He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church (1 Corinthians 14:4 KJV) Speaking in tongues is a mystery in itself by its very nature and the results it produces. Let me focus on the results in this devotional. We are most familiar with the verse “But he Read More
The Holy Spirit
Do not quench the Holy Spirit in your life
Quench not the Spirit (1 Thessalonians 5:19 KJV) Paul gives the Thessalonians Christians a sobering command from the Lord not to quench the Spirit. The metaphor here is that of putting out or extinguishing a fire. The operations of the Spirit in our lives is often described as fire. Quenching the operations or activities of Read More
Understanding spiritual authority
And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things? (Mark 11:28 KJV) Authority, in essence, is the RIGHT and the FREEDOM to exercise power or CONTROL. The spheres of control can be internal, which is within our very being, such as controlling our Read More
The Holy Spirit: The Presence and the Power of God
In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit (Ephesians 2:22 KJV) The Lord is increasing our understanding of the Holy Spirit these days because God’s next move will require us to be grounded in the Word and in an intimate fellowship of the Spirit. We have to know Read More
Three dimensions of filled with the Holy Spirit
Then laid they their hands on them, and they received the Holy Ghost (Acts 8:17 KJV) Let me share a simple but critical truth regarding the infilling of the Holy Spirit. I will encourage every one of us to personally study the things I will mention here because space will not permit me to elaborate. Read More
Do not get drunk with wine but be filled with the Spirit
And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit (Ephesians 5:18 ESV) It is intriguing the Lord compares the drunken state with that of the Spirit-filled life. It turns out wine’s influences upon us have remarkable similarities to that of the Spirit’s operations. Drunkenness is a sin Read More
Sensuality vs the Spirit
These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit (Jude 19 KJV) One word characterizes the Christian life and that word is “Spirit”. Christianity is a Spirit-life. It starts with the Spirit coming into our hearts and continues with the Spirit leading, controlling, and expressing Himself in and through us. Jude makes a Read More
Cultivating a faithful spirit
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness (Galatians 5:22 ESV) How does the Holy Spirit manifest in our lives? We are more accustomed to the outward manifestations of gifts, such as speaking in tongues, prophecy, etc. Yes, gifts are a prominent outward manifestation of the Spirit, but that Read More