Is it the Spirit in control, bringing unity to the body of Messiah or is it our control that we are trying to get people unified under? This is the question that many people have in our day and age. See, the Spirit of the Lord never pushes or prods. Holy Spirit is gentle and respectful. There is no demand. There is always a choice of obedience to Holy Spirit on our part. The Holy Spirit is the perfect Spirit of Messiah. It says in Hebrews 1:3 that the Son of God(Yeshua) is the EXACT representation of the Father. Then, when Yeshua went back to the Father He sent His Spirit to be with us always.
His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself made purification for our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Yeshua said He would not leave us as orphans, but would be in our hearts always.
The question today is this; do we TRUST Holy Spirit more than our own desires, (even if they are well intended or even Godly)?
The problem often lies in human timing, we want things when we want them NOW. God says, let My Holy Spirit work. Do not try to be Holy Spirit in someones life. When we push our agenda, we create walls where there were none before. A big part of forgiveness is letting go, even though many things are not ironed out.
In the Greek the word forgive (aphiēmi) literally means to
1) to send away
a) to bid going away or depart
1) of a husband divorcing his wife
b) to send forth, yield up, to expire
c) to let go, let alone, let be
1) to disregard
2) to leave, not to discuss now, (a topic)
a) of teachers, writers and speakers
3) to omit, neglect
d) to let go, give up a debt, forgive, to remit
e) to give up, keep no longer
2) to permit, allow, not to hinder, to give up a thing to a person
3) to leave, go way from one
a) in order to go to another place
b) to depart from any one
c) to depart from one and leave him to himself so that all mutual claims are abandoned
d) to desert wrongfully
e) to go away leaving something behind
f) to leave one by not taking him as a companion
g) to leave on dying, leave behind one
h) to leave so that what is left may remain, leave remaining
abandon, leave destitute
This can be very difficult for our flesh because we want closure. We do not always get closure. Can we LOVE in spite of our flesh? Closure is a fleshly satisfaction at times. When there is no closure, it demands that we trust Holy Spirit and not ourselves.
Today, trust Holy Spirit your true teacher, above your fleshly desires. Holy Spirit will bring clarity in your life where things are blurry. Remember He is always with you walking and talking with you, every moment.
His Son is the radiance of his glory, the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself made purification for our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Yeshua said He would not leave us as orphans, but would be in our hearts always.
The question today is this; do we TRUST Holy Spirit more than our own desires, (even if they are well intended or even Godly)?
The problem often lies in human timing, we want things when we want them NOW. God says, let My Holy Spirit work. Do not try to be Holy Spirit in someones life. When we push our agenda, we create walls where there were none before. A big part of forgiveness is letting go, even though many things are not ironed out.
In the Greek the word forgive (aphiēmi) literally means to
1) to send away
a) to bid going away or depart
1) of a husband divorcing his wife
b) to send forth, yield up, to expire
c) to let go, let alone, let be
1) to disregard
2) to leave, not to discuss now, (a topic)
a) of teachers, writers and speakers
3) to omit, neglect
d) to let go, give up a debt, forgive, to remit
e) to give up, keep no longer
2) to permit, allow, not to hinder, to give up a thing to a person
3) to leave, go way from one
a) in order to go to another place
b) to depart from any one
c) to depart from one and leave him to himself so that all mutual claims are abandoned
d) to desert wrongfully
e) to go away leaving something behind
f) to leave one by not taking him as a companion
g) to leave on dying, leave behind one
h) to leave so that what is left may remain, leave remaining
abandon, leave destitute
This can be very difficult for our flesh because we want closure. We do not always get closure. Can we LOVE in spite of our flesh? Closure is a fleshly satisfaction at times. When there is no closure, it demands that we trust Holy Spirit and not ourselves.
Today, trust Holy Spirit your true teacher, above your fleshly desires. Holy Spirit will bring clarity in your life where things are blurry. Remember He is always with you walking and talking with you, every moment.
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