"Do not fear, only believe." (Mk. 5:36)Jesus always says the best stuff.
Be Blessed!
Andrew
"Do not fear, only believe." (Mk. 5:36)Jesus always says the best stuff.
"As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you." (Jn. 20:21)
Note: It is important that we don't just speak these things to the air (nothing will happen), we need to confess them to the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit Himself supernaturally transforms us to become the very things that we confess about ourselves from God's Word. The demonstration of the Spirit follows the declaration of a believer. It is His work, but He won't do it apart from us.The following are ten confessions that are true about every disciple of Jesus:
“Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send Him to you. And when He comes, He will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment…” (Jn. 16:7-8)
“the Helper...”
“He will convict the world…”
1. First, the Holy Spirit desires to convince us that sin is destructive – it is deadly. This is a foundational revelation of the Old Testament: that the wages of our sin is death. This persuasion of the destructiveness of sin is the only way that you and I could become aware of our need for a Savior! Praise God for the persuasiveness of the Holy Spirit concerning sin!
2. Second, the Holy Spirit makes it His mission to convince you of your righteousness – your right standing before God through Christ. The realization that you are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus (2 Cor. 5:21) is just as supernatural as the realization that you were once lost. Many believers are so conscious of their old sinful nature that they refuse to embrace the truth that they have been declared righteous! The nature of sin is to always cling to hopelessness and shame; it always gravitates downward, never upward. That is the disposition of the mind that is not under the control of the Holy Spirit. If this describes the way you think about yourself, now is the time to surrender to the righteous persuasion of the Holy Spirit!
3. Lastly, the Holy Spirit has been sent to continually remind us that the ruler of this world (Satan; Jn. 12:31, Jn. 4:30) has been judged - that Satan has been crushed under the feet of Jesus! He is an outlaw and no longer has authority over our lives. Come on, that is good news! Thank you Holy Spirit for convincing us of the demise of our enemy!
“For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him.” (2 Chron. 16:9, NIV)
“…receive with meekness (humility) the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.” (Js. 1:21)