RESTORATION TODAY
WEDNESDAY 4TH JANUARY 2017
BY PASTOR DR. G.O. OLUTOLA JP.
THEME: THE SPIRIT AND GOD?S WILL.
I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances. Ezekiel 36: 27.
One of the Spirit's most practical ministries is to help believers know and follow God's will.
Ezekiel 36: 27 plainly indicate that the Spirit has always been available to lead God's people. And Isaiah reminds us, centuries before Ezekiel's time, that the Lord is He who put His Holy Spirit in the midst of them, who caused His glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses (Isaiah 63: 11 & 12). The Jerusalem Council in Acts 15 wonderfully illustrates how the Spirit gave guidance to the New Testament church.
After much prayerful discussion about the issue on ground at the time, the Council made a decision and set down its concise recommendations in a letter that was the result of a Spirit-led consensus among the apostles and elders. For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you [Gentiles] no greater burden than these essentials (Acts 15: 28).
The leaders were confident that their decision was from the mind of the Holy Spirit as reflected in Scripture; therefore, they knew it was correct and in accord with God's will. Romans 8: 14, which says, For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God, encourage us that we also can be certain of the Spirit's guidance. If we are faithful to hear, read, and study the Word, if we strive to obey it, and if we are sensitive to the Holy Spirit, then He will guide us into God's perfect will for our lives (see Psalm 119: 105).
ACTION POINT:
The Holy Spirit has always led and will continue to lead believers to know God's will.
SCRIPTURES:
Isaiah 63: 11 & 12
Acts 15: 28
Psalm 119: 105.
PRAYER POINTS:
1. Father, thank You for the gift of Your Spirit to me in the name of Jesus.
2. O Lord, I receive divine guidance in the name of Jesus.
3. Father, I rebuke the spirit of confusion from my life in the name of Jesus.
4. O Lord, unveil the beauty of Your glory in my life in the name of Jesus.
DAILY BIBLE READING:
Genesis 4 & 5
Job 6 & 7
Matthew 4.
WEDNESDAY 4TH JANUARY 2017
BY PASTOR DR. G.O. OLUTOLA JP.
THEME: THE SPIRIT AND GOD?S WILL.
I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances. Ezekiel 36: 27.
One of the Spirit's most practical ministries is to help believers know and follow God's will.
Ezekiel 36: 27 plainly indicate that the Spirit has always been available to lead God's people. And Isaiah reminds us, centuries before Ezekiel's time, that the Lord is He who put His Holy Spirit in the midst of them, who caused His glorious arm to go at the right hand of Moses (Isaiah 63: 11 & 12). The Jerusalem Council in Acts 15 wonderfully illustrates how the Spirit gave guidance to the New Testament church.
After much prayerful discussion about the issue on ground at the time, the Council made a decision and set down its concise recommendations in a letter that was the result of a Spirit-led consensus among the apostles and elders. For it seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us to lay upon you [Gentiles] no greater burden than these essentials (Acts 15: 28).
The leaders were confident that their decision was from the mind of the Holy Spirit as reflected in Scripture; therefore, they knew it was correct and in accord with God's will. Romans 8: 14, which says, For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God, encourage us that we also can be certain of the Spirit's guidance. If we are faithful to hear, read, and study the Word, if we strive to obey it, and if we are sensitive to the Holy Spirit, then He will guide us into God's perfect will for our lives (see Psalm 119: 105).
ACTION POINT:
The Holy Spirit has always led and will continue to lead believers to know God's will.
SCRIPTURES:
Isaiah 63: 11 & 12
Acts 15: 28
Psalm 119: 105.
PRAYER POINTS:
1. Father, thank You for the gift of Your Spirit to me in the name of Jesus.
2. O Lord, I receive divine guidance in the name of Jesus.
3. Father, I rebuke the spirit of confusion from my life in the name of Jesus.
4. O Lord, unveil the beauty of Your glory in my life in the name of Jesus.
DAILY BIBLE READING:
Genesis 4 & 5
Job 6 & 7
Matthew 4.
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