Our Civil Defense System interrupts regularly scheduled programs to test its system in case of emergency, guess what, so does God. God’s Civil Defense System is the Holy Spirit.
Us — the born-again/saved, don’t pry deep enough into our spiritual reality to understand this system’s power; too, un-believers can’t, because they haven’t gotten there yet, (Acts 8:18-21).
Jesus said, He’d send another at His departure, (John 14:16,17), that would enable us to do greater works than Him, (John 14:12). Jesus also said, All the acts of signs, wonders, and miracles, was of His Father God who did the work, not Him, (John 14:10). This power is the same power that raised Jesus from the dead, (Romans 8:11). Believers know this as a fact, but Believers don’t receive it as reality. Just look at us — we’re a mess.
Would you hesitate to turn on lights in order to see better, or would you strain your eyes in the dark trying? The reality is, you’d turn on the lights, and use its power to see.
It grieves me to say, when it comes to having faith in the Holy Spirit; which is our internal light, the answer is – No.
We don’t tune Him in at first, or probably at all, but when everything else fails, and we can remember, we’ll turn on His light trying to recall what Jesus said — maybe, as a last resort.
Believers live daily knowing the presence and role of the Holy Spirit, but we don’t feel Him, and it keeps us in the dark to not perform the signs, wonders, and miracles, unless we’re some guess witnessing a spiritual group’s setting praying for one, because we’re quick; content, believing it’s their job, and we’ll pray earnestly reminding God to do what He’s already done, which He’s given US authority to do, (Genesis 1:26), and (Matthew 10:8).
We separate ourselves so fast from what Jesus told us about the Promise, (Luke 24:49). Remember, Jesus said He’d send in His place the Promise, also known as/aka, the Holy Spirit, (John 14:26); plus, Jesus said, The Promise will live inside of you/us. (Romans 8:8,9).
The Civil Defense System of God often goes far too long being un-tested, so people and churches are not impulsive to free its power. Congregations are not being fed the understanding, nor the necessity of this Divine benefit of God that Jesus promised, so they die a slow death believing in the fact, but for reasons not being served, the validity of this fact so hungry people can flock in droves to be in its midst; then perhaps after leaving the House of God, powerless to keep quiet about it; being certain the Word of God — who is Jesus, (John 1;1) said accurately, who’d actually be living inside of us is true, but sadly this is not the case.
Believers are left in the dark, with their Civil Defense Systems never tested, listening to a message, while their internal system of un-matched power remains un-tapped, turned off, living without an interruption of their regularly scheduled program of life in the physical realm – blind, and vulnerable.
Gaidi
Word of note: So many of us missed the statement of Jesus saying, it wasn’t Him doing those miracles, signs and wonders, so the question is who?
Jesus told us, He‘d pass who’s responsible for it on to us, saying we’ll be able to do even greater works than Him, (John 14:12); so, what do we do, We look for every other way, bewildered, with loss faith; blaming, and pointing fingers.
How can you get mad at the car for not running when you didn’t put any gas in it, so how can you question God’s Word when you don’t practice it, but only listen? Remember God’s Word is Jesus, and if we don’t exercise what Jesus said, then we can’t expect Jesus results.
If you don’t do what Jesus said, then you don’t know what you have. If you’re not taught about the light, then you’ll stay in the dark. If you don’t believe the power that raised Jesus from the dead is living inside of you, then you’re powerless. If you don’t know your rights, you don’t have any. If you’ve never tested the Civil Defense System, how do you know it works, even the personal one God gave you.
Gaidi