“I" Who’s Your Colleague”

“I Who’s Your Colleague”

And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit. Ephesians 5:18

I have always been one to wonder why some enjoy taking things that others throw away and finding a use for them. Often, they find something in the garbage and they adapt it for some other use. In this context, it makes me think about God doing something similar to every Christian. So far as our usefulness to God is concerned, when we are in our natural sinful state we are fit for nothing else than the trash. But because we have a patience and loving God who saves us through the person and work of His Son, we are transformed into something entirely new. Millions of Christians are begging God, as I once did, for something which is readily available -- just waiting to be appropriated by faith. They are seeking some kind of emotional experience, not realizing that such an attitude on their part is an insult to God -- a denial of faith. But faith is the only way you can please God.

The gospel song, "I've Seen Him Work" by Anita Wilson; For me I hear the ministry of the Holy Spirit as it is song! This song is really trying to make it known that life is an ongoing conversation with God. That's what a relationship is. It's not just going to God when you are in trouble asking Him to bail you out. I'm sure we've all had that moment. That's not what it is about. We need to come to God for the good things as well as the bad things. ^“the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you”. Jn14:17-18 Here are a few verses:

Sometimes you wonder why
The troubles of life seem to weigh you down
well I found a friend that I highly recommend
He will stick closer than a brother
And will love you like no other

Even though what you see
Doesn't match what you believe
Hold on, wait and see
Remember that God is working it out

 “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me”. Philippians 4:13

How often I am reminded it is the help of the Holy Spirit not you personally Ron; but through that often-forgotten member of the body of Christ, He equips us for serving Him. He gives us a new identity and a new function.

 I have heard it said that a person’s character is the sum total of a lot of little choices. Well similarly, the Christian life is the sum total of a lot of little steps taken in submission to the Holy Spirit… and as we walk in the Spirit, God fills us with His Spirit in such a way that our lives more reflect His will, and our desire to sin lessens. So, what does it mean to be filled with the Spirit? And, how can we be filled with the Spirit? 

As a Christian, the Holy Spirit already dwells within you.  You are filled with the Holy Spirit by faith/Grace.

Being filled with the Spirit means, basically, having great joy in God. Jesus gave us the Spirit, “Helper,” when He ascended into heaven.  And since the Bible teaches that “the joy of the Lord is our strength” Nehemiah 8:10, it also means there will be the ability in this joy for overcoming troubling sins and for boldness in witness. Therefore, to be filled with the Spirit means to be caught into the joy that emerges among the Holy Trinity and to love God the Father and God the Son with the very love with which they love each other. 

Galatians 5 says that if you belong to Christ you will put your old sinful self to death and live led by the Spirit.  Living a life led by the Spirit should compel the believer to practice what we refer to as “spiritual breathing.”  When one physically breathes, they both inhale and exhale.  Spiritual breathing implies an “exhaling” of sin (through confession), and an “inhaling” of Christ (through inviting the Holy Spirit’s help). If we call ourselves Christians, our lives should be changed by the gospel.  However, we cannot do good things on our own.  We cannot even know the heart and will of God without His help.  For all who have responded to the cross, we have been given the Holy Spirit to dwell in us and to assist us in our life-long pursuit of holiness.  We must seek to know God through His Word and allow that to soak into every aspect of our lives.  If we are in Christ, we never lose His Spirit. Yet if we are in Christ, we have an obligation to submit to his Spirit.

My Prayer

"Dear Father, we need You. we hunger and thirst for a more vital relationship with You. we admit that we have been in control of our life’s. As a result, we have sinned against You.

"Thank You for forgiving our sins through Christ's death on the cross for us. We now confess and turn from our sins and surrender life to the Lord Jesus. Giving control to our intercessor, he is always praying for us and speaking on our behalf.

 By faith we invite You to fill us with the Holy Spirit our as You commanded us to be filled.

You promised to fill us if we ask according to Your will. we pray this in the authority of the name of Jesus Christ Amen.

 So, what does it mean for you to belong to Christ and to live a “Spirit-filled” life?

God Bless You and This Ministry!