Understanding by the Spirit
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Saturday, September 10, 2011
As Christians we have the Spirit of God living within, teaching us through our human spirit to understand spiritual things. It is the Spirit within that enables us to discern between what is real and what is not. Without the Spirit revelation is veiled. Without the Spirit covenant relationship is more religious than spiritual.
This supernatural endowment distinguishes those who have the Spirit—we have hope, know truth, recognize God’s leading, and are blessed with spiritual understanding beyond even Jesus’ disciples: “While everyone was marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus said to his disciples, “Listen to me and remember what I say. The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of his enemies.” But they didn’t know what he meant. Its significance was hidden from them, so they couldn’t understand it, and they were afraid to ask him about it.” Luke 9:43-45, NLT
The disciples did not have the Spirit until after Jesus ascended to heaven; Jesus told them to wait in Jerusalem for “the promise of the Father.” Applied to our lives revelation of God’s leading ‘by the Spirit’ empowers us to do more from His eternal perspective; making the application we rise above circumstances with insight beyond what is possible naturally. Limitations of this truth result because we do not know it; or knowing, we continue to live as though we do not. Acts 2: 1-4, 16-18
Amen.
Shirley Weaver Ministries
A Clear Trumpet, Inc. Post Office Box 295 · Mt. Pleasant, SC 29465
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A Clear Trumpet, Inc. Post Office Box 295 · Mt. Pleasant, SC 29465
Copyright © 2000-2011 All rights reserved.
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