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
Filled with the Spirit
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
Ye are complete in Him
For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power (Col. 2:9-10 KJV). The scripture above states in very clear terms that “ye are complete in Him”, that is in Christ. This is one of the most outstanding scriptural references Read More
The Holy Spirit with, in and upon you
Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you (Jn. 14:17 KJV) The three prepositions “with,” “in” and “upon” describe three key dimensions of interactions of the Holy Spirit with God’s people. Read More