God’s Gift 

While you received the Holy Spirit in full at salvation–you got all of Him you’re ever going to get–it still is possible not to enjoy a Spirit-filled life.

Christendom suffers a great deal of confusion in this matter. Many believers pursue a greater "filling" of the Holy Spirit, stressing signs and manifestations as evidence of a Spirit-filled condition. However, we experience a Spirit-filled life when we live under the domination and control of the Holy Spirit, fully surrendered to Him.

When we are not willfully surrendered to Him, when we carve out and reserve a section of our lives for ourselves, we are not living the Spirit-filled life.

You may counter, "Wait a minute. If at salvation I received all of the Holy Spirit I’m ever going to get, how can I ever live a life that is less than Spirit-filled?" Perhaps the best illustration is that of the parent-child relationship.

Suppose a father has a rebellious child. Is the child still under the authority of the father? Yes. Positionally, the child remains under the authority of the father, though functionally he is not remaining under the father’s authority because he is being disobedient. If ever the child repents and changes course, then the perfect relationship is restored.

So it is with believers. If after our disobedience we repent to our heavenly Father, we immediately are able to experience the Spirit-filled life.

 

DO YOU ?

Do you ever feel discouraged and dissatisfied? Do you ever have feelings of unrest and fear of the future? Does the thought of death and the hereafter haunt you?

YOU ARE

Are you looking for an unconditional love? Someone who accepts you where you are and loves you no matter what? Look no further than a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
1 Peter 5:7 NIV

Never let the enemy tell you that you re worthless or insignificant. You have value in the eyes of God so great that it was worth dying for. You are a blessing to the world.

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