THE MOVING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

Part 8

"A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit within you and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them"
(Ezekiel 36:26-27).

Today we complete the 51 points about the Holy Spirit working in our lives. I can hardly believe that there are so many Scriptures about the working and moving of the Holy Spirit in us. Isn't it wonderful? The Holy Spirit is also a...

46. Teaching Spirit

Jesus promised in John 14:26, "But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, HE SHALL TEACH YOU ALL THINGS, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you."

Paul confessed in 1 Corinthians 2:12-13, "We have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God. Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which THE HOLY GHOST TEACHETH; comparing spiritual things with spiritual." Read also Luke 12:12; John 16:13; 1 John 2:20, 27 and 5:6). How wonderful to know that the Holy Spirit will teach us all things. But, are we listening?

47. Testifying Spirit

In John 15:26 Jesus said that the Holy Spirit "shall testify of me." The Holy Spirit, who dwells is in our hearts, wants to witness and speak of Jesus. He witnesses to us of the wonderful revelation of Christ sacrificing Himself for our sins (Hebrews 10:15). The Holy Spirit also witnesses with our spirit that we are children of God (Romans 8:16; 1 Corinthians 12:3 and 1 John 5:6).

48. Transforming Spirit

2 Corinthians 3:18 says, "But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord." The word "changed" is the Greek word metamorphoo which means "a change of one thing to another." It was used of Jesus being transfigured (Matthew 17:2). One day, we will be transfigured too. But, even now on this earth, by the power of the Holy Spirit working in our lives, He is changing us into the image of Christ. It is an invisible transformation that becomes visible as we allow the Holy Spirit to work in us (Romans 8:29 and 12:1-2). What a miraculous work of the Holy Spirit that He is able to change us into Christ's image as we yield to Him.

The transforming power of the Holy Spirit in our lives should affect our marriage relationship and the way we minister to our children each day in our home. Are we being transformed each day, or are we still the same as we were a year ago?

49. Truth-revealing Spirit

Jesus said in John 16:13, "Howbeit, when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will show you things to come." Read also Luke 2:26; John 14:16-17; 15:26; Acts 1:1-2; 1 Corinthians 2:9-13; Ephesians 3:4-6; Hebrews 9:8 and 1 John 5:6.

Don't you long for truth? Every day of my life I cry out to God to understand His truth. I pray that I will not be sucked into deception. I am so thankful for the indwelling of the Holy Spirit within me who has promised to guide me into all truth.

50. Unifying Spirit

The Holy Spirit is not a dividing Spirit, but a unifying spirit. When we allow the Holy Spirit to control our lives, He will woo us to unity--in our marriage, home life, and all our relationships. This is certainly not easy, because upsets and offences are part of life. It is easy to become hurt and bitter. But, as we yield to the Holy Spirit who dwells within us, He will give us the wisdom and the anointing to walk in unity. And it certainly is only by the power of the Holy Spirit. Ephesians 4:3 says, "Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace."

51. Writing Spirit

I only discovered this aspect of the Holy Spirit as I came to the end of this wonderful list. But, it is such a wonderful truth. 2 Corinthians 3:3 says, "Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshly tables of the heart."

Did you know that you are a personal letter from God to your husband. A personal letter to your children. A letter to everyone you speak to and come in contact with. Who writes this letter? It is the Spirit of the living God. But, He can only write on certain people. God has done away with writing on tablets of stone and now He looks for hearts of flesh (Ezekiel 11:19 and 36:26-27). Soft hearts. Pliable hearts. Willing hearts. When the Holy Spirit finds a soft heart, He writes on it the ways of God.

Then He wants His ways declared for all to read and see. The words "manifestly declared" actually mean "to remove the lid." Are you lifting the lid on your life so that everyone around you can see what the Holy Spirit is writing on your heart? Are you blessing your family through the anointing of the Holy Spirit working in your life?

He wants to work in your life and in the lives of your family. Philippians 2:13 says, "For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure." Allow Him to work all His good pleasure in you.

Love from Nancy Campbell
www.aboverubies.org

PRAYER:
"Oh precious Holy Spirit, please come to my heart and write on my heart. Please show me any areas in my heart and life that are hard and stony. I want a soft, pliable, fleshly heart in which you can engrave your words and ways. Amen."

AFFIRMATION:
I am a letter from God, written by the Holy Spirit, for all my family and friends to read.

THE MOVING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

Part 7

"And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come.
And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely."
(Revelation 22:17).

We continue to share the amazing workings of the Holy Spirit in our heart. Only one more devotion to come. The Holy Spirit is the...

40. Sending Forth Spirit

It was the Holy Spirit who sent forth Barnabas and Saul on their missionary journey (Acts 13:2-4). If we listen to the Holy Spirit, He will show us where He wants to send us, too. Of course, if He has blessed us to be a mother, He will send us forth each morning into our kitchen and all the rooms of our home to minister His nurture and love. What a privilege and blessing to be commissioned for our great task!

41. Speaking Spirit

The Holy Spirit delights to give us "utterance" (Acts 2:3-4).

He speaks to our hearts to tell us what we should do (Nehemiah 9:20; Acts 8:29; 10:19-20; 11:12; 13:2-3; 20:22-24 and 21:4, 11).

He speaks messages to His people, Israel and the church (2 Samuel 23:2-3; John 16:13; 1 Timothy 4:1; Hebrews 3:7-10; 9:8; Revelation 2:7, 11, 17, 29, 3:6, 13, 22 and 14:13).

He speaks messages to us to give to other people (2 Chronicles 15:1-2).

He has promised to tell us what to speak in difficult situations (Matthew 10:16-20; Mark 13:11 and Luke 12:11-12).

He spoke to the prophets which became God's written Word (Mark 12:36; Acts 1:16; 28:25-27; Hebrews 10:15-17 and 2 Peter 1:21).

The Holy Spirit wants to speak God's words through you, too. He wants you to speak God's words to your children. He wants you to speak God's Words into your home. Words define the atmosphere of your home. As He prompts you, He wants you to speak God's Word to people wherever you go.

But, most of all, the Holy Spirit says, "Come" and this is also the language of the bride of Christ (Revelation 22:17). The Holy Spirit wants you to have a heart that responds, "Come" to all His workings in your heart. He wants you to say "Come" to people you meet. "Come to Jesus." "Come to my home for dinner." "Come and be refreshed." And most of all, if the Holy Spirit has His way in our hearts, we will be saying, "Come, Lord Jesus."

42. Springing up Spirit

Jesus said in John 4:14, "But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life." The Holy Spirit dwelling in us wants to leap up and flow out from us. The Greek word means "to jump, leap, gush, spring up." It is the same word that is used when the men "leaped up" when they were healed (Acts 3:8 and 14:10).

The New Century Version gives the understanding of gushing up, "The water I give will become a spring of water gushing up inside that person, giving eternal life." And The Message says, "The water I give will be an artesian spring within, gushing fountains of endless life."

43. Strengthening Spirit

Paul prayed, "That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man." Do you need strength to face the challenges of each day? And not only the physical challenges, but the emotional, too? Yield to the Holy Spirit who dwells within you to strengthen your inner man and your emotional life. He will not only strengthen you a little, but MIGHTILY. He will make you strong to face the foe. He will make you steadfast in your convictions. You may not feel strong physically, but the Holy Spirit will make you strong inwardly.

44. Striving Spirit

Genesis 6:3 says, "And the Lord said, My spirit shall not always strive with man." The understanding of this word is that the Holy Spirit strives in our hearts and pleads with us to run a straight course.

45. Supplying Spirit

Philippians 2:9 talks about "the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ." The Holy Spirit is always ready to contribute to whatever need we have in our hearts.

Love from Nancy Campbell
www.aboverubies.org

PRAYER:

"Spirit of the living God,
Fall afresh on me.
Break me, melt me,
Mold me, fill me,
Spirit of the living God,
Fall afresh on me. Amen."

AFFIRMATION:

I cannot be dormant when I have the power of the Holy Spirit springing and leaping up within me.

THE MOVING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT

Part 6

"Why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost?"
(Acts 5:3).

The Holy Spirit is not to be trifled with. He is the One who continually works in our hearts. He is the...

32. Prophesying Spirit

It is the Holy Spirit who releases the spirit of prophecy upon His people. Read 1 Samuel 10:6; Luke 1:67; Acts 11:27-28 and 1 Corinthians 14:1.

33. Purging Spirit

Matthew 3:11-12 says, "He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: whose fan is in his hand, and he will thoroughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire." The Lord Jesus Christ will purge (thoroughly cleanse) His people by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Isaiah 4:4 tells us there is coming a day "When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the spirit of judgment, and the spirit of burning." The Holy Spirit is a Spirit of judgment and a Spirit of burning who will burn up all the chaff--all that is vain, empty, worldly, and ungodly in our lives.

34. Rapturing Spirit

The word "rapture" is harpazo and means "to snatch away." After Philip had witnessed to and baptized the Ethiopian eunuch down in Gaza, the Holy Spirit snatched him away and suddenly he found himself in Azotus--20 miles away! Amazing! How would you like to suddenly find yourself 20 miles away? I've often thought I'd like to travel by "Philip's transport" although it should more correctly be called "Holy Spirit transport."

In 2 Corinthians 12:2 it tells us how Paul was "caught up" (harpazo) to the third heaven. I am sure that happened by the power of the Holy Spirit, too.

35. Renewing Spirit

Titus 3:5-6 says, "Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior." The word "renewing" means a total change of lifestyle, that which makes a person different from the past. The working of the Holy Spirit in our hearts makes a new person out of us. Praise the Lord.

36. Revealing Spirit

Ephesians 3:5 tells us that it is the Holy Spirit that reveals to us the mystery of the gospel.

37. River-flowing Spirit

John 7:37-39 says, "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. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive.)" The Holy Spirit is not pictured as a stagnant pool, but a FLOWING RIVER, who wants to flow from our hearts out to a parched and thirsty world. Flowing water is fresh and life-giving. Through the power of the Holy Spirit, we can be life-givers to all those around us, too.

Isaiah 59:19 tells us that when the enemy comes in like a flood that the Holy Spirit will come like a "rushing river" to drive back the enemy.

38. Sanctifying Spirit

It is the Holy Spirit who sanctifies us. It does not matter how filthy and degraded someone has become, the power of the blood of Jesus is able to cleanse and sanctify. 1 Corinthians 6:11 says, "And such were some of you (involved in vile sinful lifestyles): but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God." The word "sanctify" is hagiazo and means "to hallow something that is filthy, to separate from the world." Read also Romans 15:16; 2 Thessalonians 2:13 and 1 Peter 1:2.

39. Sealing Spirit

Ephesians 4:30 says, "And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption." The Greek word for seal is sphragizo, which means "to stamp for ownership." This stamp is the Holy Spirit. The presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives is the "down payment" or "the guarantee" that we belong to the family of God and have eternal life. It is the seal of ownership by God.

2 Corinthians 1: 22 says, "Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of the Spirit in our hearts." The word "earnest" is arrhabon and means, "the pledge, the purchase money given in advance as security for the rest."

Ephesians 1:13-14 says, "After that ye believed, ye were sealed with that Holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory."

Love from Nancy Campbell
www.aboverubies.org

PRAYER:

"Holy Spirit, please fill me to overflowing. I don't want to be a stagnant pool. I ask you to flow through my life to bring freshness, encouragement, and healing to my family and everyone I meet. Amen."

AFFIRMATION:

Overflowing with the Spirit to all I meet,
My husband, children, and those down the street!

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.