The earth is full of His Glory. 

The inhabitants, not so much.  In Genesis we see that the earth was full of violence.  Today it is much the same.  (To our shame).

In times past, the Lord would fill people with the Spirit of God, a Spirit of Wisdom, Understanding and Knowledge in all manner of Workmanship.  (Exodus 35)

Why?  So they could build His Tabernacle, His place of residence.  He fills us with His Spirit today for the same reason.  (To build His Kingdom).

It is interesting to me that all men get a measure of faith, (the ability to believe), but we who do believe, can allow ourselves to be Filled with the Spirit.

Yes, we must ask, as we did for Salvation, The Lord doesn’t force His Spirit on anyone. 

They were in one place, in one accort, waiting for the revelation, the fulfillment of His promise.  

Many of us today, claim if God wanted us to have the Baptism of the Holy Spirit He would have given it.  

Well, do you desire the best gifts?  Or are you afraid of them?

The gifts will not make you do foolish things, make you embarrass yourself.  The Baptism will fill you with Joy, Peace and Life like you have never known.  The Spirit is subject to us, we control what we do with Him.

Are you full of His Spirit?  How would you know?  Can we know or must we take it on blind faith?  I am persuaded we can and should know.

When you are full, Jesus bubbles forth, people will see and recognize the Master in your midst. 

The joy of the Lord is your strength, the peace that passes understanding your constant companion.

Let the Glory of the Lord shine through you.

How do we receive the Baptism of the Holy Spirit?   Do I have to speek in tongues?  Do I have to interpret tongues?

To receive the Baptism:
Go to your prayer closet.
Ask the Lord to fill you with His Spirit.

Must you speak in tongues and interpret?
There is no need of interpretation unless you speak in tongues publicly. 

There is a private tongues, a prayer language.  You should ask the Lord for your prayer language, it builds up your most holy faith.

As you prayerfully  wait, a sound may come into your mind, let it out of your mouth.  It may seem to be gibberish, but you are speaking Spirit to Spirit, directly to God.

It will change you.  You will experience the Lord, as you have never known Him.  You will walk closer to Him, it will be easier to obey and understand His desires for you.

You will care for and pray for those around you.  You will do the work of the Lord.

DESIRE THE BEST GIFTS……ASK AND YOU WILL RECEIVE, SEEK AND YOU WILL FIND, KNOCK AND THE DOOR WILL BE OPENED.

If you would like explaination of the gifts, especially tongues, please ask someone who has experience with them, not unbelieving, believers.

Become a Holy Spirit dispencer.

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Is your church a Welcome Center?

Driving on the Interstate, as we enter  each new state, we usually find a welcome center.  

A rest stop.

Usually a pleasent building, light, airy, comfortable.  A place we stop to find relief, maybe a snack, a map, directions.

Where we find out where we are at that moment.

To me that sounds what the church should be.

Full of light, the breath of the Holy Spirit,  comforting the broken hearted,  healing the sick, opening the Spititual eyes of those blind.

A place to find a snack, not a meal, we need to feed ourselves daily, the Sunday Snack should be Sunday Special.

A desert, something that makes us desire MORE.  More Jesus, more light, more grace, peace.

We need to see the map.  Are we moving closer to God?

That is what I believe the Church should be.

Is your Church a Welcome Center?   Should it be? 

Any ideas how to make it so?

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I am “Forgiven“. 

The day I accepted Jesus as Lord and Savior, I repented of my sin, and was covered by the blood of Jesus.

I had been “Justified“.

It is Just As If I Never Sinned.  My sin is as far from me as the East is from the West.

Am I sin free? 

No, I wish I was, but I need to continue to recognize, and repent of my failure to reach, the mark of His high calling.

Forgiven isn’t the end of it though.

Jesus promises to “Sanctify us wholly“.

1 Thessalonians 5:22-24
King James Version (KJV)
“Abstain from all appearance of evil.   And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.  Faithful is he that calleth you, who also will do it.”

We need to be wholly “Sanctified“. 

Set apart, unto God for His service.  We determine our direction and God will do the work in our hearts.

We will be “Blameless” in Gods sight.

Again we determine our direction, always walking toward the Lord, seeking His face continually.  Obedience to His will.

It is not us, but Jesus who presents us “Blameless“, to the Father.

“Reconciled“:

What a blessing, now, we are like Adam, the Lord would walk with us in the cool of the day.  We are able to enter into the Holy of Holies, to find grace and mercy in our times of need.

2 Corinthians 5:17-21
King James Version (KJV)
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.  

For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”

We are the “Righteousness” of God in Him.

Jesus is the all in all.  He has done it all.  Our job is to reconcile those we meet to Him.

He came not to condemn, but to save the world.  Our lives should be an invitation to those we come into contact with. 

A welcome center, providing information, direction, comfort.

Unfortunately, some us take the verses about foolish and peculiar to heart and scare away, rather than welcome to the Kingdom.

Allow Jesus to shine through.  Be a light in the darkness, peace in the storm, joy unspeakable and full of Glory.

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