We don’t earn access by our own merit. God uses our words in those moments, to touch the lives of those who are actually listening to us. ‭‭2 Thessalonians‬ ‭3:1‬ ‭NLT‬‬ Parents need the word of wisdom from God to give their children the right kind of advice. There are many believers who have not been able, to train their spirit man  by praying in the spirit, to be able to see in the spirit. Ephesians 4:12. The choice is always ours. But for us to make the right decision, our spiritual discernment must be precise and accurate. Moses told the children of Israel before dying, about his own personal experience in walking with the Lord. Paul was able to perceive faith in him for healing in this way. In John 16, Jesus tells us that the Holy Spirit is coming after he goes to be with the Father and that the Holy Spirit will be our comforter. He also encourages, leads, and perfects our lives, and eases the way of righteousness for us. Just as it is also possible to be reading, studying, or hearing the Word of God without having faith in it. Aftershocks: The Holy Spirit Leads Us. He will lead you into a life of great usefulness and blessing. Join us in person at 10am on Sundays. What Joel prophesied is happening. Then as I was reading the Bible one verse seemed to stand out from the page. An inner witness from the Holy Spirit, will help us in perceiving the will of God in most cases like this. But for us as the children of God, our spiritual perception is different from that of the unsaved world. They will always reject the spirit of rebellion, and cleave onto the Spirit of Christ. Genesis 8:11 (boldface mine) Let’s take a look at the first mention of eth (“right timing”) in the Bible. Many people have been warned in dreams to give up sin and accept Jesus as their Savior. Then keep your eyes open and go to work to improve conditions. He guides us away from sin: Through prayer, our powerful communication tool that enables us to hear from God, we are able to be led by the Spirit. When you are tempted to do something you shouldn’t do, a verse may come to your mind as a warning. Let us know about your decision. We are able to know this because, Paul while in the spirit perceived faith for healing in this man. Discerning ears or heart helps us in listening to hear the voice of God through the Holy Spirit, concerning what we are perceiving. 1 Corinthians 14:3,4, 26. The scriptures says about the man: Give reasons why the Holy Spirit is qualified to lead you. We had often erred in our spiritual perception, by calling what our unrenewed mind may had seen as unclean or sinful; even while we maybe standing in God’s presence. There he found a Christian in desperate need of his help. Do the doors of opportunity seem closed before you? THE HOLY SPIRIT LEADS USWe are at our third reflection. ‭‭Philippians‬ ‭1:9-11‬ ‭NIV‬‬ We must always acknowledge that, we are in the spirit whenever we are preaching the gospel. King Solomon said to his son concerning the wisdom in doing this. You are one of God’s lamps. . When we are focused on the message being preached or taught during a church service, we are creating an atmosphere for faith to become activated in our hearts for the miraculous. A heart that hears God’s voice clearly. . You have read about the gifts of faith, miracles, and healing. The Holy Spirit convicts us of actions and words that do not glorify God and of the failure to bear the fruits of righteousness which lead us to repentance. Hope you will not get tired on making posts as informative as this. ‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭29:4‬ ‭NET‬‬ Or this message may come directly to you in a deep impression or flash of insight. But the one who proclaims God’s message speaks to people and gives them help, encouragement, and comfort . We don't have to fear sharing the good news of what Jesus has done in our lives because Holy Spirit gives us the wisdom to navigate difficult conversations and the ability to clearly communicate our faith. The Lord was dealing with me lately about identifying and differentiating gold, silver and other precious stones, as described by scriptures. Now, the Holy Spirit does guide us and convict us and teach us and help us but not in a way we know at the time. Paul again said: He warned the sailing crew with him, about what he perceived in his spirit man: Finally he changed his reservations for a later flight. Apostle Paul (for example) was on the boat going to Rome, and he saw danger as they moved closer to the Island of Malta. If you would like someone to pray for you, click the button and we’ll connect with you. He wants us to accept these gifts so we can help one another. The word that was being preached by Paul, was received by faith by this man, for his faith to had been perceived by Paul. The Holy Spirit gives us a deeper understanding of God’s word and helps it to truly influence our lives. Just because someone sat in Church meetings at all times, doesn’t mean that he has faith in the messages being preached. And as mentioned before, whenever we are praying, then we are in the spirit. Appreciate the people God sends to teach you. Satan has always tried to confuse people by imitations of God’s work. They can hear God, but their hearts are hardened towards him. How many times have you asked your friends, “What do you think I should do?” Some people even depend on horoscopes and fortunetellers. The Holy Spirit was leading and guiding Paul here, as he preached the gospel in this city. Receives and communicates the will of God to us. We do have the ability to perceive spiritual truth, as the Word is being preached, read or studied. . His religious past was affecting his judgment of what he saw in the spirit three times. Your email address will not be published. We know the Spirit does lead us. Your email address will not be published. The Holy Spirit Leads Us through Peace Then the dove came to him in the evening, and behold, a freshly plucked olive leaf was in her mouth; and Noah knew that the waters had receded from the earth. He is our real and necessary helper and advocate, sent to assist us in living the Christian life. Jesus once said to the Pharisees: The Holy Spirit still speaks to people in this way today. “The same heard Paul speak: who stedfastly beholding him, and perceiving that he had faith to be healed,” A heart that is hardened against the Word of God, can never produce faith. Identify ways in which you need to let the Holy Spirit use the Bible to lead you. Messages from the Holy Spirit meet these five standards: Jeremiah 28:9. He is present around us and more importantly, within us inspiring and urging us to live a life more fully conformed to Christ’s. In the Acts of the Apostles chapter ten, we can read about an encounter of Peter with God, as he was praying at Joppa. Catching the “little foxes” in your prosperity. It was creating division within the body of Christ, and they were unaware of it. “for receiving instruction in prudent behavior, doing what is right and just and fair; for giving prudence to those who are simple, knowledge and discretion to the young—” Objective 3. And he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with skill, ability, and knowledge, in all kinds of crafts. Spiritual truth must always be properly perceived, if we want to be effective in following our inner witness. As an example Paul was once in the city of Lystra, where he perceived faith for healing in a man, as he was preaching. But it is also totally up to us to follow His leading and guidance. And yet another person just may not see or perceive the treasure of gold in that same piece of trash. Those who are led by the Spirit of God, do have the ability to perceive the move of God’s Spirit, because they are the sons and daughters of God. Paul in prison was unable to continue his missionary journeys, but while there he wrote some of his most helpful epistles. God will always act to help us, as we respond to His revealed will to us. We need to be very careful about the three things, as highlighted by Moses  in Deuteronomy 29:4 – Every member of the church needs to be full of the Holy Spirit. Be sure that it is one that believes the Bible, obeys it, and teaches and accepts the work of the Holy Spirit. But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. These two gifts together are like the gift of prophecy. The Holy Spirit may be opening a door to better opportunities. He knew or saw in the spirit that danger was ahead, through an inward premonition, an inner perception or witness in his spirit man about a dangerous situation. There were false prophets in Bible times and still are today. Exodus 35:31 (NIV). Dreams that come from God are very vivid and impress the person deeply. 2. To receive the Spirit is to be led by the Spirit. 9:20). Our faith works always when we put it into corresponding action. If we are not continually studying and meditating on God’s Word, there will therefore be nothing inside of our hearts for Him to work with. Prophecy, messages in tongues, and the interpretation of tongues are ways the Holy Spirit speaks to a group. The plane he had planned to take crashed and all the passengers were killed. Jesus once pointed this out to us, in the “Parable of the wicked vinedressers”. He takes out of the deposited knowledge of the word of God, in the heart to lead and guide us. Galatians 5:16, 25. From outside of your own mind comes the revelation of what a Bible passage means and how it applies to your problem. This is the spiritual state of the unsaved world around us today. The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, Searching all the inner depths of his heart. How was he able to act in helping the man while still in the spirit? “But to this very day the LORD has not given you an understanding mind, perceptive eyes, or discerning ears!” No one denies the fact that the Holy Spirit leads or guides. . This is like refusing to accept money because you might get a counterfeit bill. Four hours later she caught the next bus, sat down by a woman who needed God, and was able to lead her to Christ. Peter was judging what God was calling clean as unclean here. The apostle Paul had heard of some Christians who were not walking in the Spirit. Neither does God want you to be deceived by imitations of His work. Just shine where you are. Holy Spirit will stretch you. Maybe God has put you there so you can do something about them. But by praying in the spirit, we are able to identify the spiritual dangers, that such believers pose within the body of Christ and around us in this world of evil today. If the vinedressers had received the servants sent from the landowner, they would have entered into His joy. The Holy Spirit may give your pastor or another Spirit-filled Christian the message of wisdom or of knowledge that you need. Without the Holy Spirit you could still read the Bible and understand what the words were saying, but you wouldn’t be able to get at the true meaning of it. ‭‭Matthew‬ ‭12:33-35‬ ‭NIV‬‬ You can discover a new path for living. The Holy Spirit has brought these words to many a Christian just in time to turn him or her away from temptation. A Christian felt an urgent impulse to go visit a friend. He is the way that leads to God. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. Thanks to the Pentecostal movement, contemporary Christian culture often associates experiences of the Holy Spirit with ecstasy or enthusiasm. The Holy Spirit will not always tell us, what to do in every situation; but He will guide us into every truth. The Spirit gives one person a message of wisdom, while to another person the same Spirit gives a message full of knowledge…. Agreement with God's Word is the most important test; everything has to be measured by it. A rebellious spirit is the spirit of our unsaved world, that is making many in the kingdom ineffective to obeying God. These three things are essential for our spiritual growth as Christians. How can a young man keep his life pure? But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.” But when you think about the other possibility, you feel uneasy. “Then the Spirit entered me and set me on my feet, and spoke with me and said to me: “Go, shut yourself inside your house.” As a careful listener... “The heart of the wise will easily accept instruction. And it was evident here that, his mind of understanding was struggling with the law of Moses about clean and unclean animals; even while still in the spirit. There are three important things that Moses mentioned here. Solomon continued: The Spirit has given us life; He must also control our lives. Spiritual perception therefore is our ability to be able, to see or perceive on the inner man, what the Lord wants us to do or act upon on the outside. “My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you, turning your ear to wisdom and applying your heart to understanding— indeed, if you call out for insight and cry aloud for understanding, and if you look for it as for silver and search for it as for hidden treasure, then you will understand the fear of the LORD and find the knowledge of God. The Holy Spirit knows our spirit man, and He can speak directly to our born again spirit man. But our responses to what is being revealed to us, is always up to us. (13) Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come.--Comp. The Holy Spirit wants Christ’s righteousness and holiness to be in us. Recognize the way God can lead you through visions and dreams. However, you can make even these dreams work for you. Locations & Times. A mind of understanding The Holy Spirit works through the deposits of the word of God, inside of our spirit man in doing this. The Holy Spirit provides for them special gifts and power so they can do their work well. “You are the God who sees me.” the Bible says (Genesis 16:13, NIV). Paul perceived faith for healing in this man, and was able to help the man to release his faith in receiving healing. To be guided by the Holy Spirit we must understand: 1. Otherwise we will miss out of God’s blessing. That is why one of the gifts of the Spirit is discernment of spirits; it protects the church from the work of evil spirits and mistaken ideas of people. - Prov. Some people are afraid of these gifts of the Spirit because of false messages that they have heard about. The Spirit’s presence is shown in some way in each person for the good of all. Scopri Here Comes the Bride: How the Holy Spirit Leads us Home di Vanderbush, Henry, Vanderbush, Ronda, Vanderbush, Bill: spedizione gratuita per i clienti Prime e … King Solomon continued in the dialogue with his son: What this is is simply a desire to pray. The scriptures described what happened next; as Paul: The blessing of the Lord is not just about money. Father, mother, brothers, and sisters all teach the child what to do and how to do it. Canton First Assembly. God will never make us to respond, to what He has already revealed to us, as being acceptable to Him in His Word. Acts 2:17. David Platt, Kevin DeYoung, John Piper, Richard Chin, and Zane Pratt discuss what it practically means for the Holy Spirit to call and lead us in our lives. Sunday 10:00 AM. To resist the Spirit is to refuse to be led by the Spirit. When we are praying in the spirit, the Holy Spirit opens us up, just as it happened in the case of Peter here in perceiving spiritual truth. Now I realize that this flies in the face of what is commonly thought of as the leading of the Holy Spirit. When we are able to perceive the good things of God, then we can reach out and receive them with our hearts or spiritual ears. But our attention needs to be fixed on the Word that is being preached, for us to get the benefits thereof. He did this to prepare all God’s people for the work of Christian service, in order to build up the body of Christ. How the Holy Spirit Leads Us With Wisdom. Most importantly here is the fact that, the man was listening as Paul was preaching. This will help us in taking hold of spiritual truth, in order to be able to release our faith in receiving them. Our Mission to the Shoriya and Ekegussi People groups today, Our Spiritual Growth always gives glory to God, Get wisdom and understanding to walk in the blessing. He expects you to accept from your brothers and sisters in Christ the help that they can give you. And that was exactly what Paul did, in healing the crippled man at Lystra. Think of the early Christians who fled from Jerusalem to save their lives. We’re here to help you find ways to make sense of tough life issues, discover insights from God’s Word, the Bible and connect with others who are experiencing life’s journey. Expand. But when we do not follow our inner witness, to do or obey what is being revealed to us; then we will be as one being rebellious to the Holy Spirit. A Christian businessman had a reservation on a certain plane, but he felt uneasy about it. Wherever the Holy Spirit Leads Us Paul and his companions in their preaching journey came to Mysia through the region of Phrygia and Galatia (today central Turkey), having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching God’s word in the province of Asia. That is why active praying intercessors do play a vital role within the body of Christ today. Peter’s ability to perceive spiritual truth was strong, as he prayed in the spirit. Increase in love, knowledge and insight of God impacts our ability to be able to grow in spiritual perception and discernment. The Holy Spirit guides us into righteousness. He said in the end of that Parable: Paul knew the importance of the role of the intercessors, when he wrote to the Thessalonians: Many believe the Spirit is leading His church into new truth 1) Based upon a misapplication of Jn 16:13 a) Believing the Spirit is still guiding us into new truth b) Which leads to much religious confusion, as people say the Spirit tells them to now accept homosexuality, leadership of women in the church, etc. Spiritual perception helps us in seeing and recognizing spiritual truth. Proverbs 16:9. Though they tried to enter Bithynia, they were not allowed to, either. That prophet has spoken on his own authority, and you are not to fear him. God’s word coming out of the mouth of the righteous is always in His wisdom. And again he wrote to the Ephesians: Ezekiel wrote about his experience in the presence of God: He’s the one to constantly tell us, at all times, who we really are and in turn lead us away from lies and right to His truth. We have to be able to put value on the things of God, enough for us to be on the lookout for the things of the spirit. We are then able to cry out to Him, asking, searching and seeking His purpose in the revealed truth to us. Or it may be just a message of exhortation and comfort to help the hearers. The lust of the flesh includes all sins that would have us following our earthly desires (money, greed, pride, lust etc.). . The Bible says, “The Spirit has given us life; he must also control our lives” (Galatians 5:25). Some bring terrible confusion by giving “messages” to tell others whom to marry, where to go, and what to do. ‭‭Acts‬ ‭27:10‬ ‭AMPC‬‬ This was something that came to him through an intuition from his spirit man. And faith for healing comes, by hearing and listening to the Word of faith on healing. That is one major reason why the world does not understand us. He loves you and wants to guide you in all your decisions. But Jesus is very clear: the Spirit is so much more. Many, however, differ on the matter of how he leads. For wisdom will enter your heart, and knowledge will be pleasant to your soul. Deuteronomy 18:21,22. Everyone needs friends and everyone values those special friends who are always there when you need them the most. When we are walking with the Spirit, He will guide us into Godly pursuits. Use them as a reminder to pray for everyone that you see in your dreams. This man must have been showing some corresponding actions, as the preaching was going on. The Holy Spirit will always lead and guide us into every truth, whenever our faith is released in this way. The Spirit, who will make you wise. Our spiritual perception is always accurate when we are in the spirit, or involved in spiritual activities. “Walking in the Spirit” means letting the Holy Spirit lead you. Everything must be of help to the church. So God will always sent His Servant to us – the Holy Spirit. Paul knew that healing was the will of God for this man; and because he could perceive faith for healing in his heart, he declared the purpose of God for healing into his life. These believers do have an inner witness or instinct; but their instinct or perception is like that of this unsaved world. This is because the spiritual perception of the world in which we live is delusional, in comparison to the image of God who created them. Encouragement of Others. Scripture, however, shows us that often it’s quite the opposite. Jude continues: There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit gives them. Kao Chu Ju truly desired the presence of God but she was afraid to have any show made of herself, or for anyone to lay hands on her. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. We have to walk in the love of Christ in our association with them. Thanks to the Pentecostal movement, contemporary Christian culture often associates experiences of the Holy Spirit with ecstasy or enthusiasm. The servants who were sent to the wicked and rebellious vinedressers, is a direct reference to the workings of the Holy Spirit through His different gifts in our lives. In addition to the Holy Spirit guiding us, the Holy Spirit also counsels us. You have a Friend who knows the future. Come, let us kill him and seize his inheritance.’ So they took him and cast him out of the vineyard and killed him.” Holy Spirit may allow you to feel His grief, but ultimately He won’t force you to do anything. I once heard of a man say God told him to divorce his wife and marry a younger woman. We will dwell on the silence that is always very important to better hear his voice speaking secretly in our souls. It is the work of the Holy Spirit to lead and guide us, in cultivating the right attitude into perceiving spiritual truth. Sometimes, we refer to the Holy Spirit as some nebulous spirit being that just hovers around to lead us this way and that. Life can become a series of thrilling adventures for you as you are filled with the Holy Spirit and learn to follow His leading. He said: He told them: He leads us in the way that He has called us to go. ‭‭Ezekiel‬ ‭2:1-2‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ can only be recognized as a prophet whom the Lord has truly sent when that prophet’s predictions come true. 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