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It's the key to a powerful Christian life. The source of joy, victory and fruitfulness. And yet, many believers neither comprehend or experience the Spirit-filled life.
Just how do we follow the command to "be filled with the Spirit?" (Ephesians 5:18b) And how does it affect our daily life? Here are six "word pictures" that you can use to deepen your understanding and illustrate for others what it means to be empowered by our Helper, the Holy Spirit.
1. Driving a car - Think of your life as a car, and that when you invited Jesus Christ into your life, He came in and took the driver's seat. He is the best driver and He knows the way. But time and time again we think we know better, so we take the wheel back. When we realize that we have taken over the wheel, we need to confess it and move over and let Him have it back.
2. Hurricane lamp - Light cannot shine through the glass of a hurricane lamp if the chimney is dirty or foggy. When we realize that our "chimney" is dirty, we need to get rid of the dirt (confess the sin) and clean it up (ask the Spirit to fill us anew). Then the light can shine more brightly again.
3. Throne checks - When we ask Christ into our lives we give Him the throne of our lives. However, there are times we nudge Him off, and because He is a gentleman, He won't take His place back on the throne until we ask Him to.We need to get off the throne (confess our sins) and allow Him to retake the throne (ask to be filled with the Spirit).
4. Putting on a glove - A glove without a hand in it can do nothing. That would be like us without Christ in our lives, working through us. Put a hand in the glove however, and suddenly it can do amazing feats! We need to allow the Holy Spirit to work through us and we will see God do amazing things!
5. Chocolate syrup - Pour chocolate syrup in a glass of milk. Stir it up and let it take control, and you have chocolate milk! If we want to reflect Christ in everything we do, we need to allow the Holy Spirit to be stirred up and fill all of our lives. If we are showing our old nature, then we need to confess that, and stir up the Spirit again by asking Him to fill us again.
6. Paddling and sailing - If we were to use a paddle while in a sailboat, it would take a lot of effort and we would not get very far. In the same way, when we try to live our lives for God in our own strength, it is a struggle. Instead, when we put up the sail, the wind carries us and it takes very little effort. Similarly, in our spiritual walk the Holy Spirit is the wind that carries us. We simply need to allow God to do the work in us and work through us.
There is perhaps no message more life-changing you can share with a fellow Christian than how to experience the ministry of the Holy Spirit. Be bold. Ask God to help you take opportunities to share this truth with the believers you meet online.
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