Many seek the holy spirit for power, but how many seek Him as a friend?
The Holy Spirit desires to be your friend, seek Him today!
The Holy Spirit desires to be your friend, seek Him today!
Seek the Holy Spirit
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yeshuaslavejeff
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I've been in services when the Name of Jesus was not even mentioned once.
Yet His Name is the Name Above every name,
and all authority is in His Name, and we are immersed in His Name, ... ... ...
didn't
Jesus Himself Say " I (Jesus) no longer call you servants, but sons (or friends?) " ...
Yet His Name is the Name Above every name,
and all authority is in His Name, and we are immersed in His Name, ... ... ...
didn't
Jesus Himself Say " I (Jesus) no longer call you servants, but sons (or friends?) " ...
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If the Holy Spirit is truly your best friend, He always glorifies Jesus.
He will not draw glory to Himself, but always points to Jesus.
He will not draw glory to Himself, but always points to Jesus.
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yeshuaslavejeff
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Jesus always gives glory to the Father in heaven. Never anything of Himself.
The Apostles followed Jesus.
The Apostles followed Jesus.
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Why seek the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit is not lost, but the seeker is.
The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Truth. Think about that. It is absolutely the Truth. Truth cannot be found by anything less than the truth, for their eyes and heart is already blinded by the 'self' needing and wanting to FIND Truth. What happens when we find something, does not a part of us claim it for self, or even for the fact of finding it, and nobody else did. So, to seek is the wrong way about it.
The Spirit of Truth is untouchable, the seeker cannot reach into the innermost to touch Truth. It is Truth that 'touches' what is true in us. When we forego our self, not trust our self, not wanting or needing to find Truth, but be in unconditional faith (unconditional love of Truth), do we make a clear channel for Truth to flow from innermost to outermost into our heart, and consciousness. The Spirit of Truth guides us in all matters of truth.
Instead of us trying to think and feel the Spirit of Truth, Truth expresses itself onto our thoughts and feelings. The presented truth is with absolute clarity, obvious, doubtless, fearless, and full of conviction. It is a 'knowing' without reason or logic attached, for they are 'self' made concepts, and nothing to do with the truth.
Instead of seeking the Holy Spirit, just love it with all your heart, soul and mind; and the Holy Spirit will be with you _ doubtlessly by its Love for your love of the Truth. Both you and the Spirit in love with the Truth. Can't get much closer than that.
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If a person is truly converted to Christ, then they have the indwelling Holy Spirit. They don't need to seek whom they already have in their spirit.
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1 Samuel 16:7
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”
John 7:24
Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment.”
Jeremiah 17:10
“I the Lord search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.”
Luke 16:15
And he said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.
1 Peter 3:4
but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious.
Isaiah 55:8-9
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
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Take it to referring to not ignoring the Holy Spirit but be in communion with Him to help us such as praying (not fleshly prayers) but in the Spirit to our Father in the name of Jesus. Or speaking a particular Scripture into a situation because obedience to God brings His response.
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yeshuaslavejeff
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All too often, well, never mind...... watch the forums for examples - as Yahweh Reveals/ Permits, see how often Jesus is not mentioned.... same thing takes place in their services.
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Christ or GOD said "And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate/helper to help you and be with you forever-" "the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you."
Seek Him? Oh don't get me wrong here. Its when I seek Him.. this above always comes back to me. I seek someone that is already with and in me?
maybe we did something that might keep Him quite. Its written "And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice."
Seek Him? Oh don't get me wrong here. Its when I seek Him.. this above always comes back to me. I seek someone that is already with and in me?
maybe we did something that might keep Him quite. Its written "And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice."
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Sometimes I wonder why should I live a lawful life, hedonistic pleasure and one night stands dont hurt anybody. But suddenly I remember God, and that I have spirit that owes him everything I have. And his laws are to protect me. Without the father I would be lost in my own self, but now Im free to do what I must in Gods will.
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Not to mention "victimless crimes" grieve those who love us... People hooked on meth, destroying themselves, and not hurting anyone, actually hurt the people who care for them. The ones that love them have to sit on the sidelines as victims...
And God loves us. Paul tells us not to grieve the Holy Spirit in Ephesians4
As for seeking the Holy Spirit, Jesus himself mentioned praying for the Holy Spirit... The Holy Spirit dwells with us, as a neighbor outside ourselves, indwells us, as when we are justified/saved, and comes upon us. The Bible uses these three different locations concerning the him in the life of believers. (The "dwelling with" portion is what brings us to the "dwelling in" portion)
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