The Prophetic Word - Day 46: It’s not about an experience; It’s about a relationship
- Jul 29, 2023
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It’s not about experiencing something; It’s about a relationship with Someone
““If you love Me, keep My commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever— the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.”
John 14:15-18 NKJV
Let us rehearse what we have discussed this week in terms of the Lord creating a heart in us that is open to Him: a perfect heart.
The fall of man rendered him incapable of being indwelt by God’s Spirit so that he could no longer share in God’s very nature.
Now, the carnal nature (sin-controlled) could not please God by being obedient from the heart.
“Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.”
Romans 8:7-8 NKJV
Jesus Christ—as a man—received and retained the Holy Spirit of God.
“Beware lest anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ. For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily; and you are complete in Him, who is the head of all principality and power.”
Colossians 2:8-10 NKJV
The Lord lived a sinless life and became the perfect sacrifice for our sin. He then was raised by the Holy Spirit of God, and, in returning to the throne of God, sent the Holy Spirit to indwell those who believed in Him.
Sadly, there is much misunderstanding about what actually happened on the day of Pentecost. The fact is that a group of Jesus’ followers all received the same Spirit: the Spirit of God. And as such, could now be one with each other as well as one with God.
Now we can know the thoughts and intents of the Lord‘s heart! Yes, we can know Him firsthand, in a new heart made perfect by His blood.
“When you came to Christ, you were “circumcised,” but not by a physical procedure. Christ performed a spiritual circumcision—the cutting away of your sinful nature. For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with him you were raised to new life because you trusted the mighty power of God, who raised Christ from the dead. You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins.”
Colossians 2:11-13 NLT
In our opening scripture we see Jesus explaining that through the Holy Spirit, He would no longer just be with them, but would be IN them.
And now, all who believe in Him are made alive to God, able to hear His voice, able to follow Him fully; yes, able to be righteous from the heart.
What a wonderful gift it is to be able to have a relationship with the Spirit of God Himself!
Remember, the receiving of the Holy Spirit is not about an experience with something, but about an eternal
relationship with SOMEONE! And, He will lead us and guide us all the way home!
Peace to you.
Jesus is coming! Get ready for Him!
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