Let’s clear up a few things - Number one = Being
filled with the Spirit is not the same as being indwelled by the Spirit. Why?
Because every believer receives the indwelled by the Spirit from the moment of
their conversion you are commanded in Ephesians to be filled with the Spirit!
This literally means “being kept filled by the Spirit”
Every day though the process of life’s events you lose spiritual oxygen. God and God alone is the only one who can provide the spiritual oxygen you so desperately need. You can’t get it from your pastor, spouse, family, and friends, - It only comes from God!
When God created the man and women, one reason was to have continual fellowship with them. God is a gentlemen and he only resides where He is welcomed. People decided to kick God out of our schools, courtrooms, and government foundation and look at what is happening!
To keep your spiritual fire burning – Keep the warmth of His presence near you. The element of fire is important. It is your choice on how powerful your flame will be.
If you chose to live your life at a distance from His presence and serve Him when it’s convenient your spiritual flame will not be strong. Are you taking or giving ground?
Ephesians 4:27 = don’t give place to the devil. Therefore glory in Christ Jesus in your service to God. Romans 15:17 - If your serving him – you are close to Him. Always being kept filled: The Fuel is (The written word of God) Nothing can operate without fuel: 1. Humans need food 2. Vegetation needs sunlight 3. Automobiles need gas or electricity. Proverbs 4: Give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; for they are life (Or fuel) to those who find them, and health to all their flesh.
Just as a gas station – the gas station does not come to you – But you must go to the station! Same goes with your spiritual fuel. When was the last time, you went to God’s filling station?
“Being kept filled by the Spirit” You were never designed to run on empty. Eph 3:19 = to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Your spiritual engine can only run on the words found in the bible and on nothing else!
II Timothy 3:16 = Every Scripture is God-breathed (given by His inspiration) and profitable for instruction. If God breathed these scriptures then they are true, alive, and eternal!
Every day though the process of life’s events you lose spiritual oxygen. God and God alone is the only one who can provide the spiritual oxygen you so desperately need. You can’t get it from your pastor, spouse, family, and friends, - It only comes from God!
When God created the man and women, one reason was to have continual fellowship with them. God is a gentlemen and he only resides where He is welcomed. People decided to kick God out of our schools, courtrooms, and government foundation and look at what is happening!
To keep your spiritual fire burning – Keep the warmth of His presence near you. The element of fire is important. It is your choice on how powerful your flame will be.
If you chose to live your life at a distance from His presence and serve Him when it’s convenient your spiritual flame will not be strong. Are you taking or giving ground?
Ephesians 4:27 = don’t give place to the devil. Therefore glory in Christ Jesus in your service to God. Romans 15:17 - If your serving him – you are close to Him. Always being kept filled: The Fuel is (The written word of God) Nothing can operate without fuel: 1. Humans need food 2. Vegetation needs sunlight 3. Automobiles need gas or electricity. Proverbs 4: Give attention to my words; Incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them depart from your eyes; Keep them in the midst of your heart; for they are life (Or fuel) to those who find them, and health to all their flesh.
Just as a gas station – the gas station does not come to you – But you must go to the station! Same goes with your spiritual fuel. When was the last time, you went to God’s filling station?
“Being kept filled by the Spirit” You were never designed to run on empty. Eph 3:19 = to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Your spiritual engine can only run on the words found in the bible and on nothing else!
II Timothy 3:16 = Every Scripture is God-breathed (given by His inspiration) and profitable for instruction. If God breathed these scriptures then they are true, alive, and eternal!
Look at Acts 2:37-47 when your life is filled with
the Spirit – worship is not work it’s what you live for. Worship in the Spirit
is about want to – it’s exciting because you never know what God’s going to do
next. True Expansion – v47 – “And the Lord was adding to their number day by
day those who were being saved.” That is the true focus of your Christian life.
That you should bear fruit unto righteousness the Church is about you – it is also
a fueling station. This is to be a place of spiritual growth that propels you
into a community that lies in darkness. If you’re serving him you are close to
Him. Be sure to get to the Fueling Station (The Bible) to get your spiritual
fuel. There’s Nothing worse than running on EMPTY.
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