I am assuming if you are reading this you have decided on
two things. One the Holy Spirit does speak often and two that He wants to speak
to you specifically. Great! Now one thing people often ask me is how do you get
the Holy Spirit to talk to you? I often laugh at this question because it
implies that you have to coax Him into it. When in fact it is the opposite. He
is so eager to talk to you it would make your head spin if you could see how
much!
He created you for this very purpose! He wants you to know
Him as deeply as He already knows you. The Holy Spirit is about love,
servanthood, and righteousness. The Holy
Spirit is the most tender and at the same time the most terrifying of the
Godhead. He is kind, loving, and always there to help those who obey the
scriptures and do the three things required.
Micah 6:8
What has God required of you oh, man? But, to act justly,
love mercy, and walk humbly with your God.
To do this is as easy as loving God, yourself, and your
neighbor.
Staying focused on these things will put you in a great
position to hear from Him. He at the core is a servant He wants to help you hit
the target for every area of your life and He cares deeply for the things you
care about.
One evening I wanted to go out I was going to dinner with a
group of singles from my church. There was one guy I wanted to impress. I was hemming,
and hawing and I just could not decide what to wear. I heard the Spirit say,
where this skirt with this top and that jacket. I had never thought to put
those particular pieces together before and I loved the way I looked. When I
got to the restaurant the guy I liked was there. He stood up and held out a
chair for me and as I sat down he said you look very nice tonight. In the long
run we decided we were better off as friends. But, I will never forget that God
cared about how I looked that night because I did. That night He served me by
telling me what to wear. Over the years He has counseled me in so many things
they are to numerous to count. He wants to do the same for you.
However, He is God. And as loving as He is; He is also
demanding and is straight up not happy about our putting anything before Him.
He wants our love and focus to be on Him and His purpose for us. He will cause
blessings to chase us down and overtake us when we do. However, He created our
world where everything has an opposite, so if blessings chase you down if you
are willing and obedient. Then curses will chase you down if you are not. However, He is also gracious and merciful, so
it is not always as bad as it could be in our lives. Yet, make no mistake this
is the same God who had an archangel thrown out of heaven, caused the Earth to
be flooded, confused languages at the Tower of Babel, rained down fire and
brimstone on Sodom. He had the people of Israel backing away from Mount Moriah
in fear, caused Israel to be overtaken again and again, and knocked Paul of his
horse and blinded The Holy Spirit is King and things are His way period. He is
kind and gracious enough to teach us His ways through the scriptures and He shows
great mercy and kindness in holding off judgement as long as possible. But,
make now mistake judgment is doming.
I am telling you this because many people who speak of the
Holy Spirit fail to tell you all of who He is. Yet, you need to know exactly
who you are dealing with and approach Him with the awe and reverence due Him as
the one true God King and Master of the Universe. He expects awe and respect
from you. Because you want to hear from Him and know Him we all need to start by
focusing on the love God has for us. The gospel of John is the book in the
scriptures which gives the clearest picture of the love God has for us. I
encourage you to listen to it this week. I encourage listening because
something happens to us as we listen to the word and not just read it. I find
it interesting that faith comes by hearing the word and not by reading the
word. (Romans 10:17)
Question for Week Two
How do you feel and what do you think about the Holy Spirit
being both loving and terrible?
Journaling
Write and consider how you feel about the Holy Spirit being
both loving and terrible. Explore your feelings about this. Talk to Him about
it and as you Soak this week take time to let Him minister to you in this
aspect of who He is.
Listen to the gospel of John again this week. . As you listen take time to journal what jumps
out at you that is God loving an individual or a group of people.
Exercise
Look up the words from Micah 6:8 Just, mercy, humility. How
so these words apply to you in your life?
Things to Take From
this Lesson:
1.
The Holy Spirit is full of lovingkindness.
2.
He is God and as such is is both Great and
Terrible
3.
He has some things He expects of us. He is
willing to not only help us to meet the expectations He empowers us to meet
them.
4.
He wants us to understand His love for us and
then to live in it.
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