Just as in regular life we need water to survive, so in our Spiritual life we also need this same water to thrive. Many times in Scripture there are analogies used of us “coming to the water” and “drinking freely”. We need to have a thirst for God, and we need to come [...]
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Come to the River & Drink Freely
Sunday, June 21st, 2009Wash Me, and I will be Clean (Ps. 51:7)
Thursday, October 16th, 2008There is a beautiful verse that the Psalmist wrote in Psalm 51, verse 7. It reads:
Ps. 51:7 “Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.”
When we ask God to cleanse us, He does. He washes us and purifies us, even more so then [...]
Filled with the Spirit – Eph. 5:18
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008When we are filled with the Spirit of God, we are able to do great things.
Acts 1:8 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.”
This power [...]
The Nine Fruits of the Spirit (Gal. 5:22-23)
Thursday, August 16th, 2007The nine fruits of the Spirit are:
Love
Joy
Peace
Patience
Kindness
Goodness
Faithfulness
Gentleness/meekness
Temperance/self control
These fruits are produced in us by the Holy Spirit as we walk in Him. These fruits are not of ourselves but of the inner work of the Holy Spirit in our lives. This is why they are the fruit of the Spirit and not the flesh.
John 15:4 [...]
The Power of the Holy Spirit
Friday, August 10th, 2007The power of the Holy Spirit is able to deliver us from all sin, all fear, all doubt, all worry, all depression, all anxiety, etc. etc. You must yield to this Spirit and let it fill you with the fullness of all that God is (Eph. 5:18)!
Luke 24:49 “And behold, I am sending forth the [...]
Why We Need the Holy Spirit
Friday, August 10th, 2007Jesus said to His Disciples before His death that He was going away but that He would send a Comforter, One like Him to lead us and guide us until He returns (see Saved From the Wrath to Come). (John 14:26, 16:7)
John 16:7 “But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage that [...]
They Shall Know us by Our Fruit
Tuesday, August 7th, 2007Jesus said that the world would know us, not by our knowledge or worldly possessions, but by our fruit. This fruit is the manifestation of the Holy Spirit of Jesus Christ in us as believers in Him. Just as you can identify an apple tree by the apples it produces, or an orange tree by [...]
The Glory of the Lord (1 Cor. 6:19)
Thursday, July 26th, 2007The Glory of the Lord God Almighty is found in our blessed Saviour Jesus Christ. Just as the “Shekinah” Glory of the Lord came upon the Children of Israel in their wanderings in the wilderness, so does this very Glory come upon our hearts and minds as we open up to the promptings and leadings [...]
Partakers of the Divine Nature
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007Through the Holy Spirit of God that was given on the day of Pentecost, we are able not only to fellowship with the Father and the Son, but we are also able to partake of the Divine Nature. What does this mean? Well, the power of the Holy Spirit transforms us, making us [...]
Power From On High
Friday, July 13th, 2007When the Spirit of God comes, we are filled with power from on High. This is the same power that the Son of God received at his baptism. This is the same baptism of power that came upon the Apostles on that blessed day in the Upper Room. Look to Jesus for [...]
