Tag: Jesus

~ Spiritual Gifts Given ~ worldly sins Forgiven. ~

 While Jesus was Physically on earth, He said to the Disciples that after He Rises from death He would 'Send a Helper' in the form of the Holy Spirit.

Jesus was True to His Word.

About 50 days after He Rose, the Disciples were gathered together.

'Suddenly there came a Sound from Heaven, as of a rushing Mighty wind', (Acts 2:2). 
It wasn't an actual blowing wind, it was a Sound 'Like a Mighty wind'. 

'Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of Fire, 
and sat upon each of them'. (Acts 2:3). 

At that point a Truly Wonderful thing happened.

'They were All Filled with the Holy Spirit'. (Acts 2:4). 

It wasn't just a Little Bit of the Holy Spirit, they were 'Filled' with the 
Holy Spirit. 
This is what's known as Pentecost. 

This 'Mighty Power' sent from Jesus gave them the 'Wonderful Gift' to 'Do' what Jesus had Previously asked them to 'Do', ~ “Go into All the world and Preach the Gospel to Every Creature”, (Mark 16:15). 

'They began to Speak in Other tongues (Languages) 
as the Spirit gave to them'. Acts 2:4). 

The Bible says at that time there were people from 'Every Nation under Heaven' staying in Jerusalem, and when the Sound of the Mighty wind happened, they All came together where the Disciples were.

The people all spoke in Different Languages, but 'Everyone Heard' the Disciples Speaking in 'Their Own Language'. (Acts 2:5-6). 

The people were All 'Amazed' and said, 
“How can we All hear in Our Own Language”. (Acts 2:7-8). 

That's the Power of the 'Holy Spirit', He will Give You Wonderful Gifts to 'Do' Amazing things.

The Disciples 'Stood Up' and Peter 'Immediately' started to Preach the 'Gospel of Jesus' and saying Scripture to the people. He didn't Waste any time. He was 'Given a Gift' and he put it to Good Use 'Straight Away'. 
It was probably Peters way of 'Showing' Jesus how 'Grateful' he was for 'Saving his Soul', and 'Setting him Free' from the Traps of the 'world'. 

While Peter was Boldly talking about Jesus, the people asked, 
“What shall we do”?
Peter replied,
“Repent, and let Every one of You be Baptised in the name of  Jesus Christ for the Forgiveness of sins, and You Shall Receive the Gift of the Holy Spirit”, (Acts 2:37-38). 

Then in that one day, about 3,000 people were Baptised and their 'Souls Saved'.
WOW. That's the Amazing Power of the Holy Spirit.

That Power is Available to You.

It Doesn't mean You will have to Preach and Baptise 3,000 people. And it Doesn't mean You will have to Speak in different tongues (Languages). 

The Powerful Gifts of the Holy Spirit will be 'Unique & Individual' to You Personally, to Help You Achieve God's Purpose & Plan for Your Life.

He will also Give You Power to be 'Set Free' from the 'Lies & Corruption' of the 'world' so You don't get 'Tricked', (Acts 2:40).    

The devil is Fully Aware of the Power of the Holy Spirit and the Amazing things that can be Achieved through God's people when they're Filled with the Holy Spirit. So the devil has been Using 'his followers' to try to 'Scare' people away from wanting to 'Welcome' the Holy Spirit into their Lives.

Throughout my 'Journey of Faith', I've Seen, Heard, and Read Lots of False Teachings, Manipulations of Bible Verses, and Corrupted Views of what it means to Welcome the Holy Spirit into Your Life, and about what the Spiritual Gifts actually mean. 

These 'Wrong Teachings' have either 'Pushed' people Away from God, or they've given Many True Believers a 'False Understanding' of what it means, which has led Many Believers into trying to 'Do' certain things that God has 'Not' asked them to 'Do'. 

The Truth though is in God's Word and His Guidance.

Before I started to write this writing, I asked God to 'Guide' me.
His Guidance was, “Stay Focused on Me”. 

That's the Guidance I give to You ~ 'Stay Focused on God'. 

There's Lots of 'Lies' being Spread around about the Holy Spirit & His Spiritual Gifts. The Only Way to know the Truth, is from the 'Source' of the Holy Spirit, which is God & Jesus.

Let God & Jesus Guide You through God's Word, and more Importantly by having a 'Direct' Personal Relationship with them. 
They will let You know the Truth.

If You have ever been Told that You can't receive the Holy Spirit or His Gifts, that's a 'Lie'. The Bible says:
“For the promise is for You, and to All who are afar off, 
as Many as the Lord our God will call”, (Acts 2:39). 

The Holy Spirit and His Gifts are obviously Not Scary, because the Bible doesn't say that the Disciples were Scared when they were 'Filled with the Holy Spirit'. And it doesn't say that Any of the people were Scared when they Heard the Disciples Speaking in 'Their Own Language'. It says that the were 'Amazed'. 

When You Believe God's True Word, and Not what people 'Say' about God's Word, then You will have Peace.

There's a Beautiful Bible Verse that says.
“Repent, that Your sins may be Blotted Out, so that times of Refreshing
may come from the Presence of the Lord”, (Acts 3:19). 

When You Welcome the Holy Spirit into Your Heart, Mind & Soul, it's 
Very Refreshing.
He 'Washes' You Clean of the 'Rubbish' that's been 'Holding You Back', and Refreshes 'Your Life' with Peace, Love, Joy, and the Amazing Power of the Holy Spirit.

How do You Welcome the Holy Spirit ?

God's Word says,

“Repent, and let Every one of You be Baptised
 in the name of Jesus Christ for the Forgiveness of sins, 
and You Shall receive the Gift of the Holy Spirit”.

~ Limited View. ~

 Every person on earth has got a 'Limited View' of their 'Own Life', and of 'Other Peoples Lives'.

We can only 'See' what we 'See', 'Hear' what we 'Hear', and 'Know' what we 'Know'. 

Our 'Physical View' as well as our 'Understanding View' have got 'Limitations'. 

We can't 'See' what Other People are Doing 'All The Time', or 'know' what they're 'Thinking & Planning'. 
And we don't 'Know' All the Details of 'God's Plan for Our Own Lives'. 

These 'Limitations' are what the devil 'Cunningly' Uses to 'Trick' people into Believing the 'Wrong Ways of Living'. 

The devil will Use Your 'Limited View' to try to 'Trick' You to Believe 'Lies' about 'Who You Are'. 
He will Use 'his followers' to 'Lie' to You to Prevent You from Believing in Yourself as the 'Wonderful Person' who God Created You To Be.

The devil knows that God Created You in 'His Own Image', which means You have the 'Power In You' to Defeat the devil.
So the devil will either try to 'put you down' so You don't Believe in Your 'Power', or he will try to 'Distract' You from Doing the 'Will Of God' by 'Luring' You away with 'worldly ways'. These 'worldly ways' might 'Seem' like they're Fun and that there's nothing wrong with them, but they are a  'Set Up' by the devil to keep You 'Away From God'. 

The devil will also Use 'Your Limitations' to try to 'Manipulate' You to Believe 'Wrong Things' about 'Other People'. 
He will try to 'Trick' You to Think 'Good things about Bad people', and to Think 'Bad things about Good people'.
He does that to try to get You to Listen to the 'Wrong People'.   


Many people have been 'Tricked' into Thinking it's ok to Treat other people like Dirt, just because somebody Told them to. 
That's 'NOT' true. 
The Bible says “Be Kind to one another, Tenderhearted, Forgiving one another, as God Forgave you in Christ”, (Ephesians 4:32). 

The devil has also 'Tricked' many people into Believing that they can 'Treat' Nature 'However they want'. 
People cut down 'Healthy Life Giving Trees' just because they're not 'Native' or because they don't like the look of them. People spray Chemical weed-killer on God's  'Wild Flowers' just because they 'Grow' where the 'person' doesn't want them to 'Grow'. And people 'Mistreat & Kill' Wild Animals just because 'people' don't want them to 'Live' where the Animals are 'Living'. 
But these are All 'God's Creations'.

The devil has used 'his followers' to Mislead people by 'Manipulating' the Bible verse that says God has given People 'Dominion' over all of God's Creations.

'Dominion' does 'NOT' mean You can 'Do Whatever You Want' to Nature.
The 'worlds' version of 'Dominion' is to 'Control & Rule'.
But God's meaning of 'Dominion' is that God is 'Trusting' Everyone with the Responsibility of 'Looking After' and 'Caring For' His Creations.
That is a True Blessing to be 'Trusted' by God. Don't Abuse that Trust.

The devil has been 'Tricking' people for Thousands of years in All areas of Life.

The worst 'Lie' of all that he has 'Misled' people with by Using Peoples 
'Limited View' is the 'Lies' about God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit.
The devil has Used 'his followers' (who are sometimes Disguised as Believers) to 'Mislead' people into Believing 'Wrong' things about God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit, and 'Wrong Teachings' about How to Follow them. 

Unfortunately over many years, there have been many 'True Believers' who have been 'Misled' by the devils 'Cunning & Crafty' Tactics. 

I 'Fully Admit' that I 'Fell' for many of them over the years.

But over the passed few years, God has been Revealing to me more & more ways of 'How' the devil had 'Tricked' me, and 'How' he is Still 'Tricking' many other people now. 

Some of the 'Lies' that the devil has got people Believing is that God is a Strict, Bossy, Dictator. That Jesus was just another Prophet. And that the Holy Spirit is some type of Scary Ghost.

Thankfully I have 'Never' Believed Any of these, but I know that many people do Believe it.

Throughout my 'Journey of Faith' for over 20 years, I've spent a Lot of 'Quality Time' with God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit. My Personal Relationship with them is Closer than it has Ever been.
And I can Assure You that No Matter what Anybody says, God is 'NOT' Strict, Bossy or a Dictator. He is Extremely Patient, Loving, Gentle, and He simply wants what's 'Best for You'.
Jesus was 'NOT' just another Prophet, He 'Is' the Son of God, He 'Did' Rise from death, and He 'Is' Alive sitting at the Right Hand of God, as well as Living in the Hearts of True Believers.
The Holy Spirit is 'NOT' a Scary Ghost, there's Nothing Scary about Him. He is the Wonderful Helper who Jesus Sent to us to Communicate with 'Our Own Spirit', to 'Lead' us in the 'Truth', and to remind us of the Wonderful Teachings of Jesus, which is the 'True Way' to Live our Lives.

Many people say they Struggle to Believe these things because they haven't got 'Proof & Evidence'. Well if they can Believe the 'Lies' without having Any 'Proof & Evidence', then they can Believe the 'Truth'. 
It' simply a Choice of 'Who' do You Believe, 'people' or 'God'. 
I Choose to Believe God.

People have got the Ability to 'Lie'. 
But  “It is Impossible for God to lie”, (Hebrews 6:18).

So because we are Human, we have a 'Limited View' of Life.
God knew that, so He sent His Son as a Human to Show us How to Live 'Our Lives'. While Jesus was 'Physically' on earth, He was 'Fully Human', which meant at that time He also had the same 'Limited View' that we have got.

Jesus Experienced the same things that we do. People 'Lied' to Him. People tried to 'Trick' Him and set 'Traps' for Him. The devil himself tried to 'Tempt' Him.

But Jesus 'NEVER' Fell for for Any of it.

How did He do that when He was a Human like You & me ?

Because He was 'Always' in Communication with Someone who could 'See' Everything that the people and the devil were doing to try to 'Trick' Him.

That Someone was God.

Even though at that time Jesus only had a 'Limited View', God had 
'Unlimited Views' of Everything.
God 'Sees, Hears & Knows' Everything.

God knew Every 'Scheming & Manipulative' plans that the people where plotting to 'Trick' Jesus. God knew Every 'Lie' that they told. And God knew that the devil would try to 'Tempt' Jesus.

Jesus 'Trusted' and 'Believed' that the Only person who had 'Unlimited Views' and knows Everything is God.

So Jesus 'Wisely' spent 'Quality Quiet Time' With God on a Regular basis.
Jesus would Very often go into the Countryside and Mountains 'by Himself' to 'Pray & Listen' to God's Guidance.

And because God is Loving, Gentle and wants what is Best for His Son, then He 'Guided' Jesus with Everything He needed to know so that He Didn't Fall for the 'Lies & Trickery'.  
Jesus was able to 'See Through' the 'Cunning Tactics' of the people and the devil because God had 'Revealed' them to Him.

And God wants to do the Same for You & me.  

He wants to 'Lovingly Guide' us so we don't get 'Tricked & Misled' anymore by the 'Lies & Corruption' of the devil and 'his followers'.

We have a 'Limited View' of Who the 'devils followers' are.
Some of them are Obvious, but Many are in Disguise of many forms.
The Only Way to know for Definite who they are, is to have a 'Direct' Relationship with God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit.

Because Jesus Lived on earth, He knows what it Feels like to be 'Lied' to by people, and 'Tempted' by the devil. 
Jesus wants to Help You so that You don't Fall into the 'Traps'. 
Or if You have already been 'Trapped', He wants to 'Set You Free'.

When Jesus Ascended into Heaven, He sat down at the Right Hand of God, and God gave Him 'All Authority over Everything'. That means that Jesus has got 'Unlimited Views' of 'Our Lives' and 'Other People Lives'. 
Jesus can 'See' what we can't 'See'. He 'Hears' what we can't 'Hear'. And He 'Knows' what we don't 'Know'. 

So it's Very Important Not to Rely on 'Your Own' Understanding of Your Life, because it might be Wrong.
And Don't Rely on 'Other Peoples' Views of 'Who You Are' and 'How to Live Your Life', because they might be Wrong.
Yes it's Good to sometimes ask others for Guidance, but Don't Rely on it.

There's Only 'One Way' to know the 'Truth'. 
Jesus is the 'Way', the 'Truth', and the 'Life',  (John 14:6).

When You Follow His 'Way', He Leads You in 'Truth',
so You can Live a Wonderful, Free & Enjoyable 'Life'. 

When You put Your Trust & Belief in Jesus & His 'Unlimited View',
You Will Enjoy God's Wonderful Plan for You.