MAKING JESUS LOOK MAGNIFICENT!

So, I am on a quest.  A quest to learn more about the Holy Spirit.

I ask God the Father each morning what the most important thing is that He wants me to know about the Holy Spirit today.

Because his writings have spoken to my heart so much lately, I keep going back to John Piper's website and typing in that question in the search bar--

It is not John Piper himself but the scriptures that he gives that speaks to my heart.  He has done the hard work of looking up all the scriptures so my task is made easier.

It seems that every day brings new revelation into the person of the Holy Spirit.

I love, love, love the quote below found on the website I just mentioned.

"The Spirit is meant, in all that he does, to make Jesus look magnificent. That’s what he’s in the world to do. So, if you love the beauty of Christ, if you treasure the glory of Christ, you’re going to love the ministry of the Holy Spirit. You’re going to be eager to know it, talk about it, think about it, and most of all, you’re going to be eager to experience his work in your life doing that." Quote by John Piper So for today and for me, suffice it to say that the most important thing to know about the Holy Spirit is that His mission is to make Jesus look magnificent.  That touches my heart so deeply. Does my life reflect that? Galatians 5:25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. Here is a link to Piper's article that helps make all of this more clear.  It is a very challenging read but well worth the time it took to read and study it. I plan to read and study the scriptures it lists and truly meditate upon them the rest of this week. Lord, keep my intentions at the forefront of my thoughts.  Help me keep in step with You.

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A SPECIAL INTIMACY

A SPECIAL INTIMACY

"For those who love Christ and keep his word, there is a special intimacy of love given by the Father. 

And the Father and the Son draw close with unusual fullness and sweetness. And they do so by the Spirit. 

If anyone keeps God’s word — holds fast to it as a treasure, in obedience — he will not quench the Spirit, or grieve the Spirit, but will know the fullness and sweetness of fellowship with the Father and the Son by the Spirit." John Piper

Although I do not agree with absolutely everything John Piper believes, I have recently been led repeatedly to his writings on the Holy Spirit.

His writings seem so sensitive to the Holy Spirit--and that speaks to me.

The above passage written by Him held an especially precious meaning to me as I was reading and studying about the Holy Spirit.

I wanted to share it with you.  Here is the link to the full article.

I pray you will glean at least one small morsel of understanding or wisdom from these words and choose to meditate on God's Word.

That is my goal from reading this article--to meditate MORE on God's Word and obey what I feel in my spirit that it is saying to me--really, that He is saying to me.

God, work through me and help me--I can do nothing without YOU.

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How Do I Know If the Holy Spirit Lives In Me?

Icame upon an article today by John Piper that was so enlightening and touching. I wanted you to be touched by it too so I am giving a link here.

I was only a small girl of about 6 years old when my eyes were opened to the light of Jesus Christ but I shall never forget the feeling.

Yes, I was amazed.  Yes, I saw my sin and the fact that I now was aware that God loved me and had provided a way for me to be saved.

At that moment, God was preparing my heart for a short time later when I would actually be asked by a friend to accept Jesus as my Savior.

I accepted the invitation and my life has never been the same since.  I am filled with an awe that I did not even know existed before--an amazing realization that Jesus is my most exquisite treasure and chose through His Holy Spirit to live within me.

What an incredible inheritance I so richly attained--Not by my doing other than believing and receiving.

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