His Spirit Within Us

Lately I’ve been getting a greater revelation of what it means to be the habitation of God. We all know that Holy Spirit is within us. We have that intellectual knowledge through the Word of God but when we truly allow that to sink in...How incredible is that? We are the Temple of the living God! 

My prayer has always been, use me for your glory Lord but now I add to that, Holy Spirit have your way. Well, I've always prayed that to some extent, but when you ask that to the one that is within, it's a game changer. It's stepping aside and giving Him full control to do whatever He desires with the vessel you've been given to occupy on this earth. That means representing Him as we become His hands, feet, and voice to the world. It means praying His will into fruition and no longer focusing on your own desires or even needs. We really don't need to, He said that as we seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, He would take care of the rest. Don't get me wrong, that doesn't eliminate prayer! Prayer is the catalyst that's used to bring about His desires in the earth, but our focus must change until our hearts are intertwined with His and all we want is what He wants. 

The anointing of God has been given to us, not to bring glory to ourselves but to Jesus! I'm afraid that for many it's not so. No matter what our calling, anointing and gifts, we must always remember it's all for Him and to fulfill His purposes. You know the popular Christian saying, less of me and more of you, Lord. It's so true, our flesh must be buffeted by crucifying anything within us that's not of Him. Though this is death to fleshly desires it's freedom to do His will without obstacles and limitations. There's no limit to what can be accomplished by His Spirit within us, but He'll share the glory with no one!

There's so much more to life than just praying to get through the day and for our desires to be fulfilled. We are surrounded by a lost and dying world that needs to see His love and power manifested through the body of Christ! If you let him, the enemy will keep you so distracted that we forget just how wonderfully powerful His Spirit is that lives within us! Let's start revealing His love and power to touch and transform their lives! They need to know the He isn't some far-off god, but He is alive and active in and through us so that they will desire for Him to be in them! It's time to change our focus and pay the price to see Him take center stage in our lives and in the world!

John 3:30 (KJV) He must increase, but I must decrease.

Zachariah 4:6 (KJV) Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the LORD unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the LORD of hosts.

Ephesians 2:21-22 (KJV) In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.

Mathew 6:10 (KJV) Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, as it is in Heaven.

1 Corinthians 9:27 (AMPC) But [like a boxer] I buffet my body [handle it roughly, discipline it by hardships] and subdue it, for fear that after proclaiming to others the Gospel and things pertaining to it, I myself should become unfit [not stand the test, be unapproved and rejected as a counterfeit].

Matthew 6:32-33 (KJV) (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.