What The Holy Spirit Does, That No One Talks About – Part 3 โ€“ By Iwalola(Lola) Ademodi

๐Ÿ“Œ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐’๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ ๐’๐š๐ง๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ – ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ๐ฌ ๐›๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐š๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐†๐จ๐

๐Ÿ‘‰๐ŸพThe Holy Spirit sanctifies us believersโ€”setting us apart from sin and making us more like Jesus Christโ€”through an ongoing, lifelong process.

๐Ÿ‘‰๐ŸพHe achieves this internally by renewing our minds, convicting them of sin, and empowering believers to live righteously while producing spiritual fruit.

2 Thessalonians 2:13 AMP tells usโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿพโ€œBut we should and are [morally] obligated [as debtors] always to give thanks to God for you, believers beloved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning for salvation through the sanctifying work of the Spirit [that sets you apart for Godโ€™s purpose] and by your faith in the truth [of Godโ€™s word that leads you to spiritual maturity].โ€

๐Ÿ“Œ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐’๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ง๐ฌ – ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ

The Holy Spirit strengthens believers from within by imparting supernatural power, endurance, and peace. This inner power shifts a personโ€™s focus from their own human limitations to the limitless resources of God, allowing them to overcome fears, display Christ-like character, and endure trials.

Ephesians 3:16-17 AMP tells usโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿพโ€œMay He grant you out of the riches of His glory, to be strengthened and spiritually energized with power through His Spirit in your inner self, [indwelling your innermost being and personality], so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through your faith.

๐Ÿ‘‰๐ŸพAnd may you, having been [deeply] rooted and [securely] grounded in love,โ€

๐Ÿ“Œ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐’๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ ๐…๐ซ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ – ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ.

The Holy Spirit produces fruit by transforming a person’s inner character to reflect the nature of God. The believers cooperation with God’s Spirit leads to visible moral and spiritual growth.

Galatians 5:22-23 AMP tells usโ€ฆ

โ€œBut the fruit of the Spirit [the result of His presence within us] is love [unselfish concern for others], joy, [inner] peace, patience [not the ability to wait, but how we act while waiting], kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law.โ€

๐Ÿ“Œ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐’๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ ๐†๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐†๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ฌ – ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐›๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ

The Holy Spirit equips believers for ministry by granting diverse, supernatural abilities to serve the church and reach others. Rather than relying solely on natural human talent, these divine gifts empower ordinary people to build up the Christian community, Churches, foster unity, and effectively share the Gospel message.

1 Corinthians 12:4-7 AMP tells usโ€ฆ

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿพโ€œNow there are [distinctive] varieties of spiritual gifts [special abilities given by the grace and extraordinary power of the Holy Spirit operating in believers], but it is the same Spirit [who grants them and empowers believers].

๐Ÿ‘‰๐ŸพAnd there are [distinctive] varieties of ministries and service, but it is the same Lord [who is served].

๐Ÿ‘‰๐ŸพAnd there are [distinctive] ways of working [to accomplish things], but it is the same God who produces all things in all believers [inspiring, energizing, and empowering them].

๐Ÿ‘‰๐ŸพBut to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit [the spiritual illumination and the enabling of the Holy Spirit] for the common good.โ€

๐Ÿ“Œ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐’๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ – ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐š๐ฅ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง

The Holy Spirit assures and confirms salvation in two primary ways:

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿพthrough an inward, personal conviction that you are God’s child (the “inner witness”) and

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿพthrough the outward, tangible transformation of your life and character (the “fruit of the Spirit”).

Romans 8:16-17 AMP

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿพโ€œThe Spirit Himself testifies and confirms together with our spirit [assuring us] that we [believers] are children of God.

๐Ÿ‘‰๐ŸพAnd if [we are His] children, [then we are His] heirs also: heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ [sharing His spiritual blessing and inheritance],

๐Ÿ‘‰๐Ÿพif indeed we share in His suffering so that we may also share in His glory.โ€

NOW LET US PRAY

๐Ÿ”ฅGreat and Mighty God, thank You for blessing us with another day in life.

๐Ÿ”ฅ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐’๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ thank You for setting us apart for sanctification, Lord we adore You.

๏ปฟ๏ปฟ๐Ÿ”ฅThank You ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐’๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ for ๐’๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐งing us and giving us ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ซ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ.

๐Ÿ”ฅThank You ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐’๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ for ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œing ๐…๐ซ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ in us to ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ ๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐š๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐ซs.

๐Ÿ”ฅThank You ๐‡๐จ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐’๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ for giving us ๐†๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ฌ that ๐ž๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ us ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ.

๐Ÿ”ฅWe glorify Your name for the assurance and confirmation of our ๐ฌ๐š๐ฅ๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.

๐Ÿ”ฅHoly Spirit, abide with each one of us in our going in and going out throughout this today.

๐Ÿ”ฅIn Jesusโ€™Mighty name, I pray. Amen ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿพ

Have a blessed day โค๏ธ

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