THE MOVING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

Part 5

"Not by might, not by power, but by my Spirit saith the Lord of hosts"
(Zechariah 4:6).

There is hardly a day goes by when I don't quote this Scripture before the Lord in prayer. I know that I cannot accomplish anything on my own. I am totally cast upon the moving of the Holy Spirit in my own life, and in those for whom I am praying. My dream is to one day find an anointed painter who could somehow paint the essence of this Scripture with the wording. I would love to have a huge picture of it pinned up in my home. Let's continue to see how the Holy Spirit moves in our hearts. He is a...

27. Love-Shedding Spirit

I love Romans 5:5 which says, "The love of God is SHED ABROAD in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us." In the Greek, the words "spread abroad" mean "to pour forth, to gush out, to spill." That certainly doesn't sound stagnant, does it? The Holy Spirit doesn't trickle God's love into our hearts, but pours it in. He pours God's love into our hearts in order to pour it out on those around us. It is quite biblical to be "over the top" when "gushing out" God's love. And of course it should first spill out on to our husband and children. Read also Romans 15:30.

28. Manifesting Spirit

The Holy Spirit does not work the same way in every life. He works uniquely and individually. He manifests the power of God in different ways in different people. You can read some of the different ways the Holy Spirit works through His people in 1 Corinthians 12:7-11. Each one of us should yield to the Holy Spirit to allow Him to work in us what God wants for our lives. You don't have to reveal God in the same way as someone else. Be free to let the Holy Spirit use you in His own unique way.

29. Mountain Moving Spirit

Zechariah 4:6-7 says, "This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, not by power, but by my Spirit saith the Lord of hosts. Who are thou, O great mountain? before Zerubbabel thou shall become a plain." The mountain that loomed before Zerubbabel was to rebuild the temple of God, against insurmountable odds and continual opposition. God promised him that although he couldn't do it in his own strength, this great mountain would become a plain through the working of the Holy Spirit.

We all face mountains at various times. There is no way we can get over them or through them. We can't move them in our own strength, except by the power of the Holy Spirit. Our constant reliance must be upon the Holy Spirit. You cannot mother your children in your own strength. Stop trying. Ask God for the moving of the Holy Spirit in your own life, in the lives of your children, and all those for whom you are praying.

30. More Glorious Ministering Spirit

The ministry of the Holy Spirit in our lives is called "more glorious." 2 Corinthians 3:7-8 says, "But if the ministry of death, written and engraved on stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of the glory of his countenance, which glory was passing away, how will the ministry of the Spirit not be MORE GLORIOUS?" How amazing.

The moving of the Holy Spirit in our lives is more glorious than the law. How can we keep to the letter of the law? We have no hope in our own flesh. However, when we allow the Holy Spirit to move in our lives, He moves in us to walk in holiness, to love Jesus with all our hearts, and to glorify God in our daily walk. He takes us beyond the letter of the law, which is bondage, and moves us to delight in obeying God's commandments, which are life-giving (2 Corinthians 3:6).

31. Pouring Out Spirit

The Holy Spirit was poured out upon Jesus (Luke 1:35; 3:22; John 1:33 and Acts 10:38).

The Holy Spirit was poured out upon the Jewish disciples (Acts 2:1-21; 2:33).

The Holy Spirit was poured out upon the Gentiles (Acts 10:44-46; 11:15-17 and 19:5-6).

God has promised to pour out His Holy Spirit upon all flesh (Proverbs 1:23; Isaiah 32:15; Joel 2:28-32 and Acts 2:17-21).

God has promised to specifically pour out His Holy Spirit upon our children. Isaiah 44:3 says, "For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon they seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring." What a wonderful promise to pray for your children. I pray this promise before the Lord every day.

God has promised, and therefore the day will come, when He will pour out His Spirit upon "the house of David" and they will recognize Christ as their Messiah. Zechariah 12:10 NASB says, "And I will pour upon the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the Spirit of grace and of supplication, so that they will look on Me whom they have pierced; and they will mourn for Him, as one mourns for an only son, and they will weep bitterly over Him like the bitter weeping over a firstborn." Read also Acts 2:33;.

Love from Nancy Campbell
www.aboverubies.org

PRAYER:

"Oh God, I cannot do anything of eternal value in my own strength. I am cast upon the anointing and power of the Holy Spirit working within me. I yield myself again to the moving of the Holy Spirit in my life. Amen."

AFFIRMATION:

I put all my confidence in the power of the Holy Spirit to move in the lives for whom I am praying.

THE MOVING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

Part 4

"And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people?"
(2 Corinthians 6:16).

What else does the Holy Spirit do in our lives? He is the...

20. Indwelling Spirit

1 Corinthians 6:19 says, "What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost, which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?" The word "temple" is actually naos and is literally speaking of the Holy of Holies where the Shekinah glory of God dwelt in the midst of God's people in the wilderness. However, God no longer dwells in a tabernacle. Instead, my body and your body has now become a Holy of Holies for the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. How incredible.

The Holy Spirit delights to dwell in our hearts. He delights to dwell in our homes. He is a dwelling and abiding Spirit. It takes a lot to comprehend this amazing truth, doesn't it? But when you realize that your body is the shrine of the Holy Spirit, it changes your attitude to your mothering and everything you do in your home. No longer will you drudge along in your own strength, complaining and despairing. Instead, you will rejoice in that everything you do is a sacred task. It is a holy moment when you hold your baby and your little ones in your arms. It is a holy moment when you do the laundry and wash dishes. It is a holy moment when you clean the bathroom and scrub floors. Because the Eternal and Holy Spirit resides within you.

Read Luke 11:13; John 14:16-17, 23; Acts 2:38-39; 5:32; 8:14-17; 15:8; Romans 8:9-11; 1 Corinthians 2:12; 3:16; 2 Corinthians 6:16; 1 Thessalonians 4:8; 2 Timothy 1:14; 1 John 3:24 and 4:13.

21. Interceding Spirit

Romans 8:26-27 says, "Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God."

How can we keep up with the working of the Holy Spirit in our lives? Apart from everything else, He also intercedes for us with groanings that cannot be uttered. He helps us to pray when we don't know how to pray. Many times He will pray through us with groanings too deep for words. Read also 1 Corinthians 14:14-15; Ephesians 6:18 and Jude 20.

22. Joy-Giving Spirit

Romans 14:17 says, "For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness,, and peace, and JOY IN THE HOLY GHOST." Our joy is not dependant on our circumstances, but the joy of the Holy Spirit who lives within us. No matter what you are facing, you can have joy every day in your home because the joy of the Holy Spirit is in you. Paul affirmed the Thessalonian believers, "And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with JOY OF THE HOLY GHOST" (1 Thessalonians 1:6).

But, you don't feel joyful? Please don't rely on your feelings. If you have the Holy Spirit dwelling in you, you already have joy. Therefore, live in the experience of who the Holy Spirit is in you.

23. Justifying Spirit

1 Corinthians 6:11 tells us that we "are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God." To be justified means to be made righteous. We are not made righteous by our own goodness, because we have none of our own. We are made righteous by the Spirit of God. One way to remember the meaning of justified is to realize that God looks upon us "just as if I'd" never sinned.

24. Leading Spirit

The Holy Spirit is the One who wants to take the lead in our lives (Matthew 4:1; Luke 4:1; Acts 15:28; 16:6-7 and Romans 8:14). He wants to lead you each day as you mother in your home. Ask Him to take the lead and guide you as you walk through your day.

He often leads by forbidding us to go somewhere or do something (Acts 16:6).He also leads by appointing and directing us (Acts 20:28).

25. Liberating Spirit

The Holy Spirit does not lead us into legality or religiosity. The Holy Spirit leads us into freedom in Christ. It also has the meaning of generosity. 2 Corinthians 3:17 tells us that "Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." Are you in bondage? Are you in a spirit of legalism? Sorry, this is not the work of the Holy Spirit. Are you tight-fisted and selfish? This is not the working of the Holy Spirit.

26. Life-Giving Spirit

Romans 8:11 says, "But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken (make alive) your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you." How can you feel dead and forlorn when the life-giving Spirit lives in you? Well, you may feel like this, but feelings are only temporary. The eternal truth is that the Holy Spirit in you is a life-giving spirit and wants to energize and pour life into your mortal body.

Love from Nancy Campbell

PRAYER:

"Thank you, Father, that you have chosen to make my earthly clay the "Holy of Holies" of your Holy Spirit. Help me to always be aware of this truth for I don't want to live below your purposes for me. I want you to fill my temple to bring glory to your name. Amen."

AFFIRMATION:

I am only a jar of clay, but I have the light of the Holy Spirit living in me.

THE MOVING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

Part 3

"How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself
without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?"
(Hebrews 9:14).

The Holy Spirit is called the Eternal Spirit. He was involved with the Father and the Son from the eons of eternity in the plan of redemption. One commentator describes our eternal redemption coming "through His most burning love, flowing from His eternal Spirit." The Holy Spirit has been working since eternity and continues to work. Let's look at more ways He works in our hearts today. He is the...

12. Faith-Imparting Spirit

Acts 11:24 tells us about Barnabas who was "full of the Holy Ghost and of faith: and much people was added to the Lord." How is faith released in our heart? By the operation of the Holy Spirit within us. The more we allow the Holy Spirit to move in our lives, the more faith He will generate in our hearts.

13. Fellowshipping Spirit

Paul prays for the Corinthian believers in 2 Corinthians 13:14, "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost be with you all. Amen." The word communion is koinonia meaning fellowship. The Holy Spirit does not want to be ignored in our lives. He wants to communicate and fellowship with us. Aren't you so grateful for the moment by moment fellowship of the Holy Spirit in your life? We were born to have fellowship with the Holy Spirit and Christ Jesus (1 Corinthians 1:9). Teach your children this wonderful truth, too. Read also Philippians 2:1.

14. Filling Spirit

The Holy Spirit not only wants to dwell in us, but FILL us. Ephesians 5:18 says, "Be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess, but be FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT; speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." When you are filled with the Holy Spirit you'll be thanking God at all times for all things. The Holy Spirit moves our hearts to praise Him, and therefore the more we are filled with the Spirit, the more we will want to praise God.

Here are some examples of people being filled with the Holy Spirit: Luke 1:15, 41, 67; 4:1; Acts 2:4; 4:8, 31; 6:35; 7:55; 9:17; 11:24; 13:9, 52.

15. Fruit-Bearing Spirit

The Holy Spirit wants to grow beautiful fruit in our lives. Galatians 5:22-23 says, "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law." What evidence are we revealing of the Holy Spirit's working in our lives? Does our husband get to eat of this fruit? Do our children partake of this fruit?

16. Glorifying Jesus Spirit

One of the main tasks of the Holy Spirit is to give glory and honor to Jesus Christ. We know the Holy Spirit indwells us when we want to honor Jesus. "He shall glorify me," Jesus said in John 16:14.

17. Grace-Giving Spirit

The Holy Spirit is called "the Spirit of grace" in Hebrews 10:29. The word "grace" is the beautiful Greek word charis and reveals God's great love and salvation which is given freely without expectation of return. It reveals God's lovingkindness to us whether we deserve it or not. One way to remember the understanding of this word is: God's Riches At Christ's Expense.

God's grace loves the unlovely. God's grace never gives up, even when spurned and rejected. It is not a respecter of persons. I need God's grace to work in my life, don't you?

May we never disdain the Holy Spirit who dwells in us. Hebrews 10:29 CEB says, "How much worse punishment do you think is deserved by the person who walks all over God's Son, who acts as if the blood of the covenant that made us holy is just ordinary blood, and who insults the Spirit of grace?"

18. Helping Spirit

Romans 8:26 tells us that when we are weighed down with a burden that The Holy Spirit comes to help us in our weakness.

19. Hope-Filling Spirit

Romans 15:13 says, "Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may ABOUND IN HOPE, through the power of the Holy Ghost." Hope believes that God is going to do good things, even when everything looks hopeless. But, we can't boost up hope in the flesh; it only comes by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Love from Nancy Campbell

PRAYER:

"Thank you, Father, that your Holy Spirit has been working for my blessing since the eons of eternity. Thank you that He is the Eternal Spirit who was involved in my redemption, and is now working, against all the power of the enemy, to reveal Christ to me and in me. Thank you for the working of the Holy Spirit in my life, for without Him I have no spiritual life. Amen."

AFFIRMATION:

My only eternal accomplishments are the working of the Holy Spirit within me.

THE MOVING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

Part 2

"Quench not the Spirit"
(1 Thessalonians 5:19).

Because the Holy Spirit's job is to actively work in our hearts, we dare not quench His working. How careful we have to be, especially when there are 48 different ways the Holy Spirit moves in our hearts. Yes, you've yet to discover 48 ways! Isn't that amazing?

Here are some other translations of this Scripture:
"Do not stifle the Holy Spirit" (NLT, HCSB).
"Do not extinguish the Spirit" (NET).
"Do not quench (suppress or subdue) the Holy Spirit" (AMP).
"Do not hold back the work of the Holy Spirit" (NCV).
"Never damp the fire of the Spirit" (JBP).

Let's continue to look at more. He is the...

7. Comforting Spirit

The Holy Spirit is the Paraclete, the One who comes on the behalf of Christ to help us, to speak cheerfully to us, and to encourage us. Jesus said in John 14:26, "I will pray the Father and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever." No matter what you are going through, the Holy Spirit resides within you to comfort you. Oh what a treasure. Read also John 14:16; 15:26; 16:7 and Acts 9:31. And of course, He is not only in you to comfort you, but to comfort others through you.

8. Creating Spirit

Psalm 104:30 says, "Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth." The Holy Spirit was involved, along with the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, in the creation of the world. He is still involved in creation. He loves to create new life. He loves to create new babies, each one a new creation that has never been created before and will never be created again--a creation that will reveal the image of God Himself. Read also John 26:13.

9. Convicting Spirit

The Holy Spirit brings comfort and encouragement, but He also reproves us when we walk out of line. It's not always pleasant to receive reproof, but I am very glad of the convicting power of the Holy Spirit in my life. It is proof that He dwells in me and is working in me. If I never felt His convicting me of sin I would have to doubt that He dwells in me.

John 16:8-10 NLT says, "And when he (the Holy Spirit ) comes, he will convict the world of its sin, and of God's righteousness, and of the coming judgment. The world's sin is that it refuses to believe in me. Righteousness is available because I go to the Father, and you will see me no more. Judgment will come because the ruler of this world has already been judged."

We can trust the convicting power of the Holy Spirit to work in those we are praying for. You may be trying to change your husband, but it is only the Holy Spirit who can convict and convince him. You can't even change your children's hearts; it is only the power of the Holy Spirit. My trust is constantly in God's promise in Zechariah 4:6 which says, "Not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit saith the Lord of hosts."

10. Emboldening Spirit

Don't you long for boldness to speak God's Word to people wherever you go? I'm not talking only at church, but when you are shopping, in the market place, or with family members who may not understand your walk with God. You can't do it in your own strength, but the Holy Spirit will give you boldness to share the gospel of Jesus Christ, to contend for the faith, and to speak God's truth in the face of deception, threatenings, and opposition.

Acts 4:29-31 tells us how the disciples cried out to God for boldness and God answered, "And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with ALL BOLDNESS they may speak thy word... And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness."

11. Empowering Spirit

Christ's intention for us as believers is to witness for Him, but we can only do this effectively when the power of the Holy Spirit comes upon us. Jesus said in Acts 1:8, "But ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth."

Our witness begins right where we live before we go out to other places. For us wives and mothers, it begins right in our home! In the daily challenges of training children. This is where we need the power of the Holy Spirit in our lives more than anywhere else. We can't manage in our own strength, but God has promised to give us the power of His Holy Spirit to enable us. The word Greek word "power" is dunamis meaning "miraculous, abundant, powerful." God does not want you to live an ordinary life in your home, but a supernatural life, a life where He lives through you and speaks through you.

Romans 15:19 tells us that Paul wrought "mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God."

Love from Nancy Campbell
www.aboverubies.org

PRAYER:

"Oh God, please help me to never quench the moving of your Holy Spirit in my life. Amen."

AFFIRMATION:

I give free reign to the Holy Spirit to work in my life in whatever way He wills.