And it
shall come to pass...that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons
and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young
men shall see visions: And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids...
will I pour out my spirit.
Joel
2:28-29
The spirit
of God is present; living in us and shining light all around us… On yesterday
we looked at the importance of not being conformed to this world; today we see
how vital that transformation is as Joel starts off by saying it shall come to pass… The movement of
God definitely will take place, the promises of God will be fulfilled and the
love of God will manifest itself in this life… Knowing that it shall come to pass simply reminds me
that we must be ready and attentive to what God is doing and about to do… This
can only come about with the transformed mind we studied yesterday… The Lord
knows your struggles, He knows about the obstacles, hurdles and stumbling
blocks being set before you and today He declares that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh… Everyone will have the
eternal compass leading the way to salvation; everyone will be afforded the
opportunity to grow in Christ and abide in His love… The spirit of God reveals
truths to us and provides direction for us; this is why Joel goes on to say that
your sons and your daughters shall
prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions… God
(through His spirit) will begin to reveal things in your life… If you don’t
have a vision, then you don’t have a clear direction which means you don’t have
a clear directive and therefore you cannot decipher your way through the snares
of life and instead often times find yourself entangled by simple matters of
this world which should not be able to confine or restrict you in the first
place… Without the guidance of the Holy
Spirit we are nothing… Without the power of Christ resting upon us and
working through us we are lame ducks simply waiting to be plucked off by the
enemy… Today, understand the importance of having Christ and the presence of
the Holy Spirit in your life… There are so many people in so many different
places of darkness right now and they continue down this spiral simply because
they have yet to turn their situation over to the Lord… There was a point in
time when this world did not know the spirit of God… The spirit of God is a spirit
of love, direction, comfort and praise… The children of Israel
You have a
navigation tool to get through the rigors of life… You have a comforter when it
seems like all is lost and you want to breakdown and you have a tool that can
provide strength and endurance when you feel like throwing in the towel… God
has given us the ability to prophesy through His spirit and see visions as to
what is to come… Peter once denied Jesus before men and left a courtyard
weeping; however, in the book of Acts (after he was reinstated) as we studied
early this week, he received the spirit of God along with his fellow brethren
and stood up for the Lord… While under the influence of God’s spirit, Peter
spoke and 3,000 were saved, under God’s spirit lives were changed and hearts
were mended… Under the spirit of God, children can be brought home and the
enemy can be defeated… When you are walking in the spirit of God, you have a
direct communication with the Lord that unlocks visions and dreams that cannot
be comprehended by mere men… Through the Spirit of God we can be matured in
Christ… We can become the men and women that He has called us to be… Through
the Spirit of God we can overcome obstacles, breakdown strong holds and align
ourselves with the will of the Father… Through the Spirit of God we can rebuke
Satan knowing that he will flee, we can tread on serpents and we can do
anything but fail… God’s Spirit will regenerate our minds, it will give us a
new outlook on life and show us how beautiful and unique we are… We are no longer lost sheep thanks to God’s
son and His spirit, we are no longer insignificant creatures, but we are a
powerful force that now has the ability to rise and stand because of God’s
spirit…The proclamation was made long before we existed; that God would
leave a comforter in our presence. This comforter (the Holy Spirit) brings
peace and guidance to our life; however, He also passes on the visions and
prophesies of God. Once endowed by the Spirit, we are renewed and God begins to
mold us into the person He called us to be. We must understand that God is
still working behind the scenes, and that through His Spirit we have been given
everything that we stand in need of. We can now speak the word of God with
power and authority. Look at the New Testament and notice how the enthusiasm of
the spoken word changed when the Spirit entered the disciples and Paul. That
same spirit lives within us today, so we can serve notice on today of the
visions that God has given us, or the dreams He has placed in our minds. As we
hear the word coming from the Lord, and receive His Spirit, we must understand
that the timetable for His return is not far off. Many things that were spoken
of thousands of years ago are coming to pass before our very eyes today.
Proclamations are being made everyday; however, this passage just reminds us
that we need to have our house in order and be ready for the cracking of the
sky…God’s spirit is here and if you
might need to check your personal relationship with Him if you cannot feel its presence…
BE BLESSED!!!
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