WordfortheWeek 2021 Week 9 The Helper (2)

 

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“And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—.” John14:16 NKJV

I have learnt that the work of the Holy Spirit in you is a relationship thing. The work of the Holy Spirit in you is a partnership. Over the years I have learnt to recognise the voice of the Holy Spirit and thus be led by it.  The voice of the Holy Spirit is opposite to mine. It is that voice that will say show love to someone who is being hurtful to you. It is that voice that will tell you the solution to a difficult and complex problem and you know your limited knowledge could not have known this.

 

I have also learnt to recognise the voice of the Holy Spirit by the fruit of the Spirit. Anything that is of love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control (Galatians 5:22-23 NKJV) is the voice of the Holy Spirit. This is the way and the approach of the Holy Spirit.

 

I have learnt that to walk in the Spirit means not defiling your body, the temple of the Holy Spirit. There is purity in sex inside of a legal or customary marital structure.

 

I have learnt and still learning to live in the Spirit by being conscious and mindful of the Holy Spirit in me. He is my helper, so I ask Him for help in all things and at all times.

 

I have learnt and still learning to depend on the Holy Spirit in every area of my life.  With my children - His wisdom and guidance on how to navigate parenthood. In my work - how to build relationships and excel. 

 

I take the Holy Spirit as my senior partner of life. I have learnt and still learning to relate with Him as if He is physically beside me. I have experienced interventions in situations through wisdom from Him. 

 

The Holy Spirit helps to transform our life...if we are willing and obedient.

There are times when I want to react to certain situations, but I don’t. There is no character trait that cannot be transformed by the Holy Spirit, if we are willing and obedient.

 

The work of the Holy Spirit in us is according to the purpose of Elohim God for our individual lives. The power of the Holy Spirit will be manifested through you in line with the purpose and plan of Elohim, not your own flesh induced desires. Simon the sorcerer saw the miracles, signs and wonders by the Holy Spirit and wanted to buy it with money. Hey, do not even try it. Anyone that tells you to pay to receive the Holy Spirit is a representative of Satan. Flee and cry to the Lord yourself.

 

Jesus Christ has given us a mandate to take the gospel to the four corners of the world. We are the light of the world and the salt of the earth. To fulfil this mandate, we need the Holy Spirit.

 

The gospel of Christ is power unto salvation. By the Holy Spirit we can fulfil this mandate as Jesus did; “how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.”

Acts 10:38 NKJV. The works he did, greater shall we do because he goes to the Father (John 14:12).

 

Without the Holy Spirit, we can do nothing. But with Him, we can do the works that Christ did and even greater works according to the purpose of Elohim for our life.

 

But to get the gift of the Holy Spirit, you must first have a personal relationship with Yeshua Christ Jesus. And He has promised to send you the Helper. It’s never too late to accept Jesus into your heart as Lord and Saviour.

 

It’s simple to do this; believe in your heart that Jesus is the Son of God, raised from the dead and confess with your mouth that He is Lord. “For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved (Romans 10:9,10 NLT).

 

Start that wonderful journey with Him immediately.

 

#Prayerfortheweek

Almighty Father, thank You for the gift of my salvation and the Holy Spirit. Give me the grace to walk in the Spirit, be led by the Spirit and to live in the Spirit. May the power and the fruit of the Holy Spirit be manifested in my life for the glory of Your Holy Name in Christ Jesus I pray. Amen.

 

If you accepted Jesus or turned back to him by reading this blog, please get in touch. I am super excited! Inbox me, email me, just get in touch. I want to join you in prayers every day. My email is info@adeolaakintoye.com

 

Have a wonderful week ahead.

 

I pray that this inspire you to reflect on your relationship with Elohim and be determined to be more and do more for Him each day. 

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WordfortheWeek 2021 Week 8 The Helper (1)

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“And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—.” John14:16 NKJV

 

In the Old Testament we read that the Holy Spirit was given to specific people at specific times for the specific work they were given by Elohim; Noah, Moses, the seventy elders, Bezalel, David are examples. It was by the power of the Holy Spirit that these people were able to do extraordinary work.

 

Jesus told his disciples to stay in Jerusalem until they receive the Holy Spirit and power (Acts 1:4). Despite having walked and worked with Christ for three years, their transformation happened after this Pentecost experience. 

 

As believers we also need the baptism and power of the Holy Spirit - to live and be sons and ambassadors of Christ. We are powerless without the Holy Spirit of Elohim. 

 

From creation, through the process to reconcile man back to his God, we see the evidence of the power of the Holy Spirit. On the day of the Pentecost, the Disciples’ lives were transformed. They could do things supernaturally - spoke in different languages, preached about Jesus boldly, courageously and without fear. And of course, they performed supernatural miracles.

 

As a new believer I read these accounts and hunger for the mighty manifestation of the power of the Holy Spirit, for my redemptive purpose and calling. Not because I want to do what other people have done or are doing, but because I want to fulfil my own calling with power. And that power comes by the Holy Spirit of God.

 

When people say there is no Holy Spirit, that is not true, unless you do not believe that the Bible is the inspired word of Elohim by the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit was promised to us believers by Christ. Some of the role of the Holy Spirit is explained from the Scriptures, as  an Advocate (John 16:7-8), Revealer of truth (John 16:13-14), the Helper (Romans 8:26), the Empowerer (Acts 1:8).

 

People look for miracles, signs and wonder as a sign of the manifestation of the Holy Spirit. But Spirit of Elohim God is more than that. It is the grace to do things that are impossible in the natural strength or ability. The power given to believers is for a purpose - to be witnesses of Christ. The power is not for marketing and merchandising.

 

We have to be careful that we do not put Elohim in a box when it comes to how a believer receives the Holy Spirit. The Bible gives us examples of baptism of the Holy Spirit by laying of hands and during prayer. Laying of hands is common but not the only one. 

 

The Holy Spirit is promised to us as a gift. “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?” Luke 11:13 KJV. Pray for it yourself. Ask Yeshua, he promised it. Yearn and pray for it.

If you believe in your heart that Yeshua Christ Jesus is the Son of God and accept him as your Lord and Saviour, this gift is yours.

 

The baptism of the Holy Spirit is indescribable. Honestly. My spiritual life was transformed - the yearning to know the Lord, the yearning to be in fellowship with Elohim through prayer, the acute sensitivity of my conscience, the new abilities - wisdom, knowledge, understanding to fulfil my calling in Christ. You have to experience it to understand it.

 

All the seven aspects of the Spirit come alive in you with the baptism of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit of the LORD, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD (Isaiah 11:1-5 NKJV).

 

Apostle Paul encouraged us to walk in the Spirit, be led by the Spirit and to live in the Spirit. When we do this, we will be guided by the Helper and able to transform our character with evidence of the fruit of the Spirit. You are transformed inside out. Your redemptive gifts become activated by the baptism of the Holy Spirit. You will start having this deep desire to do the work of the Kingdom. 

 

How do we walk, live and be led by the Holy Spirit?

 

To be continued…

 

#Prayerfortheweek

Almighty Father, thank You for the gift of my salvation and the Holy Spirit. Give me the grace to walk in the Spirit, be led by the Spirit and to live in the Spirit. May the power and the fruit of the Holy Spirit be manifested in my life for the glory of Your Holy Name in Christ Jesus I pray. Amen.

 

If you accepted Jesus or turned back to him by reading this blog, please get in touch. I am super excited! Inbox me, email me, just get in touch. I want to join you in prayers every day. My email is info@adeolaakintoye.com

 

Have a wonderful week ahead.

 

I pray that this inspire you to reflect on your relationship with Elohim and be determined to be more and do more for Him each day. 

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#WordforToday 3 July 2018 Nugget of wisdom wrapped in an insult

 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another [e]Helper, that He may abide with you forever— John 15:16

Someone said to me sometime ago “You should have asked the Holy Spirit”. At the time I found it an insult but as a leader I looked for the nugget of wisdom even in the rough places. 

Yes I should have asked the Holy Spirit because He is the Spirit of the Living God inside of me. My Helper.

Often times we neglect His presence in us and strive to do things, know things, understand things in our own power, knowledge, intellect and wisdom. And boy do we get it wrong.

To be led by the Holy Spirit we have to be conscious and deliberate to partner with Him in this journey of our Christian walk. He is our ability to be ‘in’ Christ and enjoy all the fullness of His power in us.

Help a brethren next time and ask ‘What is the Holy Spirit telling you? It might sound insulting to them but it will prick their conscience to always seek the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

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Also, make things easier for yourself and seek the help of the helper. 

#PrayerforToday 3 July 2018

Almighty Father, in Christ may I walk in the Spirit and be led by the Spirit. Nothing by my power, my strength nor my will but by Your Spirit.

It is the will of the everlasting Father that you may have everlasting life through Jesus. See Him in the Holy Scriptures, believe in Him and He will raise you up on the last day John 6:40 NKJV

I pray this inspires you to be more and do more for Yeshua Ha Mashiach (Jesus Christ).

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