Scripture: John 7 v 37 - 39: "In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.
38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)"
This morning when I asked the Lord what He wanted me to tell you, His heart was so full of love, He said, "Tell them of My love, especially when they are flowing in the rivers of living water, full of the Holy Spirit."
So many people have no idea who the Holy Spirit is, and what power He gives us. We think of ourselves only by what we can see, our humanness, but do not consider what we were before we were confined in this body of flesh. And our enemy wants to keep us from ever knowing.
Our true self is a spirit made in the image of God. A good scripture is Luke 9 v 54 - 56: "And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did?
55 But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of.
56 For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village."
The village had rejected them and chased them away and the disciples wanted to punish them with fire from Heaven like Elijah did to the prophets of Baal. Jesus responded with a rebuke i.e. strong disapproval, and the words, You don't know what manner of spirit you are.
When we are born again of water and spirit it means our dead spirit comes to life again because of the Resurrection. Before we were conceived in our mother's womb, our spirit was dead because of sin. Before time existed we were part of the Spirit of the Son of God.
When His Bride, in Heaven, was deceived by Lucifer, and sinned, war broke out between Archangels Michael and Lucifer, and their angels. Lucifer kidnapped the fallen Bride and took her to his domain. Jesus said He saw him fall like lightning.
Zechariah 3 v 1 - 3: "And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
2 And the LORD said unto Satan, The LORD rebuke thee, O Satan; even the LORD that hath chosen Jerusalem rebuke thee: is not this a brand plucked out of the fire?
3 Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel."
Joshua is the Hebrew name of Jesus, and this passage of scripture talks about the hidden events in Heaven, and the beginning of the salvation plan. Firstly, the rescue, Jerusalem, the Bride, to pouch her out of the fire, Jesus had to be the Ransom for her. He had to take on HER SINS, when He was clothed with her filthy garments. It meant He had to die.
When He died that first time, it was recorded in Revelation 13 v 8 - 9: "And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
9 If any man have an ear, let him hear."
When Jesus died before the Earth was made a habitation for Man, His Spirit was broken into billions of fragments, like beads. Each fragment became a soul, which became the whole human race, starting with Adam and Eve. We are born in sin because Jesus took His Bride's sin on Himself.
He cancelled it on the Cross when He died for the second time. In Jerusalem. The Hebrew word Maveth in Isaiah 53, translated as "cut off" refers to more than one violent death. This chapter has been set aside by Judaism and is not read in synagogues now because they cannot explain it without acknowledging that Jesus is the Son of God.
When we are born again, baptized in water, then baptized in the Holy Spirit, we are changed from being fleshly humans, to being complete spiritually alive members of the Body of Christ. We have been translated out of the sinful world into being seated in Heavenly places, in Christ Jesus. We are risen with Him, a new creation, no long "only human". As He said, we do not know I w what manner of spirit we are.
When we flow with the Holy Spirit in the gifts, its when we have used them and seen the wonders they do, and begin to know how much we have changed.
We need to be aware of the Holy Spirit prompting us and changing our direction to follow Him in deeper areas of discernment and ministry through prayer, laying on of hands for healing, receiving revelations or words of knowledge. He moves speedily from one problem to the next giving visions or words or whatever will get our attention. We must flow without distractions and pray as He prompts us. It's a pleasing sound of joy for our Father.
The longer we do this the easier it becomes. It is automatic after a while like changing gears in a motor vehicle while driving. You know when the next gear is needed by the sound of the engine, and soon you are on the highway flowing smoothly in top gear. When you are in top gear with the Holy Spirit it is an exciting ride.
It is different every day as His anointings are fresh every morning. Our lives must be lived in accordance with the will of the Father which He writes on our hearts every day. We must discern and discover His will for us, which will be different for each person. It will always be in line with the Word of God, the Bible. It will never justify sin or compromise your integrity.
When you know His will and start to pray, the Holy Spirit will reveal how to do the Father's will. Jesus says the only names written in the Lamb's Book of Life are those who do the will of His Father.
Matthew 7 v 22 - 23: "Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."
When we are flowing in the Spirit everything we need to achieve the objective is made available. Sometimes it's like a chain reaction. One obedience triggers off different responses and the end result is victory for the Lord. Then we can say all things work together for good to those who love the Lord. Romans 8 v 28.
The love of Jesus right now is that we know who we are in Him, and use this knowledge to His advantage, by growing spiritually through believing that using His gifts, talents, abilities we can do all things through Christ that strengthen us.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, we delight to do Your will and to be able to flow in the Spirit, to see things happen to bless others, and to receive Your approval. Let us learn to flow and grow and glow to Your Glory. In Jesus' name. Amen.