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."
It's For You, 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!
Nant Angie
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