comforter , teacher and guide . John 16:8 describes His role on the earth : “ And when He has come , He will convict the world of sin , and of righteousness , and of judgment : of sin , because they do not believe in Me ; of righteousness , because I go to My Father and you see Me no more ; of judgment , because the ruler of this world is judged .”
The Holy Spirit has an active role on the earth and He desires to have an active role in our lives . In Ephesians 6:10 we are instructed to be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might and to put on the whole armor of God . He ' s telling us to be strong in the Lord ' s power , not in our own . The power of His might is the power of the Holy Spirit .
We cannot fight a supernatural devil in the natural . Our battles must be won in the spiritual realm . Our spiritual enemy , the devil , is scheming , planning , setting traps and doing everything he can to bring destruction to our lives and the lives of those we love . The good news is the Holy Spirit is much more powerful than our enemy ! When we allow the Holy Spirit to lead and guide us , He we will take us to victory . Remember we are not fighting for victory . We are fighting from the place of victory .
God created Adam in His image and likeness . God gave Adam dominion over the whole earth . Dominion in Hebrew is the word rä · dä '. It means to rule , to reign and to dominate . God intended for man to dominate the earth . When Adam sinned , he was removed from the garden . From that time forward mankind lost his dominion . God ' s plan was that His son Jesus would come to earth and redeem man and place man back in dominion .
The Bible tells us in Titus 2:14 , “ Jesus gave Himself for us , that He might redeem us .” Redeem means to recover ownership of something by paying a specified sum . God gave His only begotten son , Jesus Christ , to redeem us and restore us to a place of dominion . We need to know that in the spiritual world we are seated with Christ in heavenly places . The Bible says in Luke 10:19 that He has given us power over the enemy . This is the kind of authority God wants us to live in . His authority is available to every believer , but only through the power of the Holy Spirit .
The only way to know if you are living a life full of the Holy Spirit is to do a fruit inspection . In Galatians 5:22 we are told what the fruit of the Spirit is : love , joy , peace , longsuffering , kindness , goodness , faithfulness , gentleness , self-control . When the fruit of the Spirit is in your life , you will live victoriously . You will live supernaturally in a natural world .
All Christians need to wake up everyday and welcome the Holy Spirit with a “ Good morning , Holy Spirit !” We need to spend time with Him through the reading of the Word of God and praying in the Spirit . This will help us live full of the Holy Spirit . Ephesians 6:13- 18 says , “ Therefore take up the whole armor of God , that you may be able to withstand in the evil day , and having done all , to stand . Stand therefore , having girded your waist with truth , having put on the breastplate of righteousness , and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace above all , taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one . And take the helmet of salvation , and the sword of the Spirit , which is the word of God ; praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit , being watchful to this end with all perseverance and supplication for all the saints ...” Praying in the spirit is a part of the armor of God . It ' s one of our spiritual weapons .
Jude 20 says we build ourselves up by praying in the Holy Spirit . Is it possible that the reason many Christians are not growing in their faith is that they ' re not giving enough attention to the Holy Spirit ?
* * * * * Greg Ball is the Senior Pastor of Destiny Church in Naples , Florida . Learn more about Pastor Greg at destinynaples . org .
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