Being Led by the Holy Spirit

1  Corinthians 2:9-16

No eye has seen,  no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him"-  10 but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. 

John 14:24-27   Amplified Bible……24 anyone who does not [really] love me Me, does not observe and obey My teaching. And the teaching which you hear and heed is not Mine, but [comes] from the Father Who sent Me. 25 I have told you these things while I am still with you. 26 But the Comforter ( Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My name [in My place to represent Me and act on My behalf], He will teach you all things. And He will cause you to recall (will remind you of, bring to your remembrance ) everything I have told you.

 27 Peace I leave with you; MY [own] peace I now give and bequeath to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. [Stop allowing yourselves to be agitated and disturbed; and do not permit yourselves to be fearful and intimidated and cowardly and unsettled].

1 John 4:13…by this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.

Luke 11:9-13……NKJV…..…9 "So I say to you, ask, and it will be given to you;  seek, and you will find;  knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. 11 If a son asks for bread from any father among you, will he give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent instead of a fish? 12 Or if he asks for an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? 13 If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!"

Food for thought: We have a deeper outpouring of His Spirit when we ask God to give us one.

Keep being filled: Ephesians 5:18… Ephesians 5:17-21………. 17 Therefore do not be unwise, but understand (to be wise) what the will of the Lord is. 18 And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled (to cram a hollow place—to make full) with the Spirit , 19 speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, 20 giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, 21 submitting ( being in unity together) to one another in the fear of God. NKJV 

(N. T. 5021 for submitting…is to order among one another….unity with God………….In Study Light.org is listed as surrendering, yielding, resigning to another’s decision. That is to God the Father in the name of Jesus our Lord…..SIMPLE………UNITY IS GOD’S ORDER)

 Ephesians 4:29-32 Amplified Bible…29 Let no foul, polluting language, nor evil word, nor unwholesome or worthless talk [ever] come out of your mouth, but only such [speech] as is good and beneficial to the spiritual progress of others, as is fitting to the need & the occasion, that it may be a blessing and give grace (God’s favor) to those who hear it.  30 & do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, [do not offend or vex or sadden Him], by Whom you were sealed (marked, branded as God’s own, secured) for the day of redemption (of final deliverance through Christ from evil and the consequences of sin) .  31  Let all bitterness & indignation & wrath ( passion, rage and anger, bad temper…) and resentment (anger, animosity (hostility)) &  quarreling ( brawling. clamor, contention,) and slander (evil speaking, abusive or blasphemous language ) be banished from you, with all malice (spite, ill will, or baseness of any kind).  32 & become useful, helpful,and kind to one another, tenderhearted ( compassionate, understanding, loving-hearted), forgiving one another [readily and freely] as God in Christ forgave you.

Malice: intent to harm, with pain, injury and distress…it is being hateful to another person and contaminates the heart with much bitterness….baseness:  They lack moral principles: selfish, mean!

1 Thessalonians 5:5-28…Amplified Bible..…5 For you are all sons of light & sons of the day. We do not belong to the night nor of darkness. 6  Accordingly then, let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep wide awake (alert, watchful, cautious, & on our guard)& let us be calm and sober (calm, collected, and circumspect). 

7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk are drunk at night. 8 But we belong to the day; therefore, let us be sober and put on the breastplate (corselet) of faith and love( the same kind of faith and love God has) ( I am acknowledging today and giving thanks that I have on that breastplate of righteousness) and for a helmet the hope of salvation…… 


Ephesians 6:14-15…14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 & with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. NIV

 9 For God has not appointed us to (incur His) wrath,[He did not select us to condemn us] but [that we might] obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ( the Messiah), 10 Who died for us, that whether we are still alive or dead [at Christ’s appearing], we might live together with Him and share His life. 

Food for thought: Sharing His  power, His love, His strength, His courage….by the Holy Spirit..AMEN!

 11 Therefore encourage (admonish, exhort) one another & edify (strengthen & build up) one another, just as you are doing.12  Now we also beseech you , brethren, get to know those who labor among you (recognize them for what they are, acknowledge, appreciate, respect them all]-----your leaders who are over you in the Lord & those who warn, and kindly reprove and exhort you, 13 & hold them in very high & most affectionate esteem [in intelligent & sympathetic] appreciation for their work. Be at peace among yourselves. (UNITY)… 14 & we earnestly beseech you, brethren, admonish (warn & seriously advise) those who are out  of line [ the loafers, the disorderly, & the unruly]; encourage the timid & fainthearted, help & give support to the weak souls, [&] be very patient with everybody [always keeping your temper].

15 See that none of you repays another with evil for evil, but always aim to show kindness & seek to do good to one another & to everybody. 16 Be happy in your faith & rejoice , be glad-hearted continually [always] 17 Be unceasing in prayer [praying with endurance]; 18 Thank God in everything [no matter what the circumstances may be, be thankful & give thanks], for this is the  will of God in Christ Jesus for you [who are] in Christ Jesus [ the Revealer and the Mediator of that will]. 19 Do not quench (don’t put out the fire) (suppress or subdue) the [Holy] Spirit.

 20 Do not spurn the gifts & utterances of the prophets [do not depreciate prophetic revelations nor despise inspired instruction or exhortation or warning]. 21 But test & prove all things [until you can recognize what is good, [to that hold fast ] 22 Abstain from evil [shrink from it & keep aloof (a distance) from it] in whatever form or whatever kind it may be.  23 & may the God of peace Himself sanctify you through and through;( separate you from profane things, make you pure and wholly consecrated to God] & may your spirit, soul, & body be preserved sound & complete [& found] blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ(the Messiah)   

24 Faithful is He Who is calling you to Himself & utterly trustworthy & He will also do it [fulfill His call by hallowing ( calling you into holiness as He is holy )and keeping you]. 25 Brethren, pray for us. 26 Greet all the brethren with a sacred (that is a holy) kiss.  27 I  solemnly charge you in the name of the Lord to have this letter read before all the brethren. 28 The grace (the unmerited favor and blessings)  of our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) be with you all. Amen. (so be it)

Food for thought: We can grieve or quench His Spirit by sin.
We can quench the Holy Spirit by ignoring Him, neglecting to acknowledge His presence in us, & refusing to follow His lead. Daily we should be willing to respond to Him. Following Him into holiness and be set apart for His will. Daily we are to recognize Him, the Good and hold fast.

Knowing we have the Holy Spirit …..our faith and love are in God to do good to others, THEN THE ACTION COMES BACK TO US…………RIGHT?

THEN AS It falls back to :   our ATTITUDE= our ACTION….A settled thought or position causing a specific action from within then that points from a person’s character. It is a belief that is so set in our heart, that we act it out in behavior toward another.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT:  But Jesus was always directing His disciples to people’s heart intent. Having the Holy Spirit to love others and not grieve.

Mark 12:38-44 ……….38 Then He said to them in His teaching, "Beware of the scribes, who desire to go around in long robes, love greetings in the marketplaces, 39 the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts, 40 who devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation."

41 Now Jesus sat opposite the treasury and saw how the people put money into the treasury. And many who were rich put in much. 42 Then one poor widow came and threw in two mites, which make a quadrans. 43 So He called His disciples to Himself and said to them, "Assuredly, I say to you that this poor widow has put in more than all those who have given to the treasury; 44 for they all put in out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all that she had, her whole livelihood."    NKJV

Intentions of the heart……..1 Thessalonians 2: 3-20   Message Bible…God tested us thoroughly to make sure we were qualified to be trusted with this Message. Be assured that when we speak to you we're not after crowd approval-----only God approval.  Since we've been put through that battery of tests, you're guaranteed that both we and the Message are free of error, mixed motives, or hidden agendas. -------An undisclosed plan, especially one with an ulterior motive.

The battery of tests is for more that one specific thing, but includes many tests….but all point to one thing: where you stand in believing God…for trust in Him and the love and faith you hold to accomplish that thing.

As to Pharaoh and the 10 plagues and he drowned people in the 11^th testing….

Tested:

1. in your giving  ( this is always a given)

2. in your marriage if married ( how you treat your spouse)

3 in relationship to others within a group setting ( willing to hear others speak)

4 in the work place ( having regard to being responsible in your work with right attitude)

5 how you view the word of God

6 comply with prayer

7 where your trust lies: in the Word of God, led by the Holy Spirit or led by you

8 what time is spent with the Lord

9 what is your communication time: (do we spend 8 hours communicating with Him like we do at work?)

10 in your confidence toward God and His purpose for you (this will include your finances: do you tithe even if not attending a church right now)

Food for thought: 
Can we say: “THIS IS THE PURPOSE FOR WHICH I WAS CALLED”?...Yes

1.   Faithful

2.   Have a zeal about that project or ministry to another group

3.   Learned all that you need to know for your purpose

4.   Set your heart to hear Him speak daily

5.   Applied Prayer to accomplish what He has purposed

6.   Recognizing my strength in prayer and to study: to write and study again

·         “WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN TESTED?” “WHAT AREA HAVE YOU SEEN TESTS?”

·         We should be acting like there is a demand for our time in teaching, giving a word to exhort, teaching children, leading them in prayer, showing them Jesus’ miracles.  

1 Thessalonians 2…Message Bible. We never used words to butter you up. And God knows we never used words as a smoke screen to take advantage of you. Even though we had some standing ( authority) as Christ's apostles, we never threw our weight around or tried to come across as important, with you or anyone else. We weren't aloof with you. We took you just as you were. We were never patronizing, never condescending, but we cared for you the way another cares for her children. We loved you dearly. Not content to just pass on the Message, we wanted to give you our hearts. And we did.   (Aloof: they were not aloof but were kept close…)

You remember us in those days, friends, working our fingers to the bone, up half the night, moonlighting so you wouldn't have the burden of supporting us while we proclaimed God's Message. … And God knows we weren't freeloaders! You experienced it all firsthand. With each of you, we were like a father with his child, holding your hand, whispering encouragement, showing you step-by-step how to live well before God, who called us into his own kingdom, into this delightful life. And now we look back on all this and thank God, an Artesian Well of thanks! When you got the Message of God we preached, you didn't pass it off as just one more human opinion, but you took it to heart as God's true word to you, which it is, God himself at work in you believers!   

Receiving God’s Word is allowing Him to work in us…..In receiving Jesus we are the sheltered in His love. & sealed by the Holy Spirit!  The very fruit of the Holy Spirit’s presence is His operation on our hearts which produces that repentance. 


The fruit is revealed in Galatians 5:22-26….. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control.  NKJV
Aligning ourselves with His command & will, and loving His people, we have the evidence of a renewed heart & sealed for the day of redemption. Through the gift of the Spirit, God renews our minds & sanctifies us by His word of truth. It is by the Spirit that our heart’s hopes & desires are brought forward for His glory. God grants to us His Holy Spirit as the pledge that we are forever His. & in that we see God’s joy accomplished in us. As we continue to conform in Christ’s image, we allow the Holy Spirit to empower us to do that thing. The more room we make for HIM in our lives, the more He puts His power and revelation to work for that purpose. 


Communication with the Spirit was the secret to Christ’s ministry & it is the main secret to our ministry as well. The testimonies of God teach us what the Holy Spirit is like & how to move with Him. They keep us aware of the God who invades the impossible & understanding His power to invade, then we move into knowing He is the God of the possible when we are not focused on the mundane of life.

(That is: we come out of routines to do His will for our lives.) 
Father, thank You for the Presence of YOU, that washes over us. We know that in coming to hear YOUR Word, we are allowing the Holy Spirit to strengthen us, to refresh us, mold us, to enlarge us, help us to focus and in doing so, we become what YOU purposed for us.

Father we desire to be so deeply committed to YOUR plan of promise that we open our hearts to hear YOUR Spirit speak to our hearts. Holy Spirit You are the center of all that happens in this place. It is YOUR love and YOUR presence we take delight. For in this place we shed tears, we find joy for our hearts, happiness takes on new meaning, and freedom is having lives that reflect repentance and much relief.

Fill us fresh with Your love, peace and power . We desire YOU to invade the impossible in our lives today. We desire to be the consecrated, the prepared and active in fulfilling that call YOU planned.

Holy Spirit we invite YOU here. Do YOUR desire for us in this place. Influence our lives so that we might influence others.  We can do nothing without Your revelation, Your guidance and Your power! Draw us to YOUR place of safety and blessing.

As You are speaking to our souls, hearts and spirits, we give praise and worship for Your are leading us forward into our futures. Thank YOU for bringing us into the realm of the miraculous. Certainly, not as a show, a magic act, but by demonstration of Your power in this place. For this power is Your love and compassion to a hurting and dying nation. Take the invisible and make it visible to us. Today our dependence is on YOU. We are led now into that which YOU have enabled us to do for the Father’s glory.

Lead us into that which we never have dreamed that we could do, but will experience in our lifetime. Enable us to use the gifts You have placed in each of us to help others. Teach us clearly to understand Your leading. Help us lay down that foundation of prayer that is needed to hear YOU so clearly and precise. Enable us to mentor and disciple others. Give us those words that will bring healing to another. Help us to proclaim that Jesus has come to bring “liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound. (Isaiah 61:1)

Your kingdom come, Your will be done today in Jesus' name. Amen!

2 Cor 13:14    14 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. NIV

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