Be Filled

Why do you suppose we don’t see more manifestations of healing today?

One reason is because we’ve stopped tarrying and asking for the in filling of the Holy Spirit.

We treat Him as an unwelcome guest.

Saying He is something of the past instead of One of the persons of God

One of the last things Jesus said to the disciples was to go to Jerusalem and tarry (wait) there until you are empowered with the Holy Ghost…He is the promise, the one Jesus told them about. He is the other comforter and would be IN them to teach them and guide them into all truth.

John 14:15-17 Amplified Bible (AMP) “If you [really] love Me, you will keep and obey My commandments.

And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby), to be with you forever— the Spirit of Truth, whom the world cannot receive [and take to its heart] because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He (the Holy Spirit) remains with you continually and will be in you.

If healing comes through the Holy Spirit but we don’t believe in Him or we leave Him outside then what do we expect?

He is not only the Healer…He brings with Him gifts or attributes that shows who He is…but if we mock Him and leave Him covered up, hidden, and we are afraid to receive Him there will be no salvation of souls…no healing or deliverance no guidance or comfort, no faith…Jesus said, I’m going away but I will not leave you as orphans John 14:18

Gifts of the Holy Spirit: 1 Corinthians 12:8-11

• Wisdom – He knows God because He is God.

• Knowledge – He created the world and all things in it.

• Faith – Pleases God

• Gifts of healing – He said healing is the children’s bread.

• Working of miracles – It is His good pleasure to give good things to His children.

• Prophecy – He is the one who tells us what the future will bring.

• Discerning of spirits – He is the one who tells us who and what is of God and who and what is not of God.

• Diverse kinds of tongues (various languages not by natural acquirement but by the Spirit)

• Interpretation of tongues – He reveals what He is saying so that we understand and will be built up in Him…His grace and His mercy will flow.

• Unselfish Love – for Love is the greatest of all…His love will never fail.

When you read the Book of Acts and it describes the entrance or the appearance of The Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost…He didn’t come in, tiptoeing…He came in with the SOUND OF A MIGHTY RUSHING WIND…LIKE A HURRICANE OR TORNADO… …and the manifestation of TONGUES OF FIRE…UPON EACH OF THE 120 men and women who were in the room…and they ALL SPOKE IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES…glorifying and magnifying GOD! It was so loud that the people in the city who had come from all over the known world for the festival, heard the noise and came to see what it was all about. (Acts 2:4) AND IT SAYS THAT THERE WERE PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE KNOWN WORLD AND THEY HEARD WORDS IN EACH OF THEIR OWN LANGUAGE, PRAISES TO GOD!

SOME MOCKED AND LAUGHED IT OFF, SAYING THEY ARE DRUNK…

But Peter full of the power and faith of the Holy Spirit stood bold and raised his voice and said, these men are not drunk as you suppose, it’s only 9:00 in the morning…No this is what was spoken of by the prophet Joel: In the last days I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, your sons and your daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days, and they will prophesy. Read Acts 2:17-21

So I have a question: Is God, the same yesterday, today, and forever…does he change? NO! What He did then, He still does today. If we will let Him. Let go of fear and doubt and believe in Him! Jesus is the giver of the Holy Spirit! The Holy Spirit comes to reveal Jesus to us with truth! (Hebrews 13:8)

There is a liar and an enemy of God who sits in our midst and says…that is not of God…it was only for the early Church. You have no power now. And he mocks the things of God and the Children of God to keep us sick, afraid, discouraged, depressed, bound by sin and hopelessness all the while sitting back and laughing…Stop listening to Satan…resist him in the name of Jesus and BE FILLED WITH THE HOLY GHOST AND FIRE!!!! Then in the middle of chaos, disease, storm, trial, persecution, death, you stand strong and true and you will see salvation and healing and prophesying, and you will Live victorious lives because with God ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE TO THOSE WHO BELIEVE!!

GOD IS NOT A MAN THAT HE SHOULD LIE…NEITHER THE SON OF MAN THAT HE SHOULD REPENT…HAS HE NOT SAID AND SHALL HE NOT DO IT!!!

Numbers 23:19-21 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and he hath blessed; and I cannot reverse it.

He hath not beheld iniquity in Jacob, neither hath he seen perverseness in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the shout of a king is among them.

Oh brothers and sisters…we must TARRY, wait upon the Lord…ask Him for a fresh anointing and be FULL OF HIS SPIRIT…He said in John 7:38 King James Version (KJV) He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

You want healing? You want deliverance and your family praising and serving God…THEN ASK JESUS TO FILL YOU WITH THIS HOLY SPRIRIT…

I’m not talking about having a form of Godliness…I’m not talking about sensationalism…I’m not talking about putting on a show…I’m not talking about tongue talkers for the sake of talking with no understanding…I’m talking about letting the Holy Spirit move and breath and have total control in our lives for the Glory of God!

I’m talking about what Peter said…Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.” Acts 2:38

Come on…get serious with God…and He will get serious with you!!!

Don’t hide from Jesus…Be bold and courageous and let your light shine…be Full of the Holy Ghost and Power in Jesus name…not by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit says the Lord!!! Ask, and you shall receive…

~Marla Shaw O’Neill November 20, 2018

Acts 2 New International Version (NIV)

The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost

When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and filled the whole house where they were sitting. They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

Now there were staying in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken. Utterly amazed, they asked: “Aren’t all these who are speaking Galileans? Then how is it that each of us hears them in our native language? Parthians, Medes and Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus and Asia, Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome (both Jews and converts to Judaism); Cretans and Arabs—we hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!” Amazed and perplexed, they asked one another, “What does this mean?”

Some, however, made fun of them and said, “They have had too much wine.”

Peter Addresses the Crowd

Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: “Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say. These people are not drunk, as you suppose. It’s only nine in the morning! No, this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel:

 “‘In the last days, God says,
I will pour out my Spirit on all people.
Your sons and daughters will prophesy,
your young men will see visions,
your old men will dream dreams.
Even on my servants, both men and women,
I will pour out my Spirit in those days,
and they will prophesy.
I will show wonders in the heavens above
and signs on the earth below,
blood and fire and billows of smoke.
The sun will be turned to darkness
and the moon to blood
before the coming of the great and glorious day of the Lord.
And everyone who calls
on the name of the Lord will be saved.’

 “Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know. This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross. But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him. David said about him:

“‘I saw the Lord always before me.
Because he is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken.
Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices;
my body also will rest in hope,
because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead,
you will not let your holy one see decay.
You have made known to me the paths of life;
you will fill me with joy in your presence.’

“Fellow Israelites, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day. But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his descendants on his throne. ³¹ Seeing what was to come, he spoke of the resurrection of the Messiah, that he was not abandoned to the realm of the dead, nor did his body see decay. God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of it. Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear. ³⁴ For David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said,

“‘The Lord said to my Lord:
“Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies
a footstool for your feet.”’

 “Therefore let all Israel be assured of this: God has made this Jesus, whom you crucified, both Lord and Messiah.”

When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?”

Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. ³⁹ The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off—for all whom the Lord our God will call.”

With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.” Those who accepted his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to their number that day.

Revelation 1:7-8 English Standard Version (ESV) Behold, he is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see him, even those who pierced him, and all tribes of the earth will wail on account of him. Even so. Amen.

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.”