AATHAVAN 🖋️ 669 ⛪ Sunday, November 27, 2022
"But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth." ( Acts 1 : 8 )
The reason God gives us the Holy Spirit is not to scream and shout, or to say "lapa lapa". The Holy Spirit is given to us so that we may be strengthened and live as witnesses for Christ.
In today's verse, Jerusalem refers to where we are, ie our town or home, Judea refers to the areas around us, and Samaria refers to other ethnic groups. That is, our witnessing life should be reflected in our home, town, neighboring towns and people of other races and finally reflected in the whole world. This is why the Holy Spirit comes on us.
Well, how does the Holy Spirit qualify us? Jesus Christ said, "And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment."( John 16 : 8 ). That is, presence of Holy Spirit in a person is revealed by his sinless life and his righteous deeds. His condemnation of eternal judgment qualifies one to live righteously.
And Jesus Christ said, "Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come." ( John 16 : 13 )
Beloved, the demonstrations of many ministers who claim to have received the gifts of the Holy Spirit are not scriptural. These are tricks they use to make people believe that they are powerful and for collecting more tributes.
He who receives the Holy Spirit will be humble. He will be full of the fruits of the Spirit. "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law." ( Galatians 5 : 22, 23 )
Beloved, when we pray with real earnestness and desire to live a life of witness to God, we receive the help of the Spirit of power. Otherwise, if we pray for the Holy Spirit to become like famous Christian ministers who are protesting, we will be alienated from Christ.
Lord, God will be gracious to our prayers when we pray for Holy Spirit to help us to be strong in our spiritual life and to live a life of witness to God. True anointing helps us live a life of witness to Christ.
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