RE-Emphasised HeadStart (03 June 2019)
Being Full of The Spirit
Being full of the Spirit
Fellowship with the Holy Spirit (Continued)
The most important aspect of fellowship with the Spirit is the communion.
Interestingly, same word translated fellowship (koinonia) is translated communion.
koinonia: partnership, i.e. (literally) participation, or (social) intercourse, or (pecuniary) benefaction:--(to) communicate(-ation), communion, (contri-)distribution, fellowship.
Essentially two-way conversation
Have a look at the two verses below
2 Corinthians 13:14 (KJV) The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.
Philippians 2:1 (NIV) 'If there be therefore any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any bowels and mercies,'
Being in Christ is the grace of God received when you are born again.
The love of God released the grace of God (John 3:16)
But the Spirit is the PROMISE and GUARANTEE of our inheritance until the redemption of God’s own [purchased] possession (EPHESIANS 1:13-14 AMP)
Therefore communion (sharing, partnership, fellowship) with the Holy Spirit is an expectation.
Communion and fellowship forms part of the hope for our calling.
This partnership is critical in your interaction with God without which all else fail.
The disciples recognised the importance of the partnership.
Acts 15:28 'For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;'
Notice: 'For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us
Acts 13:2 'As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.'
Notice: The Holy Ghost said:
Acts 16:6 'Now when they had gone throughout Phrygia and the region of Galatia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia,'
Notice: forbidden of the Holy Ghost
Acts 5:32 KJV “And we are his witnesses of these things; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him.”
Notice: “So is also the Holy Ghost”
Point being your entire Christian journey depends on your partnership (Communion, fellowship, sharing) with the Spirit of God.
In-filling of the Holy Spirit is both the “Result” and “Precursor” to being continuously full of the Holy Ghost.
Now that statement is very big and will require more time to explain.
But in simple terms you experience in-filling of the Holy Spirit for certain actions of the Spirit if you are full of the Holy Ghost Acts 7:55 (KJV) and Acts 13:9 (KJV).
Likewise in-filling can be a precursor to being continuously full of the holy Ghost Acts 4:31 (KJV) and Acts 13:52 (KJV)
In both cases, I am referring to the overflow in your life as the Spirit of God is a person and cannot be received in part in our dispensation.
Now let’s quickly relook at the steps for continuous in-filling of the Spirit in the below 3 category sets:
- Continuous Praising and Worshiping:
The important thing here is Worship by the power of God's Spirit
John 4:23-24 (GNB) ’But the time is coming and is already here, when by the power of God's Spirit people will worship the Father as he really is, offering him the true worship that he wants. God is Spirit, and only by the power of his Spirit can people worship him as he really is.'
Ephesians 5:17-20 'Wherefore be ye not unwise, but be (being) filled with the Spirit; Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; '
Again, the important thing is Worship being induced by the power of God's Spirit
True worship is induced and sanctified by the Holy Ghost for acceptance unto God.
You can ask him today to help you in your daily worship and you’d be surprised at the transformation in your daily worship.
Believe me, I speak from experience.
- 2. Knowledge, meditation and Speaking Wisdom (Gods Word).
The important thing in studying, meditation and speaking Gods Word is to commune with Holy Ghost while studying, meditating and even speaking Gods Word.
1 Peter 1:22 'Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:'
Notice: through the Spirit.
John 17:17 'Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.'
Notice he had already referred to the Spirit of Truth in John 14:17 ' John 15:26 and John 16:13.
Hence praying for the Spirit, he could have just asked you to read the word rather than asking God to Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
So here is praying for God to seal you with the Spirit of Truth.
Ephesians 1:13 'In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,'
The important thing in study, meditation and speaking Gods Word is to commune with Holy Ghost while studying, meditating and even speaking Gods Word.
Then it is true fellowship.
Make no assumptions, ask the Holy Spirit questions, rejoice with him over victories in Gods Word. Worship while meditating.
At first it may seem like no response but sooner than you think, you did be in a conversation.
Glory to God.
- Praying in the Holy Ghost.
The important thing in praying in tongues is to depend on the Holy Ghost each time for utterance when you speak in tongues, don’t just depend on your memory of last tongue. Speak truly in the Holy Ghost.
Build and edify yourself daily in the Spirit by utterance:
Paul said:
1 Corinthians 14:15 'What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.'
Do all that by the leading of the Spirit
Both praying by the Spirit and understanding can be by the Holy Ghost.
Jude 1:20 'But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost, '
Start enjoying a life of continuous in-filling of the Spirit now by practicing the below life-changing transformation steps.
- Continuous Praising and Worshiping.
- Knowledge, Meditation and Speaking Wisdom (Gods Word).
- Praying in the Holy Ghost.
Pls look out for further weekly exposition on related subject.
And I look forward to seeing some of you on Saturday Sep 3rd 2022