December 5, 2015
AWESOME moment! Revelation and profound
understanding of ~
THE TEMPLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Thoughts provoked from study of Joseph in Genesis
41:38-40
“…can we find such a one as
this, a man in whom the Spirit of God is?
…for as much as God has shown you all this, there is none so discreet
and wise as you are. You shall be over
my house and…all my people. Only in the
throne will I be greater than you.” ~Pharaoh
The Holy Spirit is GOD within us…with Jesus’ Promise: “I will never
leave you nor forsake you, so that, you can say ‘The Lord is my Helper’ I will
not fear what man may do to me.” Hebrews 13:5-6
My body is the Temple of The Holy Spirit – I am
responsible for using what God has given to give Him glory.
Example: Everything in the Tabernacle and
Temple was holy, set apart for God’s Glory.
It was made out of the best materials to provide an atmosphere of
worship and prayer to God Almighty.
Illustration: JOSEPH
EVERYTHING in Joseph’s life was for GOD…at all
costs! He simply trusted God and saw all
situations as being from Him. He
acknowledged God in all situations and God directed His paths. In every situation of injustice and
unfairness, because of Joseph’s character and integrity, God favored him in the
circumstances of his life:
*Sold into slavery ending up in Potiphar’s house; he was
favored because God blessed him and Potiphar saw that God was with him, and he
gave Joseph control of all he owned. Pursued
by his wife, Joseph refused and ended up in prison.
*In prison the Chief Guard found favor in Joseph and put
him in charge of the prison. He used
opportunity to glorify God with his gift of interpreting dreams, which lead him
to Pharaoh.
*As a result of interpreting his dreams, Pharoah
acknowledged that Joseph had the Spirit of God and found favor in giving Joseph
control of his entire kingdom of Egypt with the exception of his throne.
We don’t see Joseph trying to get out of any of his
situations; he seemed to believe God was
in EVERYTHING.
It would seem that back in his youth when he was favored
by his father, Jacob, because of being the son of the wife he loved, and having
two dreams: one said he would rule over
his brothers; and the second said his father, mother and brothers would bow
down to him; that Joseph believed the dreams.
However, the brothers resented him for them and devised a way to get rid
of him...from there we have the rest of the story. It ended with Joseph telling his brothers
that what they meant for evil, God meant for good…for this time, to preserve
his family and make them into a nation.
EMMANUEL ~ GOD is with us! ~ The Holy Spirit of God
promised by Jesus.
We are wrapped in His Presence-a Hug from God The Father;
a gift of Grace to give us power to
Glorify GOD, The Father and Jesus Christ, His Son! We are to be Holy as He is Holy – set apart
only for His use (purpose; will).
The Holy Spirit is given to help us to “work out our salvation” that God has placed
within us. (Philippians 2:12) He is our Companion/Confidant; Helper;
Comforter; Teacher; Revealer of Truth; Guide; Power. We MUST believe it is so and receive Him and
release Him to do ALL He was given to do in us…which is to glorify The
Son. (John 16:7-15)
Our work
(part) ~ Wrap each day with His Presence by:
Acknowledging Him verbally
Practicing His Presence – He is a Reality!
Seek His plans from His Word – “He is the
Way…He is the Life”
Fellowship with Him in prayer – it should
be a delight!
Worship Him with praise – in words and
song!
Love Him ~ by giving Him the very best
~ by “loving one another” – we are His Body!
Lord, You have given me
everything I need to be Your Temple, and I am responsible for using what You
have given for the purpose of giving You glory – it is The Holy Spirit; He is
given to us to give You back the Glory due to You. “Whether we eat or drink or whatsoever we do,
do ALL to the glory of God” for, “we can do nothing apart from Your Indwelling
Presence ~ The Holy Spirit. I am
responsible for the activity of The Spirit by confidently trusting Him by
working with Him and His plans. You are
the Life and You use mine to work with You! Be glorified!
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