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
Filled with the Spirit
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
The fullness of the Spirit in Jesus and in You
For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him (John 3:34, KJV) John speaking of Jesus said God did not give Him the Spirit by measure. This implies God gave Jesus the fullness of the Spirit. What is this fullness? The NET Bible Read More
Is the Holy Spirit in or inside of you?
Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? (1 Corinthians 3:16, KJV) I have focused on the mysteries of Christ in you since the beginning of the year, and how to cultivate a sweet, enjoyable, and practical fellowship with the Holy Spirit. The Father Read More
Two dimensions of being filled with the Holy Spirit
And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance (Acts 2:4, KJV) The hallmark of Christianity is the Holy Spirit, that is, God in the believer. The Bible repeatedly urges us to “be filled” with the Holy Spirit. Let me briefly discuss Read More
Full of the Holy Spirit —what does it mean?
And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost…. (Acts 6:5, KJV) What does it mean to be “full of the Holy Spirit?” It will be a difficult task to explain what this means fully in a very brief devotional. However, I will Read More
Living Under the Influence
And they were all amazed, and were in doubt, saying one to another, What meaneth this? Others mocking said, These men are full of new wine (Acts 2:12–13, KJV) The scriptures use different natural things such as water and fire to describe the operations of the Holy Spirit. But there is one more thing the Read More
Peter, Filled with the Holy Ghost
Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel (Acts 4:8 KJV) When Peter and John were arrested for healing the lame man, the entire Jewish council got together to question them about the authority they had to perform such miracles. The verse above says Read More