THE WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE: THE HOLY SPIRIT

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PHANEROO-DEVOTION

30th November 2017

Apostle Grace Lubega

1 Corinthians 2:12 (KJV), Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

In the life of the Spirit, there are things that you receive and these things bring everything else that you need.
There are experiences that provide the answers to the next series of experiences in your life. The greatest of these experiences is the infill of the Holy Spirit.

When you received the Holy Spirit, you received everything that you ever needed in this life.
Luke 11:9-13 says; And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened... If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

This scripture in Luke reveals that it is a misapplication of scripture to ask, seek and knock for material things such as a car, a house, a job or marriage.
These things have already been freely given unto you. Therefore, your asking, seeking and knocking should be for a deeper relationship with the Holy Spirit.

This is the maturity that God has called the church to; the place of absolute persuasion regarding the things that accompany salvation. Healing is yours, deliverance is yours, increase in ministry is yours; financial increase is yours because you have the Holy Spirit.

As a Christian, you no longer attend service to get a job, car, or a house. You attend service because you take pleasure in the presence of God and seek deeper communion with the person of the Spirit.

Our sermons should not end in things money can buy, they ought to provoke men to hunger for greater intimacy with the Holy Spirit because He is God’s indescribable gift. Hallelujah!

FURTHER STUDY: Hebrews 6:9, 1 Corinthians 2:10

GOLDEN NUGGET: As a Christian, you no longer attend service to get a job, car, or a house. You attend service because you take pleasure in the presence of God and seek deeper communion with the person of the Spirit.

PRAYER: Father I thank you for the gift of your Spirit. He is the assurance that I have everything that I ever needed. As I abide in Him, I launch deeper into the knowledge of Him. My hunger and desire is not for the things that your hand can give but for the things that your heart will reveal. In Jesus’ name. Amen.