From me to you Part 8: God’s Spirit is at work
CONTEXT: When Jesus was preparing his followers for his death, he talked to them about the promised Holy Spirit. He would not always be with them physically, but they would never be alone. God would send His spirit to comfort and guide and strengthen them.
After his death, when Jesus’ followers were gathered together, the spirit of God came upon them in power like a rushing wind and tongues of fire and completely transformed their lives. They now had the courage to speak out about Jesus. They were inspired. When new people turned to God, they were filled with this Holy Spirit too.
Paul observed the spirit of God at work in the lives of those around him and in his own life.
EXCERPT: Romans 8
FROM ME TO YOU:
Let’s talk about the Spirit of God that is at work in the lives of all believers. The Spirit of God cannot be seen, cannot be drawn, cannot be described in words, any more than our own spirit/soul can be. All that is spiritual is beyond words. What can be described is the difference the Spirit of God at work in us makes. It’s like the wind. You can’t see the wind but you can see what it does.
God’s Spirit sets us free. In our own strength, we will never be able to break free from the things that bind us, but when we draw on the strength of a higher power, then we can enter into this freedom.
God’s Spirit transforms the way we think. The things that mattered to us before lose their significance as we seek God’s way for our lives. We walk in the path of life and peace, life in all its fullness.
God’s Spirit fills us with resurrection power. There is always hope, always the potential to bring new life to any situation.
God’s Spirit connects us to God. We are adopted into His forever family. We are His sons and daughters.
God’s Spirit helps us in our weakness. The Spirit expresses the groans of our spirit when the words run out.
If God is for us, who can be against us?
Let those words sink in for a minute.
God is for us. God has our backs. This is the God of the whole universe we’re talking about.
If God is for us, who can be against us?
Nothing can separate us from the love of God. Hear that? Nothing and no one.
Let these truths encourage you today and give you the courage to get through whatever you are facing.
Today and always.
Yours,
Hx
