False preachers, megachurch media powerhouses, lack of true worship, human doctrinal squabbling, content limited to intellectual understanding, no discussion with the Messiah, very limited understanding of spiritual warfare, complete unawareness of what the Holy Spirit offers in daily life and ministry.
As far as I can tell, all of these issues come from a single source. All of these ministers (and many are very popular) show solid evidence that they have not given the Holy Spirit a place in their lives that is meaningful. They might say vaguely that the Holy Spirit enables them to do what they do. But there is no evidence that they are depending on Him moment by moment for anointed words that can pierce through the BS and truly touch people.
The Holy Spirit enables us to talk with Him about what we’re doing
We normally think we are talking to Jesus or the Father, but it is actually the Holy Spirit within us that enables this communication. Personally, I think it is necessary to ask our Messiah to baptize us with the Holy Spirit. But I certainly do not want to reduce things to doctrine or a method. God Almighty in His various manifestations is far too free for those types of limitation. We serve one amazingly complex God.
I regularly find myself talking to the Father, my Messiah, and the Holy Spirit at various times in the same conversations. I consider Yeshua to be my friend in all of this, but all of this includes all of them. I’ve been known to lapse into a chuckle exclaiming, “OK, you guys, I just don’t know what name to use.” So far, they haven’t squashed me like a bug. In fact, I seem to notice some levity coming from the other side of the conversation. I’ll be SO JOYFUL when I finally know as I am known. I imagine I’ll be embarrassed. But just to know what is going on is huge for me.
This is praying without ceasing to me
Hopefully, on good days, this type of sharing goes on all day. I wish it happened more than that. But I know that is coming when the need for faith passes into my personal history. It occurs to me that this is what was going on when Jesus went up into the mountains to pray all night. It’s not possible in the middle of a crowd—for me at least.
I cover the practicalities of all this stuff in my newsletters: Hearing Jesus Now, The Holy Spirit for us, & Practical Spiritual Warfare. They all have a tab on the home page of the website for this substack in your browser. I can’t find them on the app [yet another reason why I don’t use the app].
But, the times that were foretold are upon us
You need to be able to walk in the gifts of the Holy Spirit, as needed, as He distributes them. I covered that in the last podcast. But what I have been told to tell you today is simple.
The Holy Spirit needs to be himself in you
Like Yeshua Messiah, the Holy Spirit is meek, kind, and gentle. He will not go where He is not wanted. He will not beg you to let Him in. You need to ask Him in. Better yet, you need to ask Yeshua Messiah to send Him in.
In the coming days, we will all need Him more than ever before. We need His anointing on everything we do—because the time for fruitful labor on earth is almost over for us. We need to focus on hearing our daily instructions and being obedient to do them.
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