SPIRIT and me

 

Job 33:4

King James Version

4 The spirit of God hath made me, 

and the breath of the Almighty 

hath given me life.

How important is the HOLY SPIRIT?

What does the HOLY SPIRIT do?

What can we learn from Him?

Well, this much I know -- for certain.

For SPIRIT made all these possible.

The day GOD made me born again in 2019:

I began reading the Bible.

I began to understand GOD's WORD.

I began appreciating the POWER of GOD's WORD.

I got excited at knowing His WORD, and dropped all other books.

SPIRIT made me take TONS of notes.

He guided me to commit the verses to heart.

We started writing blogs -- 88 of them as of this writing.

We wrote 22 ebooks on spiritual warfare (fiction).

We wrote 2 more ebooks on JESUS.

We share my findings with you each day.

We have written non-stop.

I got to know about sin, and SALVATION.

I got to know about GOD's LAWS.

I got to know how to live by Scripture.

I got to know more about the LORD JESUS.

JESUS alerted me to the imminence of the Rapture.

The TRIUNE GOD became clear to me.

I work each day with the TRIUNE GOD.

My life has become simpler, clearer, more focused.

SPIRIT makes my life fulfilled, for He teaches me everything.

All according to GOD's will.

In the end, that's all that matters.

That we live according to GOD's will.

JESUS declared that in His prayer:

Luke 11:2

King James Version

2 And he said unto them, 

When ye pray, say, 

Our Father which art in heaven, 

Hallowed be thy name. 

Thy kingdom come. 

Thy will be done, 

as in heaven, so in earth.

This is my simple story, as born again.

Which the SPIRIT of GOD made possible.

You will surely have a wonderful story, too.

The day you look to GOD for clarity.

The day He makes you born again.

The day you acknowledge your sinfulness.

Wishing to repent, and be changed.

That's really where it all starts.

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FRUIT of the SPIRIT

 

Galatians 5:22-23

King James Version

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, 

longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

23 Meekness, temperance: 

against such there is no law.

Why do many born again don't act as true born again?

Why do many mislead others?

Why won't they accept correction?

Why do many seem "blind"?

Why are many too proud?

Those questions roamed in my heart all afternoon yesterday.

And I was stumped for an answer.

Even as the answers were hovering somewhere.

But I couldn't grasp it.

Just yet.

So I prayed, slept, and rested.

Come morning, SPIRIT led me to the answer.

It was a set of verses I had on my desk, all along

I had copied it from the Bible.

For it reminded me of my beloved baby sister's nature.

She had rejoined JESUS over 16 months ago.

The answers were literally in front of me.

I thank SPIRIT for the answer.

Which turned out to be just TWO words.

Those who did not act as true born again have set aside TWO particular fruit of the SPIRIT:

Galatians 5:22-23

King James Version

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, 

longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

23 Meekness, temperance: 

against such there is no law.

"Meekness" and "temperance".

Without these, people would keep making excuses.

You see, everything comes from the SPIRIT of GOD.

Without guidance from SPIRIT, people did these:

Galatians 5:19-21

King James Version

19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, 

which are these; 

Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, 

emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness,

 revellings, and such like: 

of the which I tell you before, 

as I have also told you in time past, 

that they which do such things 

shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

How did other Bible versions define "meekness" and "temperance"?

Galatians 5:22-23

American Standard Version

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 meekness, self-control; against such there is no law.

Galatians 5:22-23

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

22 But the fruit of the [Holy] Spirit [the work which His presence within accomplishes] is love, joy (gladness), peace, patience (an even temper, forbearance), kindness, goodness (benevolence), faithfulness,

23 Gentleness (meekness, humility), self-control (self-restraint, continence). Against such things there is no law [[a]that can bring a charge].

Galatians 5:22-23

Contemporary English Version

22 God's Spirit makes us loving, happy, peaceful, patient, kind, good, faithful, 23 gentle, and self-controlled. There is no law against behaving in any of these ways.

Galatians 5:22-23

Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is, charity, joy, peace, patience, benignity, goodness, longanimity,

23 Mildness, faith, modesty, continency, chastity. Against such there is no law.

Galatians 5:22-23

1599 Geneva Bible

22 But the [a]fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

23 Meekness, temperancy: [b]against such there is no law.

Galatians 5:22-23

New International Reader's Version

22 But the fruit the Holy Spirit produces is love, joy and peace. It is being patient, kind and good. It is being faithful 23 and gentle and having control of oneself. There is no law against things of that kind.

Galatians 5:22-23

New Life Version

22 But the fruit that comes from having the Holy Spirit in our lives is: love, joy, peace, not giving up, being kind, being good, having faith, 23 being gentle, and being the boss over our own desires. The Law is not against these things.

Kehillah in Galatia 5:22-23

Orthodox Jewish Bible

22 But the p’ri of the Ruach HaKodesh is ahavah (agape), simcha (joy), shalom (peace), zitzfleisch (patience), nedivut (generosity, kindness), chesed (loving-kindness), ne’emanut (faithfulness),

23 Anavah (meekness, shiflut, lowliness), shlitah atzmi (self-control)...would you not agree?—against these things there is no isser (proscription in the Torah).

Galatians 5:22

Worldwide English (New Testament)

22 But these are the things which the Spirit wants you to show: love, joy, peace, patience, being kind, being good, being true, being gentle, and keeping the body under control. There is no law that says, `These things are wrong.

Galatians 5:22-23

Wycliffe Bible

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is charity, joy, peace, patience, long abiding, benignity [benignity, or good will], goodness, mildness, faith,

23 temperance, continence, chastity; against such things is no law.

In SUMMARY, "meekness" means:

Gentleness (meekness, humility)

gentle

Mildness

being gentle

Anavah (meekness, shiflut, lowliness)

In SUMMARY, "temperance" means:

self-control

self-control (self-restraint, continence)

self-controlled

faith, modesty, continency, chastity

temperancy

having control of oneself

being the boss over our own desires

shlitah atzmi (self-control)

keeping the body under control

temperance, continence, chastity

Without "meekness" and "temperance", man would not be teachable.

Only the HOLY SPIRIT can teach us perfectly.

Through the life lived by JESUS.

A living example of simplicity, humility, holiness, focus, and obedience.

Philippians 2:7-10

King James Version

7 But made himself of no reputation, 

and took upon him the form of a servant, 

and was made in the likeness of men:

8 And being found in fashion as a man, 

he humbled himself, 

and became obedient unto death, 

even the death of the cross.

9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, 

and given him a name which is above every name:

10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, 

of things in heaven, 

and things in earth, 

and things under the earth;

By ourselves, we don't have the power to be meek, and disciplined.

We need SPIRIT.

For He is a GIFT from GOD.

John 14:26

King James Version

26 But the Comforter, 

which is the Holy Ghost, 

whom the Father will send in my name, 

he shall teach you all things, 

and bring all things to your remembrance, 

whatsoever I have said unto you.

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HOLY SPIRIT audio

 

John 4:24

King James Version

24 God is a Spirit: 

and they that worship him 

must worship him in spirit and in truth.

Have you heard about the HOLY SPIRIT?

How much do you know about Him?

Is He a person?

What is He, really?

What does He do?

What can He do?

What is His relation to GOD, and JESUS?

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SPIRIT gives LIFE

 

Job 33:4

King James Version

4 The spirit of God hath made me, 

and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.

Without the SPIRIT of GOD, we wouldn't be alive.

Man always needs proof.

So, here's proof.

As only the WORD of GOD can give.

GOD breathed life into us:

Genesis 2:7

King James Version

7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, 

and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; 

and man became a living soul.

GOD's SPIRIT "quickens" us.

Romans 8:11

King James Version

11 But if the Spirit of him 

that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, 

he that raised up Christ from the dead 

shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit 

that dwelleth in you.

GOD's SPIRIT gives life.

2 Corinthians 3:6

King James Version

6 Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; 

not of the letter, 

but of the spirit: 

for the letter killeth, 

but the spirit giveth life.

For GOD is a SPIRIT.

John 4:24

King James Version

24 God is a Spirit: 

and they that worship him 

must worship him in spirit and in truth.

JESUS said His WORDS are spirit and life.

John 6:63

King James Version

63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; 

the flesh profiteth nothing: 

the words that I speak unto you, 

they are spirit, 

and they are life.

For JESUS is LIFE.

John 11:25

King James Version

25 Jesus said unto her, 

I am the resurrection, 

and the life: 

he that believeth in me, 

though he were dead, 

yet shall he live:

GOD revealed all these to us, through His SPIRIT.

1 Corinthians 2:10

King James Version

10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: 

for the Spirit searcheth all things, 

yea, the deep things of God.

Only the SPIRIT of GOD knows the things of GOD.

1 Corinthians 2:11

King James Version

11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, 

save the spirit of man which is in him? 

even so the things of God knoweth no man, 

but the Spirit of God.

It's time to know the GIFTS freely given by GOD.

1 Corinthians 2:12

King James Version

12 Now we have received, 

not the spirit of the world, 

but the spirit which is of God; 

that we might know the things 

that are freely given to us of God.

The gifts given?

SPIRIT.

JESUS.

LIFE.

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REVERE the HOLY SPIRIT

 

Genesis 1:1-2

King James Version

1 In the beginning 

God created the heaven and the earth.

2 And the earth was without form, and void; 

and darkness was upon the face of the deep. 

And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

What is the Holy Spirit?

Who is the Holy Spirit?

Why must we revere the Holy Spirit?

Let Scripture tell you more.

GOD put His SPIRIT in us.

Ezekiel 36:27

King James Version

27 And I will put my spirit within you, 

and cause you to walk in my statutes, 

and ye shall keep my judgments, 

and do them.

SPIRIT dwells in us.

John 14:17

King James Version

17 Even the Spirit of truth; 

whom the world cannot receive, 

because it seeth him not, 

neither knoweth him: 

but ye know him; 

for he dwelleth with you, 

and shall be in you.

Our body is the TEMPLE of the HOLY SPIRIT.

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

King James Version

19 What? 

know ye not that your body 

is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, 

which ye have of God, 

and ye are not your own?

20 For ye are bought with a price: 

therefore glorify God in your body, 

and in your spirit, 

which are God's.

WALKING in the SPIRIT protects us from faults of the flesh.

Galatians 5:16-18

King James Version

16 This I say then, 

Walk in the Spirit, 

and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, 

and the Spirit against the flesh: 

and these are contrary the one to the other: 

so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, 

ye are not under the law.

The SPIRIT of GOD raised JESUS from the dead.

Romans 8:11

King James Version

11 But if the Spirit of him 

that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, 

he that raised up Christ from the dead 

shall also quicken your mortal bodies 

by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

GOD gave us the COMFORTER.

John 14:16

King James Version

16 And I will pray the Father, 

and he shall give you another Comforter, 

that he may abide with you for ever;

The HOLY SPIRIT is the TEACHER of ALL things.

John 14:26

King James Version

26 But the Comforter, 

which is the Holy Ghost, 

whom the Father will send in my name, 

he shall teach you all things, 

and bring all things to your remembrance, 

whatsoever I have said unto you.

SPIRIT is TRUTH.

John 16:13

King James Version

13 Howbeit when he, 

the Spirit of truth, is come, 

he will guide you into all truth: 

for he shall not speak of himself; 

but whatsoever he shall hear, 

that shall he speak: 

and he will shew you things to come.

SPIRIT will glorify the LORD JESUS.

John 16:14

King James Version

14 He shall glorify me: 

for he shall receive of mine, 

and shall shew it unto you.

SPIRIT "searcheth all the deep things of God".

1 Corinthians 2:10-16

King James Version

10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: 

for the Spirit searcheth all things, 

yea, the deep things of God.

11 For what man knoweth the things of a man, 

save the spirit of man which is in him? 

even so the things of God knoweth no man, 

but the Spirit of God.

12 Now we have received, 

not the spirit of the world, 

but the spirit which is of God; 

that we might know 

the things that are freely given to us of God.

13 Which things also we speak, 

not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, 

but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; 

comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

14 But the natural man receiveth not 

the things of the Spirit of God: 

for they are foolishness unto him: 

neither can he know them, 

because they are spiritually discerned.

15 But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, 

yet he himself is judged of no man.

16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, 

that he may instruct him? 

but we have the mind of Christ.

JESUS anointed us with the HOLY SPIRIT.

1 John 2:27

King James Version

27 But the anointing 

which ye have received of him abideth in you, 

and ye need not that any man teach you: 

but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, 

and is truth, 

and is no lie, 

and even as it hath taught you, 

ye shall abide in him.

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HOW I was TAUGHT to SHARE GOD's WORD with YOU

 

2 Timothy 2:15 

King James Version

15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, 

a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, 

rightly dividing the word of truth.

That was the verse given me, by the HOLY SPIRIT of GOD, for He knew what He set me out to do.

I search, study, and share the WORD of GOD, through blogs Spirit and I create together.

If you have any idea how the Holy Spirit can touch, and influence your life, perhaps I better start with my own little story.

Despite my many failings, and errors in life -- mostly from my own ignorance of the LAWS of GOD -- Jesus only looked to my heart.

Perhaps, He found something real there.

Like really loving His FATHER, and wanting to know EVERYTHING about GOD.

Then, I was buying books, right and left, searching, studying, and going broke from buying all those books.

Had I stuck to the Bible, I'd have money left over.

But GOD knew I wasn't ready for His book.

He let me go through the process.

My process.

When my process didn't work, I looked to Him for help.

He likes working with humbled people.

Perfect platform for teaching.

Then, the lessons began.

And had not stopped.

We're now over 28 months into Scripture.

Every moment of the day.

Only JESUS has the answers for ALL your questions.

When your heart is true, 

the Holy Spirit will be sent to start teaching you.

See, it even rhymes.

On 6 September 2019, I was taught by Spirit to study verses as a whole, for I was a baby Christian, just learning the WORD of GOD. I was getting an "overview" of His Word.

A year after -- on 28 September 2020 -- I was "prompted" to study, a word at a time.

By 27 December 2020, I was coached to focus on phrases.

Today, everything's become a clear, cohesive whole.

Strangely, I had no difficulty studying the WORD of GOD.

Perhaps, it's because I'm a kid at heart.

Eager.

Teachable.

Even playful.

God knows my crazy crazy heart.

He knew the BEST method for instruction.

Of course, the method taught me, a word, or a phrase at a time, may not work well with you.

Only one way to find out:

PRAY to JESUS, and ask for GUIDANCE.

That's how I was taught.

I prayed.

I waited.

I listened.

I obeyed.

And instruction, and inspiration, were given.

All I did was obey, following the "prompts".

And now, HOLY SPIRIT and I have 37 blogs.

Through this blog, you will know more about the HOLY SPIRIT.

Things He wants you to know.

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The LORD JESUS promised:

John 14:26

King James Version

26 But the Comforter, 

which is the Holy Ghost, 

whom the Father will send in my name, 

he shall teach you all things, 

and bring all things to your remembrance, 

whatsoever I have said unto you.

Who do you think can teach you EVERYTHING there is to know?

As born again, I came to know.

The HOLY SPIRIT of GOD taught me about Jesus.

Spirit is a gift from God -- prayed for by JESUS to the Father -- so we won't feel orphaned when the Lord had to go back to heaven.

The world cannot teach you what you need to know.

It will teach you to a point.

But it will not teach you EVERYTHING.

If anything, it will withhold the vital facts, such as WHO created EVERYTHING.

In knowing the SOURCE of ALL POWER, comes respect towards that Power.

Everything stems from that.

The world will teach you what it wants you to know.

JESUS, through His Holy Spirit, will teach you what you really want to know.

His heart is open to those whose hearts are open.

The Lord is at the door, knocking.

When I was young, I came across this curious word: learned.

You can listen to how it's pronounced from that link.

It's an adjective, meaning, "erudite".

My high school teacher taught us that.

And I thought that's how we are to be.

Learned.

When I became born again many decades after, I learned

we are to UNLEARN* everything the world had fed us.

They will not matter in the world to come.

Only GOD must PREVAIL.

Colossians 3:1-2

King James Version

3 If ye then be risen with Christ, 

seek those things which are above, 

where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

2 Set your affection on things above, 

not on things on the earth.

As writer, and workman for God, I found those verses taking preeminence in this seemingly-confusing world.

With God, we can't get confused.

1 Corinthians 14:33

King James Version

33 For God is not the author of confusion, 

but of peace, 

as in all churches of the saints.

Where family, school, and life seem don't have all the answers about life, and God, the HOLY SPIRIT does.

But how could others teach us completely?

They, too, are continually trying to figure things out.

Only the SPIRIT of GOD has ALL the answers.

He carries the KEY to ALL knowledge.

When you are anointed by the Holy Spirit of God -- causing you to want to be born again God's way -- the learning sticks.

Everything becomes clear.

You won't have loads of books to study.

You don't need to take higher learning.

You take the HIGHEST learning -- from SPIRIT.

That form of spiritual education will serve you in ANY aspect of your life, or work.

God becomes your basis for everything.

The only book you will need is the BIBLE.

In that ONE BOOK lies the TRUTH of God.

It is His story, and you will marvel at the many adventures of God, and the many misadventures of man.

You will see WHO the TRUE POWER is.

1 Corinthians 6:14

King James Version

14 And God hath both raised up the Lord, 

and will also raise up us by his own power.

The Lord knocks at your door.

Will you let Him in?

Will you let the King of Kings, and Lord of Lords sup with you?

I promise you, you will not want Him to leave.

You will want Him to have your whole house.

You will give Him everything you have.

Jesus' heart is for God.

That's all He wants you to know.

That we are to remain faithful to His Father.

We are to LOVE GOD.

And the Lord is also preparing a place for His faithful.

That's how loving, and generous He is.

JESUS said:

John 14:2

King James Version

2 In my Father's house are many mansions: 

if it were not so, 

I would have told you. 

I go to prepare a place for you.

If you wonder how powerful the Holy Spirit's teaching is, know that the core of this article was written in at least 20 minutes, verses and all.

In my work, ALL teaching come from the Holy Spirit.

The more you care to know, the more He will teach.

He matches your faithfulness, sincerity, and diligence.

You must LOVE Him, if He would show up.

Only God knows when you're ready for His Spirit.

May you be so.

For the learning exceeds the learned's achievements.

From the highest institution of learning in the world, in ANY field.

No one can match the SPIRIT of GOD.

Updated 25 January 2022