On Sunday, I left there feeling there was something I missed or didn't spend enough time unpacking but I couldn't put my finger on it...until last night. Misty encouraged me to read the passage I taught from out of her bible (she reads from the New Living Translation because she likes to be a bible snob:)). As I was reading the words what I couldn't put my finger on became very apparent.
1 Cor. 2:9-12
10 But it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God’s deep secrets. 11 No one can know a person’s thoughts except that person’s own spirit, and no one can know God’s thoughts except God’s own Spirit. 12 And we have received God’s Spirit (not the world’s spirit), so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us.
There it is folks....the spot where I think as believer's we should stop and just thank God for His Spirit that lives inside of us. The Holy Spirit reveals to us the deep secrets of God that are hidden from us apart from Him. We get to better understand what God wants from us, how we can please Him, how we can live an abundant life, how we can continually repent and break free from sin and it's temptations.
WE CAN LIVE THE LIFE GOD DESIRES FOR US TO LIVE BECAUSE OF THE ROLE THE HOLY SPIRIT PLAYS IN OUR LIFE!!!!!
Think about all the things that are great mysteries to you about God the Father. It is the Holy Spirit in His wisdom which reveals those things to you. With the Spirit we can do supernatural things in supernatural ways. Apart from Him we are limited to human size power resulting in human size results.
I am thankful today for this vital role the Holy Spirit plays in my life. I think it would be good for all of us today to stop and than Him for such a brilliant counselor.
Heart and Soul,
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