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Be filled with the Holy Spirit!

The Apostle Paul exhorts God’s people to be filled with the Spirit. The Holy Spirit is our teacher. He leads us to all truth. The Lord Jesus told us that once He returned to the Father, He would send the Holy Spirit who would live in us, and share God’s heart and will with us. Paul shares several ways which we can be filled with the Spirit: Speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing to the Lord, and giving thanks always for all things. Therefore, we need to fill our lives daily with worship, praise and gratitude. As we apply these actions to our lives, Paul says we will continuously be filled with the Holy Spirit, and will live victorious lives for the Glory to God and be a blessing to all those under our care.

Ephesians 5:18 – 21 “And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,  submitting to one another in the fear of God”

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The Power of Gratitude!

There are many power principles in the New Testament. One of them is the power of gratitude. King David taught much on the power of gratitude. People that are grateful have such an advantage over those who are ungrateful. The ungrateful cannot see beyond their current circumstances; The grateful see hidden opportunities, even during times of difficulty. The ungrateful do not appreciate what they currently have, so they are always looking and desiring what others have; The grateful appreciate what God has placed in their hands. The ungrateful are never satisfied, so they are always stuck in a vicious cycle of jealousy and desiring what others have; The grateful place great value in what they currently have, thus they are free to grow from there. The ungrateful are not generous, because they do not value what they have; The grateful are generous, even with the little that they have. the ungrateful can’t see past their circumstances to see God’s love and mercy. The grateful realize that God is good, and His mercy endures forever! (Psalms 106:1)

Ephesians 5:20 “Giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another in the fear of God”