Ephesians 3:16-19 that He would grant you, according to
the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit
in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that
you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all
the saints what is the width and length and depth and height -- to know
the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all
the fullness of God.
In one sermon, D.L. Moody held up a glass and asked, "How can I
get the air out of this glass?" One man shouted, "Suck it out with a pump!"
Moody replied, "That would create a vacuum and shatter the glass." After
numerous other suggestions Moody smiled, took out a pitcher of water, and
filled the glass. "There," he said, "all the air is now removed."
He used this simple demonstration to explain that living a
victorious life is not accomplished by "sucking out a sin here and there,"
but by being filled with the Holy Spirit.
Later, he said, "I believe firmly that the moment our hearts are
emptied of pride and selfishness and ambition and everything that is
contrary to God's law, the Holy Spirit will fill every corner of our
hearts. But if we are full of pride and conceit and ambition and the world,
there is no room for the Spirit of God. We must be emptied before we can be
filled."
Let's begin emptying ourselves today! We
need to be filled with God's Spirit so that we can be empowered to do great
things! There's no way around it! (George, Baht Rivka, Elianna & Obadiah)
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