"Does your Savior reign within?"

^“9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.”  -Romans 8:9

Do you have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit?.............................  "What is the indwelling of the Holy Spirit?" 

The Holy Spirit is not tangible or natural.  

It does not go where it is not sent, and does not stay where it is not welcome. 

It is God, and is under the will of God.  It is Jesus, and testifies of Jesus. 

It does not play well with sin, and cannot abide in a heart that is disobedient. 

It has been called the: Holy Ghost, the Spirit, the Comforter, the Spirit of God, Living Water, the Spirit of Truth (and various other titles). 

It is the second coming of Christ. 

When the Holy Spirit shows up, things happen, they change…….you can’t go to heaven without first having the indwelling of the Holy Spirit; and neither can I.  So what is the Holy Spirit?  The Holy Spirit is what invades a willing heart and purges out the “want” to sin.  Furthermore, it implants a seed of love in your heart; love towards God and man, perfect love; true holiness-Sanctification.  It is Jesus on the inside, holiness; it is why we believe we can live without committing a willful transgression against God.  Our will is God’s will; as long as we yield to the instruction of the………Holy Spirit.  Oh, also, another great thing about the Holy Spirit is that even if you don’t know exactly what it “is”; i.e. you can’t really put it into words, or define it for Webster.  If you don’t know exactly what it “is”, you will still know it when you find it.

            “Indwelling”…..the Holy Spirit is not like a house cat.  It doesn’t just go and come as it pleases.  It will abide in a human heart, but it will not stay where it is not welcome.  It will not enter, where it is not invited.  If you can imagine your heart as a throne room, where the ruler of all your desires can be found, on that throne sits the devil.  If you are not sanctified i.e. have not the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.   Only when you, with all sincerity: repent of your sins, and ask God to send the Holy Ghost to throw out the devil, and take the throne; only then will he come.  He will come, he will dwell, and he will rule, as long as you are obedient.  He will change your desires, and make your heart, and thereby your life anew.  What a blessing! What a peace! What comfort! What a joy! What a joy it is to have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.  It is God’s supreme design for the creation he loves so much.

            Do you have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit?      

           

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