Are you following Jesus? #29

As a follower of Jesus, have you ever wondered how the Holy Spirit fits into what we looked at yesterday, the will of God? It is pretty simple really as Jesus tells us here:


Acts 1:8

8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”



So Jesus has already told us His will for us...make disciples and now He tells us He sends the Holy Spirit to give us the power to do His will! What more do we need? Nothing but to go do it!



When we have the Holy Spirit one of our main purposes it to proclaim the Word of God to accomplish God's will. The bible is full of examples of this:




2 Samuel 23:2

2 “The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me,And His word was on my tongue.




2 Chronicles 24:20

20 Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood above the people, and said to them, “Thus says God: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the Lord, so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the Lord, He also has forsaken you.’”


Nehemiah 9:30

30 Yet for many years You had patience with them,And testified against them by Your Spirit in Your prophets.Yet they would not listen;Therefore You gave them into the hand of the peoples of the lands.
Ezekiel 11:5

5 Then the Spirit of the Lord fell upon me, and said to me, “Speak! ‘Thus says the Lord: “Thus you have said, O house of Israel; for I know the things that come into your mind.




Luke 1:41-42

41 And it happened, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 42 Then she spoke out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!


Luke 1:67

67 Now his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying:


Acts 2:4

4 And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.


Acts 4:8

8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders of Israel:
Acts 4:31

31 And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.


Acts 13:9-10

9 Then Saul, who also is called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked intently at him 10 and said, “O full of all deceit and all fraud, you son of the devil, you enemy of all righteousness, will you not cease perverting the straight ways of the Lord?



Look at the these verses and notice...when you have the Holy Spirit you speak! Guess what? If you are a follower of Jesus you have the Holy Spirit! So guess what you are suppose to be doing? SPEAK! This is God's will for all followers who are filled with the Spirit...speak about Jesus and what He has done for you and the world!



Don;t say well when the Spirit leads me I will.....you have the Spirit dwelling inside you! You are led to share gospel! Case closed!



Good stuff here today...let it sink deep in your heart and mind!



Tom