You may as well know this too, Timothy, that in the last days it is going
to be very difficult to be a Christian (2 Timothy 3:1 TLB).
There’s no Christianity without the Holy Spirit; the only way to live the
authentic Christian life is through the Holy Spirit. Irrespective of how nice,
calm, or cool one might seem, if that person doesn’t have the Holy Spirit, he
can’t live as a Christian. Human “goodness” or self-righteousness isn’t the
definition of Christianity. Christianity is Christ alive and at work in you;
Christ taking up His abode in the quarters of your heart, literally living in
you through the Holy Spirit; that’s real Christianity!
Jesus is in heaven. The only way He lives in you is through the Holy
Spirit. If the Holy Spirit doesn’t live in you, it doesn’t matter how kind and
nice you are; people may call you a “wonderful” person, but you’re not a
Christian. It’s the Holy Spirit that brings you into Christ. 1 Corinthians
12:13 says, “For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body....” He’s the
One that comes over you, and baptizes or immerses you into Christ, to become a
member of the body of Christ through the new birth.
He brings you into Christ, and makes you God’s temple, but you must
receive Him to live in you. If He lives in you, and becomes the Lord of your
life, He’ll make you triumphant always! He’ll help you live the authentic
Christian life; a life of absolute mastery, perpetual victory, and permanent
success.
PRAYER: Dear Father, I thank you for empowering me with supernatural
ability and equipping me with all that I need to live the divine life. By the
Holy Spirit who lives in me, I set forth the wonderful deeds, and display the
virtues and perfections of divinity to my world, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY: Acts 1:8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy
Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem , and in all Judaea, and in Samaria , and unto the uttermost part of the
earth.
Luke 24:49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but
tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem ,
until ye be endued with power from on high.
1 YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 10:32-52,
Numbers 14-15
2 YEAR BIBLEREADING
PLAN: Acts 24:1-9, Psalm 56
2 YEAR BIBLE
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