Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face evermore! 1 Chronicles
16:11
The Holy Spirit's presence is essential to living the Christian life.
The work that believers are called to do cannot be fruitful without Him.
Consider the example of the disciple Peter: he
spent three years eating, sleeping, and learning in the presence of Jesus, and
yet, before the Crucifixion, he denied knowing the Lord.
Peter was unable to live the Christian life on his own. But when the
Holy Spirit came at Pentecost, this coward became a powerful courageous
preacher.
What happened to Peter happens to every person who receives Jesus, but
many do not realize what a resource is available to them.
God's Spirit is the believer's internal motivator for expressing
external evidence of faith. He provides the power to live the Christian life so
that we can work effectively for the Lord.
The visible proof we show to the world of our union with Christ is the
fruit of the spirit. The fruit of the spirit is the expression of God's
character in the life of the believer.
They may not all be expressed at the same time in the same proportion,
but every one of those characteristics is within us because the Holy Spirit
dwells in our hearts.
The practical truth is that we must exercise spiritual attitudes even
if we don't feel them. We are to love, though we may not feel love. We are to
be kind when harshness makes more sense, humanly speaking.
We are to practice patience when anger wants to take over. And the
great mystery is that when we rely on the Spirit, He comes in to help us. He
gives us the divine enablement to do the will of God.
Prayer: Lord, I want to be more like You.
Scriptural Reading: 1 Chronicles 16:7-19
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