Romans 8:14
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God
DAILY READING : John 2:1-25. Chronicles 8-9, Haggai 1.
God has given us The Spirit to help us navigate the course of life. It is by His help we can escape traps of the enemy.
The manifestation of The Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. We profit by the divine guidance He gives. He leads us to our ordained place and also leads us away from danger.
In Mathew 24, Jesus speaking by the Holy Spirit warned His disciples about things to come. He told them ‘ when you see Jerusalem encompassed about with armies, know that the desolation thereof is near, let them that be in Judea flee to the mountains’.
Though Jesus was speaking prophetically about the end of the age, He was also giving them direct warning of an impending doom. History records that in A.D 70, as the Roman armies began to advance towards Jerusalem, the disciples remembered the warning of Jesus, to flee to the mountains. And so they fled from Judea across the Jordan river to the mountains of Pella. This was how these Christians escaped the Roman invasion. They were not affected in the destruction of Jerusalem that followed where many Jews died. And today on a tour of Israel, these mountains of Pella, can be seen where the disciples fled to.
During the time of the disciples, The Holy Spirit was active in guiding them away from danger. In the book of acts when Paul was to go up to Jerusalem, The Holy Spirit spoke through a number of prophets warning Paul of what lay ahead. It was also through the guidance of The Holy Spirit that Paul was able to escape the several attempts to capture him. By the help of The Spirit Peter was delivered from Prison a day before Herod would have killed him.
During His earthly ministry Jesus Himself was dependent upon the guidance of the Holy Spirit. For 30 years, He could do no miracles until the Holy Spirit came and then there was an explosion of signs and wonders. Several times when the Jews tried to kill Him, The Holy Spirit helped Him to escape. One time they took Him to the brow of the hill to cast Him down, but He simply walked out on them. The Holy Spirit blinded the eyes of the Jews so that they could not see Him. Jesus did not die because He could not escape the Jews. He laid down His life in line with the salvation plan. And when He was leaving the earth He prayed The Father to also give us The Holy Spirit, because He knows we need Him to survive.
And as we draw towards the close of this age we need Him more than ever before. These are indeed perilous days. As the hearts of men grow colder and the world grows darker, we need The Holy Spirit to guide us to safe havens.
We need Him to reveal The Father’s will to us and also to empower us to dominate every opposition. We are now in the days of power. It is a season of serious power tussle in the spirit.
The last days are climatic days of spiritual warfare. We can’t continue operating merely by mental knowledge or common sense.
There is no more room for spiritual laxity. A believer who will survive must be clothed with power.
As a believer in Christ Jesus, you must take charge in your environment. We have been given the power to thread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy.. And its time now to begin to exercise that power. There is no more room for lukewarm Christianity. Either you are hot or you are not. There is no middle ground. The war is on, and The Holy Spirit is at hand to guide and empower us. Let us therefore begin to take advantage of His ministry.
We need His wisdom for discernment. It is only by the guidance of The Spirit that we know always what to do. By His guidance we are able to stay safe even as we pursue the will of God.
PRAYER: Lord, please help me to seek the guidance of Your Spirit in all I do. Please help me to always seek first your counsel before I make any move in Jesus Name
QUOTE
When you obey God’s instruction you are delivered from destruction
[ADAPTED FROM THE BOOK REJOICE]