Baptism in the Holy Spirit
We have a chance in our lives here on Earth to let God totally consume us. We simply must surrender and ask him to baptize us in the Holy Spirit. With this comes power, the power to heal, love and show mercy and grace. The Holy Spirit provides for us when we do not know how to provide for ourselves or for our loved ones. When we submit to Christ and allow the Holy Spirit to reign we feel and think about certain people at all different times of the day. The Holy Spirit knows when someone needs prayer, a conversation and sometimes just a hug. Our lives become so hectic that we get lost in our own busyness. God tells us over and over again to slow down and see his creation. The time and precision he took to create us and everything in this World is the same type of effort he wants to see of us for each of our brothers and sisters. When you pray ask Jesus to Baptize you in the Holy Spirit or ask your pastor to pray that for you. You will begin to see differently and think differently about every situation in your life. God brings us to a point in our lives where knowledge is no longer enough, we have to choose to apply the knowledge to how we live so that it can become wisdom. We cannot become wise in God’s way of thinking if we don’t walk the walk. The power that comes from the Holy Spirit gives us discernment and comfort and allows us to know what God thinks of the situations we are in and the people that are in our lives. I love that we have the ability to do amazing things in Christ through us and that we must give him all the glory. He is worth living for and he is definitely worth dying for. Now I am not calling myself or you to be a martyr but I am saying we must learn to die to our old self, the selfish, manipulative, narcissistic sinful nature self and keep our eyes focused on Jesus. This way when the old comes knocking we know not to open that door, because the Holy Spirit within us gives us the wisdom to know we are WORTH more to Jesus… Amen!
