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The Comforter Pt.3

Pastor ScottPastor Scott

January 12, 2005 Wed PM

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The Holy Spirit will empower you. It's about divine order. The Spirit will always lead us into the fruit of the Spirit. If you're not filled with the Holy Spirit you're at a real handicap. The Spirit is offensive to the flesh. There are a lot of skilled false prophets out there. Are we going to hear the voice of God and obey? That voice never promotes self; it's always about Jesus. God wants to use you. Supernaturally being used to build the body of Christ. Any time you hear the voice of the Spirit it will be something that Jesus has already dealt with. Coveting the Gifts of the Spirit. Ready to be used. Quench not the Spirit.

Let's turn to 1 Corinthians. We want to continue in our study on the person of the Holy Spirit, the anointing that we were speaking of, that manifests itself in the preparation of the tabernacle of our lives. For we are the temple of the Holy Spirit, 1 Corinthians 3 tells us. "Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?" (1 Corinthians 3:16). Come to that understanding. Understand who you are. The Spirit of the living God tabernacles in you, the ruwach, as the Hebrew says, speaking of "the breath" of God, that which was breathed into Adam when he became a living soul. This life that we live, that is energized by the person of the Holy Spirit, is a sacred life. It's a life that we have to guard with jealousy, because the Scripture speaks very clearly that we're very capable of offending the purity of His presence.

As we begin to meditate upon the protection of this treasure that lives within us, the Scripture says, "Grieve not the holy Spirit of God" (Ephesians 4:30). How do you grieve the Holy Spirit? Let's remember, He is a personality. The Holy Spirit is not an "it." He is a person. He is not an influence; He is one of the triune members of the godhead, very-God, a distinct person with distinct purpose. His purpose is to come and live within us to anoint us to live a life of obedience and righteousness, of power. He lives within us to bring to remembrance all things that Jesus has spoken (John 14:26). He lives within us to be able to manifest the fruit of the Spirit. He abides within us to be able to express the gifts of the Holy Spirit. He is there to bring life. "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 [or make alive] your mortal bodies" (Romans 8:11). That is not just talking about the resurrection; it is talking about the future resurrection. It is talking about divine healing, where He can raise us up and make our bodies alive and well and energized. He is talking also, contextually, about the fact that He makes alive this body that is dead because of sin, because of the abiding sin within our members. He is able to take that which sin destroys, bring it to life, and make it functional for the glory of God. All that is happening in us by the abiding of the person of the Holy Spirit. He that dwells in you is that same cloud that came down on the tabernacle that we studied. He that abides in you is that same pillar of fire that held Pharaoh's armies at bay. He, the One that tabernacles in you, is living right inside of you tonight! It is the very power that brooded upon the face of the earth, as God decreed and chaos was placed into order. He is the source, the unction of all of the inspired Word of God, as holy men of God spoke as the Spirit uttered through them. He is the One that is going to give you words to speak in these last days as men begin to persecute us. He is the One that spoke to the prophets of old the great mysteries, and He wants to function in you without measure as He came upon Jesus; and He abides in us.

How do we grieve Him? By minimizing what He is able to do in each of our lives, by trivializing that voice (that still, small voice) and being so caught up in the noise and the clamor of our generation that we don't take time to sit, listen, respect, pursue, and treasure just one word from the Spirit of God, to guard with jealousy His presence, or to realize what sin in our lives can do, as the psalmist cried out (as we shared last session in Psalm 51), "Create in me a clean heart [That's the dwelling place of God.], O God; and renew a right spirit within me." Let my spirit man be prepared and purified that there might be communion with the Holy Spirit of God, that we might be one in spirit, God's Spirit with our spirit. Those that worship must worship in spirit and in truth (John 4:23)--our spirit in communion with His Spirit. "Renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me."

Did you take time, as we were sharing last session, to meditate on what it would be like to be out of fellowship with the Spirit of God even for a moment? So much of what we take for granted is a great gift, a treasure that we need to guard. We referred to the sad, tragic words in 1 Samuel 16:14, "But the Spirit of the lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the lord troubled him." You are going to have one spirit or the other. There is going to be the spirit of the age or the spirit of antichrist, and this is part of why we've been teaching these sessions. The spirit of antichrist is so prominent today. Do you sense it? Everything flies in the face of the Word of God. Everything in our society today mocks biblical order. It mocks the headship of the men. It mocks the order of the family and children's role of subordination and obedience, and it makes them preeminent. It mocks biblical morality. It mocks biblical order. We're told that we are the "weirdos" and that we are the ones who are the troublemakers because of our "lack of tolerance." We're being inundated constantly with the spirit of this age: the worship of the creature more than the Creator, the worship of secular humanism. We're vexed on a daily basis. What are we doing to guard ourselves? What are we doing to constantly put on the full armor of God that we might be able to stand? We have the helmet of salvation, but do we have the breastplate of righteousness that guards the presence of the Holy Spirit, that protects our hearts? Do we have the breastplate of righteousness? Are our loins girt about with truth? Are our feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace? How much time and energy are you spending sharing this faith that we so freely have?

The purpose of the Holy Spirit in you is to empower you to become a witness to Him. "But ye shall receive [or "take," lambano in Greek] power [dunamis in Greek], after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me" (Acts 1:8). How is your witness, your living? Are you living free? Are you living powerful? Are you living free from sin? Are you living and proclaiming what you've so freely received? Are you shouting from the housetop what the Spirit has spoken into your ear in the private time of communion? This is what we have to ask ourselves. Or are we grieving the Holy Spirit? It is very important that we don't minimize what is taking place in the Spirit realm in our lives.

As Paul speaks in the epistle to the Thessalonians--take a look over there real quickly at the verse we're talking about, Chapter 5, verse 16, "Rejoice evermore." Contextually, he is telling them, "You're the children of light. Watch and be sober" (verse 6). Remember, he is writing to the church in Thessalonica because there was such great persecution that they thought they had missed the rapture of the church. He is letting them know, "You haven't missed the catching away. This persecution that is on you is normative, but prepare yourself for the hour. That day is not going to come upon you unawares. You're children of the light; walk in the light. Be aware of the age that you're in. You are not in darkness that the day should overtake you as a thief. You are children of light, children of the day. Don't sleep as do others, but let us watch and be sober (verses 4-6)." That is the ministry of the Paraclete in our lives today. Paraclete is from the Greek word for the Spirit, whereas ruwach is the Hebrew word. Parakletos is transliterated into "comforter, counselor, one that assists, one that comes along side to assist and give ballast to." Your life is going to be without ballast if the Holy Spirit isn't preeminent in your life, if you're not listening to that voice. I want to tell you something. If you, on a daily basis, are not consciously hearing the Spirit of God, the voice of the Spirit, then you are following the voice of antichrist. The decisions that you are making are tainted with the spirit of antichrist. You think it is natural wisdom. You think it is your own mind, desire, or reason, but there are only two kingdoms, beloved. Your spirit is not the prominent spirit in this order. You are being influenced by either the spirit of antichrist or by the Spirit of God. You are not your own; you are bought with a price. Therefore, glorify God in your body and your spirit.

He is speaking to the church there at Thessalonica, and he said, "Listen, you guys. We're at war." "But let us, who are of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for an helmet, the hope of salvation. For God has not appointed us to wrath.... And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at peace among yourselves" (verses 8-13). He speaks again of the order that is to be in the church. The Holy Spirit will empower you, but He will not separate you and make you an entity to yourself. It's always about order. It's about knowing divine order. What happens is people begin to hear "the word of the Lord," and they think that they now are the great prophet of the generation, that they are the only person hearing from God. The fact that you are hearing from the Spirit of God can be confirmed by seeing you walk in the order that God has placed you in--wives. "Well, the Spirit of God is telling me...." He is telling you to submit to your husbands! However you can minister in that role, praise God, that is the Spirit of God. The moment it breaks that order, you are not hearing the Spirit of God. You are hearing the spirit of antichrist.

He goes on and he begins to make reference to the care of one another. I'm going to show you how the Spirit of God will always lead us into esteeming others better than ourselves. The Spirit of God will always lead us into the fruit of the spirit, which is--say it--love. The fruit of the spirit is love, and it expresses itself in many different ways. He tells them to rejoice evermore. "Rejoice? We're being persecuted! We're experiencing hardship like nobody in this generation has to this point." The Spirit, writing, speaking through the apostle Paul, making reference to His presence, tells them to do something. What is it? "Rejoice evermore." We're talking about recognizing whether or not your life is being ordered of the Holy Spirit. Is this tabernacle full of the presence of God? Can I ask you a question? Are you rejoicing in the position that God has you in right now? Whatever you're experiencing, are you rejoicing that God is working in your life to will and to do His good pleasure?

"Pray without ceasing" (verse 17). If you are indwelt by the Holy Spirit, you're going to pray always. You're going to pray without ceasing. The Spirit ever lives to pray and intercede through us. He prays "with groanings which cannot be uttered" because "we know not what we should pray for as we ought" (Romans 8:26), but the Spirit prays for us. Those of you that aren't Spirit-filled are at a real handicap. Just as we were sharing the other night, this thing, if you understood what we were talking about, I want to tell you something. You would be seeking it like hidden treasure. You would be seeking it like rubies and diamonds. It is the most valuable thing that you will ever have, to be able to have the Spirit of God constantly praying through you. As I'm talking to you right now, I can sense the Holy Spirit. I can speak with my understanding and pray in the Spirit at the same time, internally. It would be a real trick if I could articulate them both at the same time. We can be ever aware of Him interceding through us and praying "with groanings which cannot be uttered" and praying "according to the will of God" (Romans 8:26-27), praying for the edification necessary in our lives and having the confidence that Jesus is seated at Father's right hand, ever living to make intercession. The Holy Spirit is abiding within us, ever living to make intercession. Therefore, I am to pray without ceasing. What do I pray? I thank God for His intercession. "Thank you, Lord, that You're praying though me. Thank God that Your will is being worked in me. You're working in me to will and to do Your good pleasure." What do I pray? I pray, "Thy Kingdom come; Thy will be done." I pray, "Not my will, but Your will be done." I pray for the sick because the Bible says we'll lay hands on them, and they will recover.

Are you hearing that voice? You have to have confidence. It's not always saying, "Okay, take two steps and turn left." Are you sensitive? As I was walking out of the service the other night, I didn't see that Cory had a cane or anything. I was walking, and I just sensed to stop and say something to her. I said, "How are you doing?" Then I saw her step, and she was like [limping]. I thought, "Oh, she's not doing real good." She had this cane, and I could see the pain on her face. I just shared, "Praise God. Isn't God good in ministering to Danielle tonight? That is great. Let's let Him minister to you." I laid hands on her and prayed and went home. She didn't have my number. She called Kim and Jeff. She said she went home, and the pain left. She took the trash outside and she was dancing in the street out in front of her house on Sunday night. The Spirit that dwells in us--to be there to be able to minister and to see the body edified, and each member having the same care one of another.

"Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." That's a tough one, but you can always give thanks when the Spirit continues to remind you of the goodness of God. The Holy Spirit is always able to bring up a heart of thanksgiving. God's goodness is worthy of His praise.

"Quench not the Spirit. Despise not prophesyings. Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." We find the admonition here that there is to be no quenching of the Spirit of God. How do we quench the Holy Spirit? We know that some doctrines quench the Holy Spirit. The fundamentalist doctrine, many of your Baptists and Presbyterians will say, "God can do anything. We understand that, and we realize that there could be certain sovereign phenomenon, but these things passed away with the apostles." Well, the problem is apostles haven't passed away! They've established a tradition that quenches the operation of the Holy Spirit. Now there is a quenching of the Spirit even within the Pentecostal churches, the Charismatic churches. I like the way that it has been rephrased over the years. Even in the few years I've been saved, I went from being a "Pentecostal" to a "Charismatic" to a "Spirit-filled" believer, as it becomes more palatable, more general.

I'm going to show you something in the Scriptures as we go on in this study. "Quench not the Spirit." The Spirit is offensive to the flesh. The Spirit of God, the gifts of the Spirit, the baptism in the Holy Spirit, and the initial physical evidence of the baptism in the Holy Spirit (which is speaking in other tongues), fly in the face of natural logic and reason. Paul even says that it is a sign to the unbeliever: not a positive sign, a negative sign. It turns people off. But it turns us on, praise God! He quotes the prophet and he says, "With men of other tongues and other lips will I speak unto this people; and yet for all that will they not hear me, saith the Lord. Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not" (1 Corinthians 14:21-22). Now, it can have positive results, but it can also cause eyebrows to be lifted as it did on the day of Pentecost. "These guys are drunk!" "These aren't drunken as you suppose. This is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel: 'I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh. Your sons and your daughters are going to prophesy. Your old men are going to dream dreams. There are going to be visions that come to the young men.'"

Some of you teenagers, you guys that are getting ready to go down and play basketball--you guys are having a great year. The reason you are having a great year is because you're doing a pretty good job of keeping things in order, making it a ministry, and seeking God. You'll only be as good as your seeking of God. "This is that." You young men, do you have the vision? You teenagers? You young adults? By the way, there is a sign-up sheet back there for Africa, and there is going to be another one for St. Kitts. Chuck said he would lead the St. Kitts team as long as it is sometime in February. We're looking for about a dozen young adults, or whomever, to go to St. Kitts to minister at the church in St. Kitts sometime this year. Also we're getting ready to go to Africa. Some exciting things are taking place.

You young men, do you have the vision? Are you having visions? That doesn't mean that you are having some type of supernatural, extra-biblical visitations. Do you see what God is doing? The Spirit of God enables you to see Him that is invisible, to look past all of the distractions and grasp the vision of God, the kingdom of God--young men, young Samuels and young Davids, full of the Holy Ghost. As Samuel anointed David in the midst of his older brothers, what a powerful statement that was concerning David's life. In 1 Samuel 16, verse 13: "Then Samuel took the horn of oil [oil is a symbol of the Holy Spirit], and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward." I love that! "From that day forward...." A man after God's own heart, a young man prepared. Listen, he was no slouch before that! He was out there singing songs. He was out there being visited of God, but now he is anointed. He is a new man. He is empowered. Don't the take the Spirit of God and become idle, because you'll sit at home and get a glimpse of Bath-sheba. When God's anointing is on you (the energy, the power of God), burn yourself out. "Well, you know, we need to balance." Burn out, praise God! When you are full of oil, light the thing on fire and let her burn! "Well, we've got so many things going on. The kids are playing basketball, and then they're going on outreaches and everything." Yeah, burn them out! That's what youth is for. They are going to be doing something! "Stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands," the apostle said to young Timothy (2 Timothy 1:6).

I believe the Holy Spirit wants to stir up these gifts in us. How long has it been since there has been a prophetic utterance? How long has it been since there have been tongues and interpretation? How long since a word of wisdom, a word of knowledge? How long since you laid hands on somebody, Spirit-led, and saw God raise them up? How long since you felt a special unction to be a witness unto Him, since the anointed words of God came out of your mouth like a hammer that broke the rock in pieces? Or has there been more of a sensation of Saul, "Where is the Spirit?" Has there been the tragic experience of Samson who used to know the anointing, who would grab the enemy and rip him as a kid (as that lion would be ripped in half)? Then, distracted by the cares of this world, distracted by the women of the enemy, he rose up, shook himself, and there was no Spirit any longer in his life. Or are you as Saul who chose to do the will of God partially and then convinced himself that he had done what God sent him to do? The prophet said to him, "Then what is this bleating of sheep in my ears? You haven't done what I told you to do."

Here we are as a people, anointed to serve, anointed to obey, anointed to live separate. As long as Samson's power was used for the glory of God, the Spirit was there. As long as he didn't defile himself with the cares of the world, the Spirit was there. As long as Saul was small in his own eyes, the Spirit was there. If he had obeyed, the Spirit would have abode upon him without measure. Instead, the Spirit was taken from him, and another evil spirit from the Lord came upon him.

I believe that God is stirring us in this hour, preparing us to battle against this spirit of antichrist, the spirit of this age, the spirit of lukewarmness, the spirit of compromise, and the spirit of amalgamation of religions and doctrines. I want to tell you something. There is only one truth. He is called the Spirit of truth who leads us into all truth (John 16:7). If we are going to stay true in this last day, we are going to have to become very, very familiar with that voice, because there are many skilled false prophets that are wielding this Word and convincing and deceiving many with the Word of God. But, "My sheep know My voice, and another they will not follow" (John 10:4-5). Do you know His voice? Are you available to the Holy Spirit? I do not know if anybody noticed the other day. I cannot remember if it was last week or whatever. During the worship service, I laid hands on Amy and prayed for her. We were worshipping, and I sensed the Holy Spirit saying, "Go lay hands on Amy." I said, "Um, this isn't a good time. Maybe I'll just go ahead after service." "No, I want you to lay hands on her right now." "Okay, Lord, as soon as this chorus is over, I'll go over and lay...." "What part of 'now' don't you understand?" So I went over and laid hands on her. As you know, she was scheduled for surgery because of some of the nodules on her vocal chords. She went back to the doctor, and they are diminishing. Just continue to pray. God is answering your prayers, those of you that pray for her. I sensed that the Spirit of God was speaking, and I believe for that work to be quick and final and whole, praise God.

Are we going to obey? Are we going to hear that voice? I have told you of many times in my own life over the years that the Spirit of God would tell me to do things that would make me very uncomfortable. One of the classics was one I have shared with you before. I was holding one of our miracle rallies up at Halpine Baptist Church. I was visiting a guy's church! My unsaved grandma was there; she had never been in one of our services. My parents were there; they thought I was nuts anyway. (I think they were convinced of that all along, even before I got saved.) I was praying for people. I think some of you might have even been in that service. I was praying for people, I went up to lay hands on this one lady, and the Lord said, "Hit her." I stepped back like, "Hmmm." "Are you going to do what I tell you to do?" Obedience to the voice of the Spirit. I just reached up, popped her upside the head, and she went down like a ton of bricks. It wasn't entirely from the blow. I didn't hit her that hard; I don't think. She went down like--wham! I can still remember. Lines of people were praying, people were falling under the power, and people were being healed. I smacked this lady, and she went down. I stepped over to the next person, saying, "What would you like me...." They said, "Whoa, not that!" It is one of the only times, though, that I've done that.

The problem is that people see something, and then they make a doctrine out of it. The Spirit is unique. Jesus ministered uniquely. There were times that He just laid hands on people. There were times that He spoke. There was a time that He made a little clay and anointed eyes; and other times He put His fingers in ears. Some people think that is the only way you do it. So, somebody deaf comes up, and these guys will push their fingers in until they touch on some guy "in the name of Jesus." There is no one way to do it. You just have to be sensitive to the Holy Spirit. God set that woman free. Now, that is unique! It is bizarre, even. Are you ready to do what God tells you to do? Flying to California--I've shared that story--the private plane that we were in was running out of fuel. The guy did the calculations three times in the computer. He said, "We're going to crash in the Sierra Nevadas." I said, "Keep flying. We've got to get there. God will supply." The guy couldn't stand it anymore, so he took his books and laid them over the instruments so he couldn't see the dials. Do you know that voice? How many of you know that's a time you want to really be accurate?

That voice is never one that promotes self. It is always about Jesus. It is always about ministering to others. It is always about bringing glory to God. It is not about making life easy on you. It is not about your rep. The Comforter, the Paraclete, glorifies Jesus. That is how you can guard yourself in this thing. "Quench not the Spirit." God is wanting to use you. Are you letting Him? Are you embarrassed? Are you afraid you might fail? I've missed it. I've looked pretty stupid. Well, I do that quite a bit. I've looked kind of dumb sometimes, but I'd rather do what I believe God is telling me and be wrong than to miss it, and Him not be gloried, and His body not be edified. "Quench not the Spirit."

"Despise not prophesyings." The Lord wants to speak through you. He wants to prophesy, to speak words of edification; not personal prophecy, "You're supposed to marry them," or "You're supposed to get that job." We're not talking about that kind of nonsense. We are talking about speaking to edification, exhortation, and comfort. Are you supernaturally being used that way to build up the body of Christ? When was the last time you spoke a prophetic word among your peers? "Quench not the Spirit. Despise not prophesyings." This is what He is wanting to do in our midst, beloved. This is the church that is being perfected, the bride that is having the wrinkles ironed out in preparation for His soon coming. Without it, we are not going to stand.

As the Spirit of God is ministering to us, He says, "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" (John 14:26). Anytime you hear that voice, it will always be something that Jesus already dealt with. It is not going to be new. There is no extra-biblical revelation. There is nothing that God is going to speak to you that hasn't already been ministered through Jesus. The spirit of all prophecy is the testimony of Jesus. You can hold it up against the life of Jesus, the ministry of Jesus, and the teachings of Jesus. Then we know this is what the Spirit of God is saying to us at this moment.

As we continue in this study, we are going to be looking practically at the fruit of the spirit. What about the gifts of the Spirit? Are you coveting the gifts of the Spirit? The Bible tells you to covet the gifts of the Spirit. How many of you are coveting those gifts, saying, "I want to be used of God. I want to hear the voice of God"? Some of you are coveting new drapes, carpet, car, or job. Some of you would even settle for a spouse--of any sort. Do you know why you would settle for just anybody that would take you? Because you have quenched the Spirit. None of those things are going to make you content. That spouse isn't going to make you content. A new car isn't going to make you content. Only the presence of God will make you content. Are you coveting spiritual gifts? That is what we want to talk about in the next session, desiring for God to begin to move supernaturally.

As I've shared before, we have people in our midst like Becky that have to be touched of God. What are we doing? We're praying, but are we praying with the anointing? Are we ready to be used? Are you going to be the one to whom the Spirit of God says, "Go lay hands on her," and--boom!--she's healed? Now, twenty of you are going to feel as soon as we're done, "I believe I'm the one." No. But are you ready to be used? Are you ready when one of your peers is speaking, and you speak a word of knowledge and say, "Hey, don't do that." It is not weird. It is not like Carnac, and you get this envelope (for all of you old Johnny Carson fans). Many times, you speak prophetically and you don't even know it. It's such a part of our life that it is not, "Whoa! What was that?" I can't tell you how often people come and say to me, "You said [this]," and "You said [that]." It's just the wisdom, the Spirit that comes through you. We'll end with this. Remember Isaiah 11, "And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord" (verse 2). Those are the things that should be flowing out of our hearts, what is in our hearts in abundance. He is desiring to use you tonight. He is abiding within you. "Quench not the Spirit."

Father, we thank You for Your Word tonight. We desire to see Your Spirit move in our midst. We want to know the power of God. We want to see this place shaken. We want to know the gifts of the Spirit. We want to see the evidence of the fruit of the Spirit in this place, that You might be glorified, Lord. We're not looking for any kind of reputation. We volunteer to be a place where Your glory can be seen. Come and show Your glory in our midst, Lord. Help us to be a people that by the Holy Ghost boast on the words of Jesus, people that embrace the identity of the cross; in a day of creature worship, that we would worship the Creator. It's our hearts' desire, Father. It's not going to be achieved by works and trying harder. It's going to be achieved by realizing it can't be naturally acquired. It requires rest, ceasing from our own labors. We can never merit it, so show Your glory in these earthen vessels, we ask, Father, in Jesus' name, Amen.

Let's stand before the Lord tonight. As Gary plays for us, let's answer that question, "Am I full of the Spirit of God, or am I quenching what He desires to do in me?" Am I stirring up the gift that is in me, or is my light under a bushel? Am I shouting from the housetops or just saying, "I guess I'm obligated; I have to go to outreach"? Is it burning in you to freely give? No matter what you experience--I don't care what kind of sale you make, what kind of natural relationship you are in, what you purchase, what you wear, what you drive, or where you live. You will lie down and go to sleep richer than you have ever been if the Holy Ghost speaks through you and you know His presence. Nothing else in life can be compared to being used by God. He has chosen you, indwelt you, and anointed you. He has sent you. He gifted you so that Jesus might be all in all.

As we sing this together, just rejoice in His goodness and prepare yourself for what He has for us. We do worship you, Lord. "When I look into Your holiness...." Make us strong, Lord, and help us to glorify You, we ask in Jesus' name, Amen. Praise God! Before you go, turn to somebody next to you and say, "Quench not the Spirit." Amen. Go in peace; God's love go with you.

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