Holy Ghost and Fire-Do Not Fear

OK here we go!!!

So about this Holy Fire…

This is the message I have to give today…and in obedience I write…

God sent Jesus.

Jesus said to tarry (wait) for the Promise…stay in Jerusalem until you are filled with the Power from on High…

Luke 24:49 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) And look, I am sending you what My Father promised. As for you, stay in the city until you are empowered from on high.”

You know it takes wind blowing on embers, to cause them to ignite and catch fire…

One-hundred-and-twenty-souls in a room upstairs near Jerusalem…what were they doing? They were waiting in obedience, and they were praying together in one accord….Ten days after the ascension of Jesus…(Acts 1:14)

And then suddenly, like a mighty rushing wind the room was filled where they were and tongues of fire lit upon each of them and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost and Fire!!!! Praising God, all speaking languages they didn’t know … (Acts 2:2-4)

The crowd thought they were drunk with new wine, but it was too early to be drinking it was nine in the morning…

Tribes and nations were there from all over the known world for the feast of Pentecost….They heard these unlearned men and women praising God in each of the foreigner’s on language…shocked by this display…some mocked, but some listened.

Peter stood up and began to preach, this is not new wine, it is what was spoken of by the prophet Joel. (Joel 2:28)

He began to tell them about Jesus, and what the religious rulers did to the Son of God…About 3000 souls repented and were baptized that day.…When the Holy Ghost and Fire is seen and heard in God’s people, when His word is preached, faith rises and…transformations take place and something miraculous happens…these early Christ-followers didn’t have a lukewarm encounter with Jesus…they didn’t have a scheduled program or organized religion, they had no fine, luxurious buildings to minister in…they preached in court yards and on hill sides….They were persecuted…crucified, mocked, spit on, beaten, betrayed, stoned to death for their faith…and that was before they received the Holy Ghost and Fire…look what happened to them afterwards…they Rocked the known world for Jesus and He spread like wild-fire everywhere they preached. Hearts were changed, bodies healed and set free, deliverance from evil spirits…they helped each other, loved each other, prayed for each other…They were the called out ones…The  early Church…

Peter said the Holy Ghost was for everyone who accepted Jesus as the son of God. I’m not just taking about tongues of fire…I’m talking about a rejuvenation of the heart, where the love of God is the focus and souls for His kingdom are the goal…that even the far off ones would be filled…that’s you and me. That the Holy Ghost and fire is for every generation and all who will seek Him…Do you eat only one meal and never eat again? No. You eat daily. The same is true of being filled with the Spirit.

God always has a remnant…those who will not conform to this world…those who get alone with the Messiah and pray, not to be seen of men…but to have an intimate relationship and pivotal moments with Him. Where he directs their lives and reveals more of Jesus to them. By letting the Holy Ghost have full reign showing them the heart of Jesus…

It doesn’t matter what is going on in this world…chaos and death and sickness and climate changes have been going on since the beginning of time… Jesus said there would be wars and rumors of war…it rains on the just and the unjust…our bodies are going to decay they are going to wear out…but our soul never wears out, never grows old, never dies…the soul is eternal…depending on the decision we make will determine where our soul will dwell forever.

Evil is ever present and will continue until Jesus returns….We as Jesus’ children and followers must keep our eyes on Him…be full of the Holy Ghost and Fire and continue in His word…Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God!!

The Holy Ghost is gentle, kind, comforting, peaceable, longsuffering, He doesn’t grow weary or tired…he doesn’t sleep or slumber…He is always watchful always aware and always brings the Presence of God and reveals Jesus to the seeking heart. He grieves, he rejoices, he doesn’t bring confusion or doubt. He brings understanding and encouragement. The Holy Ghost of God is not fear or death. He brings life and refreshing.

Don’t let lies or distractions keep you from the life-source…tarry in His presence and let him show you what it is He has for you…he doesn’t make a display to bring glory to himself…He comes to show us Jesus.

The only way we are ever going to truly know Him…is to be with Him…seek Jesus not the gifts he has to offer…those are manifestations that he is present. Do you want to know about the author of the book…or do you want to know the author?

If you are a God-seeker…a Jesus-follower… Holy Ghost walker-talker…then ask him to fill your cup on a continuous daily basis…let the rivers of life flow from your belly. Not hot or cold and never lukewarm…

Be on fire.

If you have no clue what I’m talking about…and you want to know Him…Ask Jesus to come into your heart and change your life, fill you with The Holy Ghost and Fire and I promise you will understand. I’m not talking about emotionalism…I talking about a real, honest-to-goodness encounter with the Living God!

Open the Book. The Holy Book, known as the Bible…God’s words were written down for us to read and feast upon. Men and women lived and died to make sure this generation would have the Word of God. Don’t take it lightly…respect it and protect it. Learn it and know it. The scriptures testify of who Jesus is…if you truly want to know Jesus…read His word and ask the Holy Ghost to open your understanding. Ask him to show you the face of Jesus. He loves to reveal Jesus to us so that we will live and not die.

~Marla Shaw O’Neill July 13, 2018

(Read Acts chapters 1 and 2)

Acts 2:2-4 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB) Suddenly a sound like that of a violent rushing wind came from heaven, and it filled the whole house where they were staying. And tongues, like flames of fire that were divided, appeared to them and rested on each one of them. Then they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages, as the Spirit gave them ability for speech.