"The Lord said, "I am Jesus whom you are persecuting.......for this purpose I have appeared to you, to appoint you...to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the dominion of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified by faith in Me." - Acts:26:15,16,18
Paul had first to come to this time of crying, weeping, contrition, and yieldedness. He had done all he could in the natural but the natural had only brought him to a broken place, to blindness, to helplessness, and this must come out of Paul's life before he could have the life of God.
HIS LIFE FLOWING AS A RIVER
When we have altogether parted with our own plans, as it were, then there is a possibility of God's likeness, being made manifest in us, of the water of life filling us, and not only enriching our own life but FLOWING FROM US AS A RIVER that will touch others; and no one can tell what a river can do when it is set aflow by God, because when God is in the plan, everything works mightily and harmoniously.
The living touch of the river of the life of God is that which brings a celestial glory into the human heart, and speech that meets the kindled desire therein.
When we are filled with the Holy Spirit we go forth to see things accomplished that we could never see otherwise:
RECEIVING OUR CALLING IN CHRIST
Ephesians 4:1 – “Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called,”
First of all, Paul had a CALLING.
We are to ask, seek, and Knock (Matthew 7:7) until we come to an understanding of our Calling in Christ – then we seek wisdom from the Holy Spirit as we move forward in advancing God’s Kingdom in the earth.
And your whole desire is to carry out what the Spirit has revealed to you in regards to your CALLING -- it will surely come to pass.
A CONTINUOUS BURNING ON THE ALTAR
Many believers lack the power because of worldly distractions and they do not keep their CALLING in the forefront of their life -- they do not allow the fire which has come to infuse them continue to burn.
There must be a continuous burning on the altar. Holy Spirit power in a believer is meant to be an increasing force, an enlargement. God has never anything of a diminishing type. He is always moving forward.
QUESTIONS TO ASK MYSELF:
Am I moving forward?
Am I stopping in the plains when there are greater things waiting for me on the hilltops?
Paul had first to come to this time of crying, weeping, contrition, and yieldedness. He had done all he could in the natural but the natural had only brought him to a broken place, to blindness, to helplessness, and this must come out of Paul's life before he could have the life of God.
HIS LIFE FLOWING AS A RIVER
When we have altogether parted with our own plans, as it were, then there is a possibility of God's likeness, being made manifest in us, of the water of life filling us, and not only enriching our own life but FLOWING FROM US AS A RIVER that will touch others; and no one can tell what a river can do when it is set aflow by God, because when God is in the plan, everything works mightily and harmoniously.
The living touch of the river of the life of God is that which brings a celestial glory into the human heart, and speech that meets the kindled desire therein.
When we are filled with the Holy Spirit we go forth to see things accomplished that we could never see otherwise:
RECEIVING OUR CALLING IN CHRIST
Ephesians 4:1 – “Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called,”
First of all, Paul had a CALLING.
We are to ask, seek, and Knock (Matthew 7:7) until we come to an understanding of our Calling in Christ – then we seek wisdom from the Holy Spirit as we move forward in advancing God’s Kingdom in the earth.
And your whole desire is to carry out what the Spirit has revealed to you in regards to your CALLING -- it will surely come to pass.
A CONTINUOUS BURNING ON THE ALTAR
Many believers lack the power because of worldly distractions and they do not keep their CALLING in the forefront of their life -- they do not allow the fire which has come to infuse them continue to burn.
There must be a continuous burning on the altar. Holy Spirit power in a believer is meant to be an increasing force, an enlargement. God has never anything of a diminishing type. He is always moving forward.
QUESTIONS TO ASK MYSELF:
Am I moving forward?
Am I stopping in the plains when there are greater things waiting for me on the hilltops?
