“Though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the elementary truths of God’s word all over again. You need milk, not solid food!” (Hebrews 5:12.) “I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for it. Indeed, you are still not ready.” (1 Corinthians 3:2.)
Too many Christians are not ready for and hungry for spiritual meat. It’s easy to stay stuck on and comfortable with milk that is produced for babies. It takes courage to begin to consume, digest, and implement the meat that the Holy Spirit wants to serve us.
The Holy Spirit prompts. Like the wind God’s Spirit prompts where He pleases. Everyone born of the Spirit can hear the inner sound of “Christ in you” blowing in their heart — nudging them, guiding them, directing them. We’re all called to be led by the Spirit and to follow by faith even though we don’t know where obeying God’s Spirit is going to take us.
Jesus loves me this I know because He lives in, empowers, and leads me by His Spirit throughout each day. Will you listen to and obey the thoughts and heart-nudges that God puts in you?
Spirit-prompted assembly creates an astonishing worship gathering. “When you come together, each of you has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation . . .” See 1 Corinthians 14:26.
Christians will learn to be more freely led by the Spirit:
* When the pastor begins to follow John the Baptist’s example, “He (Jesus) must increase. but I must decrease.”
* When the pastor steps to the side and lets Jesus directly guide the meeting.
* When the people are freed up and encouraged to be aware of and to obey the Holy Spirit’s inner promptings.
One way God leads people into the meat of His spiritual pomptings is through the language of the Spirit. The language of God’s Spirit isn’t learned with the mind. It’s a gift from God that supernaturally flows from the heart like rivers of living water. I pray in the Spirit’s miraculous language numerous times throughout each day, and it always stirs my heart with a wonderful awareness of God’s presence. I believe that the Spirit’s language is a gift of spiritual meat that is available to anyone who will humbly receive it and consistently use it.
* When I don’t know what to pray with my mind, I pray with the language of God’s Spirit (sometimes silently and sometimes out loud).
* When I’m struggling with my emotions, I pray with the language of the Spirit.
* When I’m confused and don’t know what to do, I pray with the language of the Spirit.
* When I’m tempted to think, say, or do wrong, I pray with the Spirit’s language.
* When I want to sense God’s presence, I pray with the language of His Spirit.
* When I can’t sleep at night, I pray with the language of God’s Spirit.
* When I’m worshipping God, I pray with the language of the Spirit.
* When I’m driving in my car, I pray with the Spirit’s language.
* I’m praying with the language of the Spirit as I write this.
* When I pray with the Spirit’s language my mind doesn’t understand, but my heart overflows.
* Anytime at all, I pray with the language of God’s Spirit.
* That’s one reason I stay so excited about the risen Jesus!
Physically I am a vegetarian (by preference, not by legalism). However, I devour all the spiritual meat that God grills in my heart!
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