Wide open words, like a “Poem”. Why? Because poetry requires careful focus on individual word as well with mindful analyses of competing actions. A clue, focus on the moment, be mindful, loving authentic and honest with the question, So, what is the breath of God?
‘What are you doing for others?’ This question makes me think of the means by which we live today are so out distanced to the spiritual ends for which we should live. Finding ourselves caught up in a messed-up world for a cast your vote battle, centered on a narrative of “self-love” helping to disguise hate, and that is the basis of the problem.
“But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, Luke 6:27
Despite what we might feel, the political and cultural chaos that engulfs us, in my opinion, gives us an opportunity to champion the Kingdom of God in this time and in this place. Instead of ‘Through’ our particular “man talent bias speech” we’ve made of the world, a neighborhood at odds.
Because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: Isaiah 6:5 saw his sinfulness, and the sinfulness of his people, mainly in terms of sinful speech. Is it through our moral and spiritual genius we’ve failed to make of it a spiritual brotherhood? Is that You? Jesus said He would send the Spirit to us to be our Helper, Comforter, and Guide. Lord, I pray, “How we do need to receive the Holy Spirit”?
We receive the Holy Spirit by simply receiving the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior! The seal of salvation for all those who believe: “Having believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.”
Of all the gifts given to mankind by God, there is none greater than the presence of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit has many functions, roles, and activities. First, He does a work in the hearts of all people everywhere. The Spirit applies the truths of God to minds of men to convince them by fair and sufficient arguments that they are sinners. Responding to that conviction brings men to salvation. Ephesians 2:10
Genuine salvation is entirely of God and it inevitably results in a life of good works.
You've seen them out there. They stand on the corner across from the football stadium on Saturday nights or Sunday afternoon. Almost like a guardian they plunk down on the sidewalk with their sign labeled with John 3:16, “perhaps the most famous bible verse, but also perhaps one of the least understood” yelling out to those who parade the street at night. But what are they doing there? Step forward and talk to them and you'll realize they aren't protesting anything - in fact it's the opposite. These men are just trying to tell everyone about the love of Jesus Christ. If you observe long enough the soulfully concealed chaperon indwelling Spirit will give evidence of new life by producing the fruit of the Spirit in the believer’s life Galatian 5:22-23. What is your journey of “Purpose” with the help of our Lord?
“A call for unity among God’s people”. This is my cry, “How will God communicate those provisions"? Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. Ephesians 4:2-3
The above scripture signifies a humble, forgiving attitude towards each other naturally which helps to fulfill this gift of the unity of the spirit. God never commands us to create unity among believers. He has created it by His Spirit, our duty is to recognize it and keep it. It is evident in the quick fellowship possible among Christians of different races, nationalities, languages, and economic classes. Human beings are fallible. No one gets it right 100 percent of the time. The wisest and most godly among us are still subject to human error. We set ourselves up for disappointment and often disaster when we build our lives or ministries based upon the counsel of just one person or the worldly bias media. It is good to submerge ourselves with the trusted adviser, the holy spirit.
What you will find starting to happen to you is that words or revelations coming from the Holy Spirit will “jump” at you, I use to call this my play “invisible ball”. My mature mind, today, says it’s the Holy Spirit “quickening” these words to you in order to help give you His knowledge, wisdom based on truth in-which you have been searching for action.
“without counsel, plans go awry, but in the multitude of counselors they are established.” Proverbs 15:22
The Holy Spirit the third person of the Trinity made of God the father and his son Jesus Christ. The Holy Spirit is difficult enough to teach to adults, teaching about his nature and work to children is that much more difficult. Sometimes games can help illustrate a truth that hours of teaching cannot.
As a former Sunday School teacher, I would play the pretend, invisible ball game. I would convince them to look into the clear blue sky and imagine; that I was holding an invisible ball in one hand and a big bag in the other hand. I would Hold out my empty hand, slightly cupped in their view. It’s beautiful? What? You have some doubt that I have an invisible ball! Well, how can I show you? I know, I’ll throw the ball into the air and catch it in the bag. As I throw the ball into the air. I Follow it with my eyes. As the ball lands in the bag, I would snap my fingers with the bag held between my thumb and fingers. It sounds like something is falling into the bag. Did you hear it? It’s a heavy, invisible ball. Let’s do it again. After doing this several times, each time tossing the ball higher in the air, following it with my eyes until it falls into the bag. Even bouncing the ball off of a wall with so much enthusiasm and imagination. Giving the ball to one of the children to throw at me, they quickly get into the game. That’s an amazing ball, isn’t it? You can’t see it, but you know it’s there by what it does. Wow, “The Power of God-Given time and imagination”!!
When you accept Christ as your Savior Romans 10:9-13 the Holy Spirit takes up residence in your heart, bringing with Him an entirely new life of love, relationship, and service to the Lord, that’s what the Holy Spirit is like. We can’t see the Holy Spirit, yet we know what the Holy Spirit does. The Spirit causes faith to grow in us. Galatians 5:22-23 says, “But the Spirit gives love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.” Even though we can’t see the Holy Spirit, we know the Holy Spirit works among us by what we see, hear and know in our hearts.
God Bless You And This Ministry!
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