Pastor Joy asked a question on Sunday, and today is a good day for us to reflect on it:
If everyone who accepts Christ as Savior has access to the Holy Spirit, then why are Christians not more victorious?
Her assessment was that Christians have access to the Spirit, but have chosen not to be full of the Spirit.
Pastor Joy then asked another relevant question: Why are Christians reluctant to be filled with the Spirit?
Well, there are plenty of answers to that one:
-they're afraid of "losing control";
-they're afraid of the presence of the Spirit being accompanied by certain physical manifestations;
-they're afraid of what other people might think or say;
-they're harboring secret sins that they don't want to surrender to God.
Galatians 5:25 says "If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit". On Sunday we learned that this involves our intentional, attentive, and constant cooperation with the Holy Spirit. As we give Him more of ourselves, He will fill us to overflowing and we will find that our life decisions are made in light of His desires.
Can you say, honestly, that you are interested in God's desires and plans? Or are you holding tightly to your own agenda?
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