©Seer~ Prophetess Lee
PRAYER
Heavenly Father, we thank you for today; we ask that you give us strength and cover us in your blood. Lord, help us be more like you. Lord, forgive us for the sins we have done knowing unknowingly. Lord, please help us to commune with the Holy Spirit; we don’t know what to do in our lives. Lord, please give us the gift of tongues and fill us with your power so we can do what we need to do. In Jesus’ Name Amen
REFERENCES
+ Isaiah 11:2 And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
+ Luke 11:13 If you, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
+ 2 Corinthians 3:17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
FURTHER READINGS
Proverbs 18
Nehemiah 3
Genesis 24
Ezekiel 8
