Monday, January 24, 2011

FOOD FOR THE SPIRIT - January 24, 2011

January 24, 2011

Did you know you have a personal counselor? A personal "therapist" so to speak, who doesn't charge for His services? Not to take away from necessary medical attention - because I do believe we should seek professional help when needed - but there is someone else - someone who is always there to listen to us - to listen to us squabble about our problems and help us sort out why we make mistakes and how we can learn from them and grow - this person is the HOLY SPIRIT - or HOLY GHOST - also known as our Counsellor our Teacher and our Comforter.

The Holy Spirit is just as important as the rest of the Holy Trinity - but all are One in the same - I know - gets confusing - and we, as humans, could never fully understand it all - that's where FAITH comes in - the HOLY SPIRIT is inside of you - inside of me - inside of all of those who accept God's gift of salvation and eternal life through Jesus Christ. The HOLY SPIRIT dwells "in" us - you know that little voice that tells you "maybe you shouldn't do that" or makes you feel a little cautious about things? That comes from the HOLY SPIRIT, who is here to guide us, counsel us, teach us, to be our comforter when we are hurting and also to rejoice with us when we are happy.

Even King David knew in the Old Testament, that the HOLY SPIRIT is very important - without the HOLY SPIRIT of the LIVING GOD, we do not HAVE God. Sure, we all mess up. We all make mistakes. But we have the HOLY SPIRIT of the ONE TRUE GOD to help us learn from our mistakes, and to move on and grow stronger.

So, next time you hear that little voice - listen, stop, pray, ask God to guide you - say, "Hey God, is that You trying to tell me something? I am here to listen, Lord."

CREATE IN ME A CLEAN HEART OH GOD AND RENEW A RIGHT SPIRIT WITHIN ME - CAST ME NOT AWAY FROM THY PRESENCE, AND KEEP THY HOLY SPIRIT IN ME. AMEN.

PSALM 51:9-11 (NIV)
9 Hide your face from my sins and blot out all my iniquity.
10 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
11 Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me.

ACTS 2:38-39
38 Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
39 The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”

2 comments:

  1. Take a Missions Team
    Church planting - Tanzania
    prepare for Conference of the Pastors and wifes in Dodoma then we have the trip for church planting in Tanzania , this mission team we begain /planing from 6 Augost 2009 we have 5 areas strong for church planting ,
    1]prepare for Conference of the Pastors and wifes in Dodoma
    2] in kiteto Manyara Region mission , to preach and teaching the gospel and to complete the church Building there
    3] Haydom Manyara Region , this ares were going to preach the gospel and we plan to plant the church two new Branches there,
    4] in Singida Region we have 3 church Branches there and were doing to plant other two new church branches
    5] Dodoma villages /District we plan to plant 2 new church Branches

    this is our plan for the Tanzania Mission so we wait from you to make Deferent thank you and your welcome you and your Mission partners

    in this area we pray God to give us the Mission Partners and the Missionaries from any where to work together this the work of God here in Tanzania, in this area we need clean water, cloth for orphanages ,food for poor people in this mission, the new church Buildings even small Buildings , we need support for farmers Projects. pray for this
    thank you and may God bless you

    Senior Pastor Eliah Ester Mauza
    Pentecostal Mission Churches of Tanzania
    P.o.box 3204
    Dodoma Tanzania

    Lifeway Ministries churches International
    P.o.box 3204
    Dodoma 25526Tanzania
    +255-753-599648
    www.pmciministries.8m.net
    Take a Missions Team
    Youth Revival Camp 09 ? Uganda
    Prepare your young people now for the mission of a lifetime and join us as part of the team for Youth of Christ Foundation Youth Revival Camp in Kampala, Uganda in September 09. This will be our 3rd time at this conference which is growing bigger every year. We are planning on taking a bigger multi national team, to include especially young people, any pastors or leaders, singers, musicians as well as those that want to see first hand what is happening and be a part of this mighty move of God.
    http://www.yocf.org/

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