MY FRIENDS, HAVE YOU ALLOWED GOD’S SPIRIT TO TAKE YOU TO THIS POINT ON YOUR JOURNEY?

Jan. 11, 2014

MY FRIENDS, HAVE YOU ALLOWED GOD’S SPIRIT TO TAKE YOU TO THIS POINT ON YOUR JOURNEY?

“The Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. And he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. Romans 8:26-27

My friends Christ says Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. John 16:7 Paul says in Romans 8  how the Spirit intercedes on our behalf, as He follows Christ in working for our Salvation here on earth.

Verses 2 tells us “because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the law of sin and death.” And He does this in conjunction with  the Son who had condemned sin in the sinful state as a human. verse 4 says the Spirit intercedes by giving God’s faithful Children the power to fulfill the “righteous requirement of Gods holy Precepts.”

verses 5 -11, He transforms our life because “if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because He lives in us.”

verses 12 -13 tells us once we are transformed through God’s Spirit “we have an obligation but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it. For we will die”…. but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body you will live”

verses 14 -16 tells us the “Spirit you received brought about your adoption to SONSHIP…  For the “Spirit himself testifies” on our behalf “with our spirit that we are GOD”S CHILDREN.”

verse 17 -19 speaks of our obligation and the beauty of what lies ahead if we are faithful “Now if we are children, then we are heirs heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory. I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed.” But my friends let me interject here HAVE YOU ALLOWED THE SPIRIT TO TAKE YOU TO THIS POINT ON YOUR JOURNEY if not it is time to RE-EVALUATE YOUR PRIORITIES.

And now verse 20-25 “…….. We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but we ourselves, who have the FIRSTFRUITS of the SPIRIT, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for our adoption to SONSHIP, the redemption of our bodies. For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what they already have?  But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.”

Yes my friends we wait  patiently for Christ to come and take us home. But as we wait we also have a commission from God to spread the good news of the gospel to those without hope, and bound for perdition.

verse 26-27  as the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For Paul tells us in 2 Cor. 12:9 “for my power is made perfect in weakness.”Or when we are humble and come before the Lord with Prayer and supplication. My friends God’s Spirit speaks Daily to the Father on our behalf. He knows our needs, but as sinful humans, we know not how to petition our needs to a pure and Holy God.  And he is able to do this because He knows the  character we have allowed him to transform. He knows our needs because we have allowed Him to walk with us daily. And He knows our trials and pains because we have decided to ENDURE and take up the cross of Jesus. And most important HE KNOWS THE FATHER, AND HIS LOVE AND DESIRE TO SAVE US FROM SIN. because He was also there from the beginning “AND THE SPIRIT OF GOD WAS HOVERING OVER THE FACE OF THE WATERS.” Gen 1:2

My friends a lot has been done and is continuing to be done for our Salvation BUT HAVE YOU ALLOWED THE SPIRIT TO TAKE YOU TO THIS POINT ON YOUR JOURNEY, if not it is time to RE-EVALUATE YOUR PRIORITIES.

So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY