Memorise: And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: John 16:8
In the
story of creation, the Bible talked about the earth being without form and
void, and darkness being upon the face of the deep. In the midst of darkness
and apparent confusion, the Spirit of God stepped into the scene, the God said,
“let there be light” and there was light. We can then safely say that when the
Holy Spirit comes into any situation, He brings light. If you ignite a fire, no
matter how little it is, there will be light around the fire. In the midst of
the darkness, emptiness and chaos, the Holy Spirit stepped in and light had to
be created immediately. In other words, it was His coming that brought about
light at the very beginning. The beauty of this is that the light of the Spirit
exposes the hidden contents of darkness. This is confirmed by our Lord Jesus
Christ when He said in John 3:20:
“For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the
light, lest his deed should be reproved.”
In Acts
28:3-6, when Paul gathered some firewood and lit it up, a serpent that was
hiding in the wood suddenly reared up its ugly head, but Paul threw it back
into the fire. If the fire of God is really burning in your ministry, it will
expose every evil person in the church, and deal with them. When under the
strong influence of the Holy Spirit, your personal problems will be exposed to
you. Your greatest enemy is not the witch or wizard around, but yourself. Not
many of us think we are part of our problems.
If you ask
a student to mark his examination sheet, he will most probably award himself
the highest grades. If you know that what is hindering your progress is in you,
it is then important to deal with it. The fire in Acts 28:5 not only exposed
the serpent, it also killed it. Every serpent that is hiding in any corner of
your life shall be exposed and destroyed today in Jesus’ name. Moreover, if you
walk in the light of the Spirit, People will hate you. Don’t be surprised that
compromising brethren and church leaders would not only hate and persecute you;
they may also want to get rid of you. If your presence does not allow them to
steal, they will hate your guts. The more you allow the light of the Spirit to
shine in and around you, the more difficult it is for your enemies to cover up
their evil intents. This season, the Lord will expose all the hidden agenda of
your enemies by the light of the Spirit.
It is
obvious that without an encounter with the power of the Spirit, many will
remain trapped and live far below their expected potentials. To fulfil your
destiny, you must partner with the Holy Spirit. Another character who realized
his potential was Peter. If you compare Peter before the descent of the Holy
Ghost at Pentecost with the Peter after Pentecost, you will notice some sharp
differences. Before Pentecost, Peter was full of fear. He found it difficult to
stand on his convictions. Even a maid could make him deny the Lord, but after
Pentecost, he became so bold that not even the council’s threat stopped him.
Before Pentecost, Peter realized his leadership potential but lacked the fire,
zeal, direction and divine backing of the Holy Spirit to fulfil it. As a result
of this, he went back for fishing after Christ’s death (John 21:1-3). But after
Pentecost, he was able to perform according to Heaven’s expectations.
Prayer Point: Father, ignite the Holy Ghost fire in me that I may reach
my full potentials in Jesus’ name.
Bible in one year: 2nd Kings 19:8-21:18, Proverbs 24:21-34
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