I need to be filled with the Holy Spirit

From: July 7 -13, 2009

Pastor: Edith Cruz

Study: # 599 Church in the House TOPIC: “I need to be filled with the Holy Spirit” Luke 1:15

When we have communion with God in prayer, the Holy Spirit will always speak to us and we are going to hear His voice. The flesh, on the contrary, doesn't allow us to hear what God wants to say to us. Zechariah was priest from the lineage of David and was the father of Juan the Baptist. As priest he could not go to the Temple before the presence of God the whole time because they took turns to minister. But, it was God who chose the precise moment for Zechariah to go before His presence. There the Holy Spirit began to speak to Zechariah about the son he would give him, John. This son would be Zechariah’s joy because he was going to be marked, separated by God and with a great promise- he would be filled with the Holy Spirit from his mother's womb. The Holy Spirit transforms us in persons accepted by God. He doesn't transform us into super stars, we are mortals. But, it is glorious to experience that God fills us with the Holy Spirit. By being filled with the Holy Spirit we have the assurance that it will guide us always and the work is perfect. John the Baptist had a complete life, very satisfying. Those who have a complete life in the Holy Spirit are here to do well. John did not seek comfort, but rather he was continuously guided by the Holy Spirit, he was willing. He would be filled with the Holy Spirit, for that reason he was going to be great before the eyes of God. A person filled with the Holy Spirit is great before the eyes of God because he acknowledges God. John the Baptist was going to be guided by the Holy Spirit. The only greatness that truly matters is that we become filled with the Holy Spirit. But, here in this world greatness is measured by what is before the eyes. The problem is that everything on earth is vain. Really, the important thing is the fullness of the Holy Spirit. John would be great in spiritual gifts, which were given by the Holy Spirit. For such reason, this man was useful announcing the gospel of repentance, preparing the path for the Master. Jehovah chooses men and women from the wombs of their mothers. Let us seek to have the fullness of the Holy Spirit, and be guided and spoken to. The Holy Spirit was prepared from the beginning to anoint John the Baptist as precursor of this gospel, to open the path to the Lord. As God’s people, we must notice that since the times of John the Holy Spirit has been equipping us and taken us throughout the world so we do his work. There is nothing more satisfying in our lives than to be full with the Holy Spirit. John began to do what the Father wanted him to do, to lead God’s people to a relationship with God by means of repentance. The Holy Spirit was completed in the times of John. Today, we should have that fullness of the Holy Spirit for these times. The Holy Spirit should not be sad in us but joyful, and to know that we are very interested in having the Holy Spirit in our lives.

Luke 4:1 Jesus was full of the Holy Spirit; He fulfilled all the rules and was our greatest example. As long as we are great for God, the demons will also know it. We have authority in our mouth when we are full with the Holy Spirit. There is a diabolical gender that doesn't come out unless the power of God is in us and that power is found when we pray and fast. It is our duty to work with the fullness of the

Holy Spirit; it is a necessity for all. There was never a moment in Jesus’ life without the Holy Spirit. The only way we can conquer temptation is with the fullness of the Holy Spirit. Those who fall in temptation fall because they are not full with the Holy Spirit. We think we are great because of our success, applauses and recognition, but this is true only if we are full with the Holy Spirit. It is not how much we can say that makes us great. A person full with the Holy Spirit is empty of sin. The Holy Spirit is our company at all times. When we are full with the Holy Spirit our ego dies, and the Word of God lives in us splendidly. Jesus chose for once and all the method he intended to use to win souls for God. He chose to surrender his life and give everything rejecting his glory. Jesus, as Son of the Father, had all the power. Jesus was able to overcome the temptation while facing the devil, but he rejected that power and glory preferring to accept the path of affliction. In his humbleness he was full with the Holy Spirit for the well being of our lives. He has always been our example. Acts 2:4 The church has to be full with the Holy Spirit. Everyone who arrives at the church has to be full with the Holy Spirit. Our concern should be to be full of the Holy Spirit from head to toe because He is the one that reveals Himself to us, guides us and puts words in our mouth. It is to live a full life. It is not what comes to our mind what directs us, but the Holy Spirit. The miracle that the disciples experienced regarding Pentecost was to be full with the Holy Spirit. It is not only to have knowledge but to believe and to live full of the Holy Spirit. Let us not condition the Holy Spirit. Psalms 51:11 Since the Day of Pentecost the Holy Spirit began to inhabit/dwell in the life of the church permanently. It was necessary for Jesus to manifest himself in the world for the Consoler to arrive. To be full with the Holy Spirit is the best thing because He keeps us aware. He comes to live in us as soon as we are saved. When He arrives we must live in prayer, read the Bible and live in obedience. John 14:17 The Holy Spirit lives in us and is called the Spirit of Truth because it’s teachings are real and glorifies Christ who is the truth. The world cannot receive the Holy Spirit because they cannot see it, first they have to believe thru the repentance of their sins. As long as we believe we will see. The Holy Spirit should not be saddened because He is our life. The disciples knew the Holy Spirit well because they had knowledge of His work. The Holy Spirit dwells in men who believe in him forever. Romans 8:9 A town full with the Holy Spirit is the one that has the truth and can help each other. The problem with some people is that they are looking in the wrong direction. The gospel cannot be a fashion or an earthly greatness. To not be destroyed by the flesh the first place has to be given to the Holy Spirit, because a believer has to live in the Spirit. The habitat where we can be well is in the Spirit to conquer until the end. Acts 13:57 When the Holy Spirit is in us it fills us with joy. Amen.