Tuesday, December 4, 2007

the Holy Spirit leads

Our relationship with the Holy Spirit is very interesting.
It determines the power of our testimony in this world.
We can influence him, but we cannot change him.
He is God.
He does not change.
He is omniscient.
There is no new information that we could surprise him with.
We either agree with him or we don’t.
The Holy Spirit is not an influence or a reflection.
He is not just a theological concept.
He is a person.
No believer has more of the Holy Spirit than others.
If they have a greater testimony of him, it’s because they have
less of themselves in the picture.
As Watchman Nee said, “We don’t need a greater power, we
need a deeper death.”
If we dishonor the Word of God in our lives, we grieve
the Holy Spirit. Eph.4:30
If we reject the call of God in our ministry, we quench
The Holy Spirit. I Thess.5:19
If we walk in the Spirit ( Gal.5:16) we will, sooner or later, be led
to a spiritual fellowship and be a part of a local church where
the word of God is honored.
All spiritual gifts that the Holy Spirit bestows to individual believers
are given for the building of the local church.
The universal Body of Christ doesn’t need to be built.
It just needs to be recognized.
Number one strategy of Satan against believers is to separate them
from the fellowship in a local church.
The Holy Spirit faithfully leads us to the church.

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