MIDWEEK WORD: Five Reasons You Need The Holy Spirit

Five Reasons You Need The Holy Spirit

We all know the Father and the Son but do we know the Holy Spirit? Do we have a relationship with Him in our daily lives? If we don't know who the Holy Spirit, He is the third person of the Trinity. The Holy Spirit is co-equal with the Father and Son. Remember when Jesus made a promise of another helper in John 14:16 which says "And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever." Jesus was speaking about the Holy Spirit here in John 14:16. As Christians we need to realise that we need the Holy Spirit more than we could possibly imagine. Below are five reasons we need the Holy Spirit. 

1. The Holy Spirit helps us build our Faith. If we look at Jude 1:20 which says, "But you beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit" We need to pray in the Spirit on a daily basis, it helps us grow in our journey with Christ. 

2. The Holy Spirit gives us Power. In Acts 1:8 it says "But you shall receive power when the Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to me in Jerusalem. and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth." This means when we receive the Holy Spirit we'll definitely have power to face trails and tribulation.

3. With the Holy Spirit we gain supernatural gifts. If we look at 1 Corinthians 4-11 which says "There are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are differences of ministries, but the same Lord. And there are diversities of activities, but it is the same God who works all in all. But the manifestation of Spirit is given to each one for the profit of all: for to one is given word of wisdom through the Spirit, to another the word of knowledge through the same Spirit. to another gifts of healings by the same Spirit, to another discerning of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues. But one and the same Spirit works all these things, distributing to each one individually as He wills."  When we ask for the Holy Spirit not only does He come live within us but He also came with His gifts. 

4. The Holy Spirit gives life and strengthens to our bodies. In Romans 8:11 it says "But if the Spirit of Him who raise Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you." If we as Christians have the same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead within us then we have no reason to be fearful of anyone, rather we need to tap into that same Power today! 

5. With the Holy Spirit we are able to resist temptation. Romans 8:13 says "For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live." And if we turn to Galatians 5:16 it says "I say then: walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh."  The Holy Spirit is our Helper, if you are struggling with any form of temptation, begin to ask the Holy Spirit to help you. 

I pray for the Holy Spirit to begin to help you as you seek Him and form a relationship with Him. May God help us. Amen. 

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MIDWEEK WORD: Power of Thanksgiving!

Power of Thanksgiving

'Let everything that has breath praise the Lord'. Psalms 150:6

Let us begin by apologising for the two months break, our Ministry has been very busy with a lot of things. Please accept our apologises. 

Today we'll be looking at the Power that comes from giving thanks to the Lord. If we look at the Oxford dictionary we will see that Thanksgiving is defined as the expression of gratitude, especially to God. 

As Christians we are instructed to give thanks in everything as 1 Thessalonians 5:18 says 'in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.' Some people seem to only give thanks to God when things are going great instead of praising Him all the time, through the hardships, happiness, challenges or joy etc... 1 Thessalonians 5:18 simply demonstrates to us that when we give thanks in all things, it provides us with the opportunity to prove our faith in God. Giving thanks to God will draw us nearer to Him and helps us to be engaged with Him, it also allows us to remove the focus from ourselves and place it on God which then provides room for the Holy Spirit to work in our lives. 

These are some of the powerful things that Thanksgiving does: 

1. When we give thanks to the Lord, it opens doors of opportunities to us. 

2. It strengthens our faith and our dependence on God for provision, as it is written in Philippians 4:19 which says 'And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in Glory by Christ Jesus'. Philippians 4:6 also let us know that we shouldn't 'Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.' 

3. Giving thanks helps us in keeping our lives clear of darkness, deception etc, if we look at Romans 1:21 which says 'Because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened'. 

4. Brings us closer to God.

5. Thanksgiving has the power to bring great joy and break the power of the enemy. We can see this in John 11: 41 when Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead by giving thanks. This brought joy and also broke the power of death (enemy) over Lazarus.

Brethren examine yourself, are you giving thanks to the Most High? Does he alone get all your praises? Is he your main focus? Do you praise Him in the good and the bad? We encourage you to reflect on your lives and to begin to make changes where changes are due. May God help you as you begin to do so. Amen. 

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