THE MIRACLE OF THE INDWELLING SPIRIT: THE RESTORED LIFE
“…God
hath said, I
will dwell in them, and walk in them…” (2
Corinthians 6:16 KJV).
*
When it comes to the WORD of God; just because things seem impossible or too hard, for YOU, to believe or depend upon its truths; remember we are talking about God, the Creator of all things. “…The things which are impossible with men are possible with God…” (Luke
18:27 KJV). “….I am the Lord, the God of all flesh: is there any thing
too hard for me?”
(Jeremiah 32:27 KJV). “…NOW UNTO HIM THAT IS
ABLE to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think…”
(Ephesians 3:20 KJV).
"…The
Spirit of God dwell in you…” (Romans 8:9 KJV).
“…Know ye not that ye are the temple of God,
and that the
Spirit of God dwelleth in you?” (1 Corinthians 3:16 KJV). “…God hath said, I will dwell in them, and
walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people…” (2
Corinthians 6:16 KJV).
“…THERE ARE THREE that bear record in heaven, the Father (God), the Word (Jesus), and the Holy Ghost
(Spirit): and THESE THREE ARE ONE.…” (1 JOHN 5:6-8 KJV). God
command (informs, directs). Jesus speaks (information, direction). The Holy
Spirit does (what is informed, directed).
In
other words, God commands; Jesus “SPEAKS” what God commands; the Holy Spirit
“DOES” what Jesus SPEAKS and God commands. “…The
Father (God), the Word (Jesus), and the Holy Ghost (Spirit)…” (1
JOHN 5:6-8 KJV).
God
is the Father. Jesus is the Word of the Father. The Holy Spirit is the Power of
the Father. “…THESE THREE ARE ONE.…” (1 JOHN 5:6-8 KJV).
God
INFORMS and DIRECTS. Jesus SPEAKS the INFORMATION. Jesus SPEAKS the DIRECTION.
The Holy Spirit DOES what is INFORMED. The Holy Spirit does what is DIRECTED.
The FATHER’s (God, the director) WORD (Jesus, the speaker) is POWER (Holy Spirit, the doer) and they are ONE. “…THERE ARE THREE that bear record in heaven, the Father (GOD), the Word (JESUS), and the Holy Ghost
(POWER): and THESE THREE ARE ONE.…” (1 JOHN 5:6-8 KJV).
HERE IS AN EXAMPLE: “…Then God
SAID, “Let there be light”; AND THERE WAS LIGHT…” (Genesis 1:3 NASB). “…Then God SAID (God,
the Father commanded), “Let
there be light” (Jesus, the Word spoke his
command); AND THERE WAS LIGHT (The Holy Spirit, the Power,
did what was spoken and commanded) …”
(Genesis 1:3 NASB).
The commanding,
speaking, and doing is all happening immediately and simultaneously
(altogether), not separately. : “…Then God SAID, “Let there be light”; AND
THERE WAS LIGHT…” (Genesis 1:3 NASB).
“…In
the beginning was the Word, and the Word
was with God,
and the Word was God. He was in the beginning
with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart
from Him nothing came into being that has come into being
… (John 1:1-4 NASB).
The FATHER’s (God) WORD (Jesus) is POWER
(Holy Spirit) and they are ONE. “…THERE ARE THREE that bear record in heaven, the Father (GOD), the Word (JESUS), and the Holy Ghost
(POWER): and THESE THREE ARE ONE.…” (1 JOHN 5:6-8 KJV).
Therefore, “…There
is ONE … God and Father of all, who is
above all, and through all, and in you all….” (Ephesians 4:4-5
KJV). “… There is
but one God…” (1 Corinthians 8:6 KJV). “….The LORD is our GOD, the LORD is ONE…”
(Deuteronomy 6:4 KJV). “…There is no God, but ONE…” (1 Corinthians 8:4 KJV).
One day God commanded, “….LET US MAKE
man … after our likeness…”
(Genesis 1:26 KJV). “…in his OWN image…..male
and female created
he them…” (Genesis 1:27 KJV). “…And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground (body),
and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (spirit); and man became a living
soul (soul)…”
(GENESIS 2:7 KJV).
Which part of MAN was MADE in God’s “image” and “likeness?” “…GOD IS SPIRIT…”
(John 4:24 KJV). “…And
the LORD God … breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (Himself=SPIRIT)…” (GENESIS 2:7 KJV). “…The Spirit of God dwell[ed]
… in … [the male and female]…”
(Romans 8:9 KJV).
Thus, “…man (woman) became a living
soul …” (GENESIS 2:7 KJV). “….God saw every thing he had made……and, behold, it was very good…”
(Genesis 1:31 KJV).
The
PRESENCE of God, his Holy SPIRIT, was ONE (IN uninterrupted UNION) with man’s BODY
and SOUL. The BODY and SOUL was spiritually ALIVE!! “….God
saw … it was very good…” (Genesis 1:31 KJV).
God
created man with a body, soul, and his HOLY SPIRIT! “…the
body without (apart from) the
spirit is dead…” (James 2:26 KJV). “….Apart from Me, you can do nothing…” (John 15:5 NIV).
AGAIN: “…And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground (body),
and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (spirit); and man became a living
soul (soul)…”
(GENESIS 2:7 KJV). “….God saw … it
was very good…”
(Genesis 1:31 KJV).
The RELATIONSHIP between God and the man
he’d created “….was very good…”
(Genesis 1:31 KJV). ALL WAS WELL!! God informed and directed MAN by SAYING: “…of
every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: BUT of the
tree of the knowledge of good and evil
THOU
SHALT NOT EAT OF IT …[or]
… thou shalt surely die…” (Genesis 2:16-17 KJV).
However Satan came along with his LIES
SAYING: “…ye shall not surely die.…” (Genesis 3:4-5 KJV).
“…The woman was
convinced.
She saw
that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted
the wisdom it would give her. So she took some
of the fruit and ate it. …”
(Genesis 3:1-7 NLT).
The woman’s decision
was MAJOR. Her decision was CATASTROPHIC. Her decision ALTERED her path. Her
decision KILLED her UNION with God. “….God saw … it
was very good…”
(Genesis 1:31 KJV). However, “… ONE
sinner destroy[ed]… MUCH GOOD…”
(Ecclesiastes 9:18 NASB).
Mankind DIED spiritually at “THAT” very
moment as God HAD said. … Thou shalt surely die…” (Genesis 2:16-17 KJV).
“… [Their] … iniquities … [immediately] … separated
[them]… from God…”
(Isaiah 59:2 KJV). “…Every man
(or woman) is tempted, when … [they are] … drawn away of his own
lust, and enticed. Then when lust
hath conceived, it BRINGETH FORTH SIN: and sin, when it is finished, BRINGETH
FORTH DEATH…” (James 1:13-15 NLT).
THAT
day “…Sin entered into the world, and DEATH through sin, and so DEATH passed to all men—“(Romans
5:12 KJV). “…SIN IS the
transgression of the law (or the decision to follow you OWN way)….” (1 John 3:4 KJV). “…The wages of sin is death …” (Romans 6:23 KJV). THE WAGES FOR OBEDIENCE OR FOLLOWING GOD'S INSTRUCTIONS IS "LIFE."
“…God asked the
woman, “What have you done?” (Genesis 3:7-13 NLT). “…
ONE sinner destroy[ed] … MUCH GOOD…” (Ecclesiastes 9:18 NASB). “… [They
were] …separated
… from God… …”
(Isaiah 59:2 KJV). They were NOW “…DEAD in trespasses and sin…” (Ephesians 2:1
KJV). “…Through … [Adam and Eve] … sin entered into the
world, and DEATH through sin,
and so DEATH passed to all men—“(Romans
5:12 KJV). NOW “…All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God…”
(Romans 3:23).
“…The serpent was the shrewdest
of all the wild animals the Lord God had made. One day he
asked the woman, “Did God really say you must not eat the fruit from any of the
trees in the garden?” “Of
course we may eat fruit from the trees in the garden,” the woman replied. “It’s only the fruit from the tree in the middle of the garden that we
are not allowed to eat. God said, ‘You must not eat it or even touch it; if you
do, you will die.’” “You won’t die!” the serpent replied to the woman.
“God knows that your eyes will be opened as soon as you eat
it, and you will be like God, knowing both good and evil.” The
woman was convinced.
She saw
that the tree was beautiful and its fruit looked delicious, and she wanted the wisdom it would give
her …”
(Genesis 3:1-7 NLT).
“…So she took some of the fruit and ate it. Then
she gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it, too…”
(Genesis 3:1-7 NLT). IMMEDIATELY,
Adam, Eve, and ALL of mankind became “…separated from the
LIFE of God…” (Ephesians 4:18 NIV).
God commands. Jesus Speaks, and the Holy
Spirit does what God commands and Jesus speaks. “…in
the day that thou eatest
thereof thou shalt surely die…”
(Genesis 2:16-17 KJV).
“…Not one of the good promises
which the Lord had made … failed; all came to pass…” (Joshua 21:45 NASB). God is “…watching over [his[… word to perform it…”
(Jeremiah 1:12 NASB). “…So
shall [his]… word be that goeth forth out of [his]… mouth: it shall not return unto [him]… void, but it
shall accomplish that which [God]… please[s], and it shall prosper in the thing whereto
[God]… sent it…” (Isaiah 55:11 KJV).
“…At that
moment their eyes were opened…”
(Genesis 3:1-7 NLT). “… [They became] … separated from the LIFE of God…”
(Ephesians 4:18 NIV).
The Holy Spirit separated from man, BECAUSE. man choose to separate from God. God stayed HOLY, but man choose NOT to. “… [Their] … iniquities …separated [them]… from God… …” (Isaiah 59:2 KJV). “…God
asked the woman,
“What have you done?” (Genesis 3:7-13 NLT). “…
ONE sinner destroy[ed]… MUCH GOOD…” (Ecclesiastes 9:18 NASB).
God, the INDWELLING
Holy Spirit SEPARATED from mankind. “…And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of the ground (Body) … [but] … the
breath of life (Spirit)
… [separated] … and man became a … [dead] … soul (Soul) …”
(GENESIS 2:7 KJV). “…the body without (apart from) the spirit is dead…”
(James 2:26 KJV). “… MUCH GOOD … [was destroyed]…” (Ecclesiastes 9:18 NASB).
What can MAKE mankind
WHOLE again and RESTORE them to God, the indwelling HOLY SPIRIT? Who can return
mankind BACK to God’s original, created “image”
and “likeness” that was ONCE so VERY
good? “….LET US MAKE man … after
our likeness…” (Genesis 1:26 KJV). “…in his OWN image…..male
and female created
he them…” (Genesis 1:27 KJV). “…And the LORD God formed man [of] the dust of
the ground (body),
and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (spirit); and man became a living
soul (soul)…”
(GENESIS 2:7 KJV). “….God saw every thing he had made……and, behold,
it was very good…” (Genesis 1:31 KJV).
“…Jesus Christ maketh thee whole…”
(Acts 9:34 KJV). “…If any man be in
Christ,
he is a NEW
creature …” (2
Corinthians 5:17 KJV). “… [because] … all things are …
[MADE] … NEW…” (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV). “…I WILL
GIVE you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I
will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive
heart…” (Ezekiel 36:26 NLT).
Therefore, “…May God himself, the God who makes everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole,
put you together—spirit,
soul, and body
…” (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 MSG).
God WANTED “YOU” back in UNION with him
(HOLY SPIRIT). Thus, “.. God so loved the
world, that HE GAVE his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should
not perish, but have everlasting life…”
(John 3:16 KJV).
GOD expressed and informed YOU of his LOVE
through JESUS, the Word, and the Holy Spirit. The
FATHER’s (God) WORD (Jesus) is POWER (Holy Spirit) and
they are ONE. “…THERE ARE THREE that bear record in heaven, the Father (GOD),
the Word (JESUS), and the Holy Ghost (POWER): and THESE THREE ARE ONE.…”
(1 JOHN 5:6-8 KJV).
“…God SO LOVED the
world, that he GAVE…” (John 3:16 KJV). “…God ….GAVE his only begotten (specially created) Son…” (John 3:16 KJV). “…NOT that we loved God, but that HE LOVED US...” (1 John 4:10 KJV).
“….HE
FIRST LOVED US…” (1
John 4:19 ASV).
The PROOF of God’s
loving desire to restore mankind to himself is this: “…not
that we loved God,
but that he loved us and SENT
HIS SON to be the propitiation
for our sins.”
(1 John 4:10 KJV).
GOD “…SPARED NOT his own Son, but DELIVERED him up FOR US ALL…” (Romans 8:32 KJV). “…God SHOWED HIS
GREAT LOVE FOR US by “SENDING” Christ to die for us WHILE
we were still sinners…” (Romans 5:7-9 NLT). “…There is no
GREATER LOVE than to lay down one’s life…”
(John 15:13 NLT).
God’s LOVE is enough to COVER over ALL
that separates YOU from him. “…Love COVERETH a
multitude of sins…” (Proverbs 10:12, 1 Peter 4:8 ASV).
God’s LOVE is enough to forgive every
single sin, big or small and cleanse (FREE) you from them all of them just to
bring you to HIM again. “…If
we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to FORGIVE us our sins, and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness…” (1 John 1:9 KJV).
God’s LOVE is enough to ERASE and
ERADICATE your record of wrongs and NEVER remember them again. “…love …keeps NO RECORD of wrongs. …” (1
Corinthians 13: 4-8 NIV). “…For I will …
remember their
sins NO MORE…" (Hebrews 8:12 NIV).
God’s LOVE, for YOU, is enough to last
your WHOLE life and ALL eternity. He
has “….loved [you]...with an EVERLASTING love….” (Jeremiah 31:3 KJV). A “…Love …[that] … never FAILS….”
(1 Corinthians 13: 4-8 NIV).
God’s LOVE, for you, is so GREAT that he
created a begotten SON; to be a living sacrifice in order to bring you BACK to
him. “…Christ also hath once SUFFERED for sins, the just for the unjust,
that he might BRING US … [back] … to
God…” (1 Peter 3:18 KJV).
God’s LOVE, for you, NEVER weans, wavers,
or is faithless. “… The
… FAITHFUL love of the Lord, [for you], NEVER ENDS...!”(Lamentations
3:22-23 NLT).
This is HOW you GET the
INDWELLING SPIRIT back and become RESTORED to the original, created “image” and “likeness” of God or WHOLENESS. “…Confess
with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and … BELIEVE IN THINE HEART that God hath
raised him from the dead, thou shalt be SAVED…”
(ROMANS 10:9 KJV). “…For WITH THE HEART MAN
BELIEVETH unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made UNTO SALVATION…”
(Romans 10:10 KJV). “…For WHOSOEVER SHALL CALL UPON THE NAME OF THE LORD
SHALL BE SAVED…” (Romans 10:13 KJV). “…REPENT ye therefore, and BE CONVERTED, that your sins may be blotted out …”
(Acts 3:19 KJV).
HALLELUJAH,
“…Christ hath REDEEMED
us … That the “BLESSING of Abraham” might come on …
[US] … through Jesus Christ; that
WE MIGHT receive the promise of the
Spirit through faith…”
(Galatians 3:13-14 KJV).
“…The Lord is that Spirit…” (2
Corinthians 3:17 KJV).
“… AS MANY as received him (JESUS), to
them GAVE HE … [BACK] … POWER (INDWELLING SPIRIT) TO
BECOME THE “SONS” OF GOD (children of God) … [AGAIN]… …”
(John 1:12 KJV). “…God has sent forth the
Spirit
of His Son “INTO”
[YOUR]… HEARTS…”
(Galatians 4:6 NASB). “…The Lord is that
Spirit…” (2 Corinthians 3:17 KJV). “…the
Holy Spirit gives birth to
SPIRITUAL LIFE…” (John 3:6 NLT).
“…God, in his
grace, freely MAKES US RIGHT in his sight…”
(Romans 3:21-26 NLT). “…I am the Lord who demonstrates unfailing love and who brings justice and righteousness to the earth …I DELIGHT in these things…”
(Jeremiah 9:23-24 NLT). “…HE DELIGHTETH IN MERCY…” (Micah 7:18 KJV).
“…God showed his great love for us
by sending Christ to die for us while we were STILL sinners…”
(Romans 5:6-8 NLT). “… [His] … GRACE
is sufficient for [you]...”
(2 Corinthians 12:9 KJV). “…For God SO LOVED the
world, that he GAVE…” (John 3:16
KJV). “…NOT THAT WE LOVED, God, but
that HE LOVED US...” (1
John 4:10 KJV). “…HE
FIRST LOVED US…” (1 John 4:19 ASV). “…God ….GAVE his only begotten Son…” (John 3:16 KJV).
“…I am the Lord, I change
NOT…”
(Malachi 3:6 KJV). “…Jesus Christ is the
same
yesterday and today and forever”
(Hebrews 13 :8 NIV). GOD’S “…Love
is
patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but
rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always
hopes, always perseveres, Love never fails…” (1
Corinthians 13: 4-8 NIV).
“… [Nothing] … will be able to separate … [you] …
from the love of God, which is in Christ
Jesus our Lord…” (Romans 8:31-39 NASB). God,
through Christ, has “….loved [you]...with
an everlasting love….”
(Jeremiah 31:3 KJV). “…God is love…” (1 John 4:4-8 KJV). “….CONTINUE IN
MY LOVE….” (JOHN 15:9 KJV). “…Love
… the perfect BOND of UNITY...”
(Colossians 3:14 NASB).
The indwelling HOLY SPIRIT is
God. “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…The Spirit of God dwell[s]… in you…” (Romans 8:9 KJV). “…Jesus
Christ is in you…” (2 Corinthians
13:5 KJV).
The indwelling HOLY SPIRIT is PROOF
of a restored soul. “….He restoreth my soul….” (PSALM 23:1-3 NLT). “…I will restore…”
(Jeremiah 30:17 KJV). God is a “…restorer of thy life…”
(Ruth 4:15 KJV). “…the Holy Spirit gives birth to SPIRITUAL LIFE…” (John 3:6 NLT).
The indwelling HOLY SPIRIT is PROOF
of a restored RELATIONSHIP with God. “…The believers
were filled WITH … the … [INDWELLING] … Holy Spirit…”
(Acts 13:51-52 NLT). “…He [or she]… that is joined unto the Lord is ONE SPIRIT….”
(1 Corinthians 6:17).
“…Jesus Christ maketh thee whole…”
(Acts 9:34 KJV). “…If any man be in
Christ,
he is a NEW
creature …” (2
Corinthians 5:17 KJV). “… [because] … all things are …
[MADE] … NEW…” (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV). “…I WILL
GIVE you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I
will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive
heart…” (Ezekiel 36:26 NLT).
Therefore, “…May God himself, the God who makes everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole,
put you together …[again]… —spirit,
soul, and body
…” (1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 MSG).
The indwelling
HOLY SPIRIT is God. “…GOD IS SPIRIT…” (John 4:24 KJV). “…The … [ indwelling] …
Spirit of God dwell[s]… in you…” (Romans 8:9 KJV). “…Jesus
Christ is … [indwelling] … you…”
(2 Corinthians 13:5 KJV).
You may EXIST, you may
be physically ALIVE, and you may be BREATHING, but you are and can ONLY be
spiritually DEAD or ALIVE!!! “…the body without (apart from the indwelling Spirit) the spirit is dead!!!…” (James 2:26 KJV).
IF THE INDWELLING SPIRIT IS "IN" YOU; YOU ARE SPIRITUALLY "ALIVE" AGAIN!! WHAT A MIRACLE!!! YOU ARE "NOW" RESTORED TO SPIRITUAL LIFE; THE ORIGINAL IMAGE AND LIKENESS OF GOD!
Dr.
Pensacola H. Jefferson
Professional
Pastoral Counselor
YADA
Counseling Ministry
THE MOUTHPIECE FOR HIS HEART
Colton’s Point,
Maryland
No comments:
Post a Comment