Over the past year, maybe longer, the issue of “Who Is In Charge?” has been the central thought in many posts.
This question is also paramount in our everyday lives in our nation; in fact, it is an issue in many nations throughout the world.
It is easy to be ‘politically active’ in our outlook, mindset, and rhetoric at this time.
One result of the past mid-term election on November 5, 2025 was this personal resolve.
It is time for me to set aside the ‘rhetoric of politics’, not ignore what is going on, but step back from the ‘sensational headlines’ that want to grab my attention, and involve me in their directed ‘thinking’.
This is something that I have encouraged people to do in past posts; and it is something that I too have been doing; but there seems to be a new ‘restraint‘ in my spirit not to be involved.
Many may see this as cowardness.
Actually, it is not cowardness, it is wisdom.
The question before each one of us is who or what is governing our lives?
It is not what?
It is who?
The ‘who’ is the Holy Spirit.
Q: What was forfeited in the Garden of Eden?
A: Being lovingly governed by God, the Father.
Adam’s choice to disobey God’s command resulted in him being cut off from God’s personal, loving, governing presence and becoming an entity unto himself.
Adam was now self-governing.
Adam has forfeited his position and place to grow into becoming what God, the Father had originally purposed for him.
Adam is living in the kingdom of darkness, governed by Satan.
His father is Satan.
Strong words, but true, according to the Word of God.
We, too, outside of Christ, are children of the devil because of our Adamic lineage through natural birth. (I John 3:4-10)
The message of the Gospel is that Christ came to redeem us from sin;to break the power of sin; and completely defeat Satan.
This is what took place at the Cross.
Therefore, we can become heirs and joint heirs (Romans 8:17) with Christ; because He who knew no sin became sin for us that we become the righteousness of God. (I Corinthians 1:13,14; I Peter 2:9)
This is the grace, mercy, and love of God that He showed to the world by sending His own Son to redeem from us our sinful state and provide for us the gift of salvation through Christ’s death on the cross. (John 3:16; Ephesians 2:4-10)
The grace of God is that, ‘in Christ’, we are no longer governed by sin; we are no longer in the kingdom of darkness; we have been transferred into the kingdom of light of His dear Son. (Ephesians 5:8-11; Romans 6:1,1; Romans 6:12,13; I Peter 2:9,10)
So, Who Is In Charge?
The Lord Jesus Christ.
The message of Pentecost is the formal statement that Jesus Christ is Lord.
The coming of the Holy Spirit confirmed and authenticated that fact.
How?
At the risk of sounding heretical, the coming of the Holy Spirit is important; but it is not as important as the realization that Jesus Christ is Lord; and that He is seated at the right hand of His Father.
The coming of the Holy Spirit birthed the Ekklesia, the Church, the Body of Christ.
Jesus Christ the Lord is the Head of the Church, the Body of Christ. (Colossians 1:17-18a; Ephesians 5:22-25)
Q: Who governs the Church, the Body of Christ?
A. The Holy Spirit governs the Church, the Body of Christ.
The Holy Spirit governs because the Church, the Body of Christ, is the Temple of God, indwelt by the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit is the C.E.O. of the Church, the Body of Christ; meaning that since the Holy Spirit is the Chief Executive Officer of the Church,the Body of Christ; then the function of the Holy Spirit is to govern the Church, the Body of Christ.
Q: Is it possible that the Church, the Body of Christ, that is made up of born again believers ‘in Christ’, lives not governed by the Holy Spirit?
A: Yes
Read I, II Corinthians written by Paul to the believers in Corinth.
The believers in Corinth were self-governing themselves relying upon the wisdom of the world.
The result was chaos and confusion.
Consider this: The Church in Corinth relied upon AI, Artificial Intelligence-the wisdom of the world. They set aside the real AI, Adonai’s Intelligence-the wisdom of God.
Paul, writing to the Church in Corinth, sought to correct them, in two ways.
The first was expressing his Father’s concern for them; secondly, he confronted them as an Apostle of Jesus Christ.
The Holy Spirit, is the Spirit of Christ (Romans 8:9; I Peter 1:11), who governs the Church, the Body of Christ, in ‘orderliness’ and ‘obedience’, according to the Word of God.
The believers in Corinth ignored the Holy Spirit; embraced the wisdom of the world; left the teaching of being ‘in Christ’; and were self-governing.
The Holy Spirit is the living presence of the Lord Jesus Christ in the Church, the Body of Christ. (Romans 8:9; John 14:23; John 16:14)
At this time I want to ask you to read John 14:1-31.
In this passage, Jesus tells His disciples that He is leaving them and going back to the Father.(John 14:28)
The disciples are confused.
Thomas voices his unsettledness.
Thomas says to Him, (John 14:5, NKJV)) “Lord, we do not know where You are going, and how can we know the way?”
At this point, Thomas’ words are true.
Jesus’ answer doesn’t directly tell Thomas where He was going; but His answer is an emphatic statement regarding who He is-the only One through whom one may come into the presence of the Father. (Acts 4:8-12)
Jesus’ answer to Thomas (and us) is very important.
Jesus answered (John 14:6 NKJV) Thomas, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”
A second disciple, Philip, hearing Jesus’ response to Thomas, ask Jesus for clarification of what He just said regarding His Father.
“Philip said to Him, , “Lord show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.”(John 14:8, NKJV)
This is very important.
Why?
Because Jesus’ response is what the Church, the Body of Christ must understand regarding the coming of the Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost.
“Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?” (John 14:9 NKJV)
Now, a third disciple speaks up.
“Judas (not Iscariot) said to Him, Lord, How is that You will manifest Yourself to us, and not to the world?” (John 14:22 NKJV)
Jesus answers(see John 14:23-24) his question; but His answer would more appropriate for another post.
After answering Judas’ (not Iscariot) question, Jesus tells them why He is speaking this way.
“These things I have spoken to you while being present with you. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name,[Note: did you ‘see’ the fullness of the God-head mentioned-Father, Son, Holy Spirit] He (Holy Spirit) will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you. Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world give do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. You have heard Me say to you, I am going away and coming back to you. If you love Me, you would rejoice because I said, ‘I am going to the Father’, for My Father is greater than I. And now I have told you before it comes, that when it does come to pass, you may believe.” (John 14:25-28 NKJV) (inserts mine) [Note, boldness mine]
{Jesus has now directly answered Thomas’ original question-John 14:5a(NKJV): “Lord we do not know where You are going?”}
Jesus had said to Philip, in John 14:9, NKJV, “He who has Me has seen the Father.” (see also Hebrews 1:1-4)
Jesus is the manifested Presence of God the Father incarnated in a human body. (John 1:14, Philippians 2:5-8, Galatians 4:4)
Knowing that statement is infallibly true, then does it not logically follow that we can conclude that the Church, the Body of Christ, filled with the Holy Spirit, is to reveal the manifested presence of the Lord Jesus Christ to a lost world.
Consider this: if a person approached a pastor, a member of a congregation, an elder, a deacon, a deaconess, or any believer and asked to show them the Lord Jesus Christ (as Philip had asked Jesus to show them the Father), how do you think would they respond?
More appropriately, how would you respond?
Do you remember Paul’s declaration regarding himself?
I Corinthians 11:1 NKJV, Paul said, “Follow my example, as I follow Christ.”
Q: Do individual believers (in their earthly body) reflect the presence of the Lord in their life? Does the corporate life of the Church locally or universally reflect the living presence of the Lord Jesus Christ as His earthly body?
Since September, 2025, I have been reading about the ministry of the Holy Spirit in the Church, the Body of Christ.
I recommend two books by A.J. Gordon, How Christ Came to Church: The Pastor’s Dream-A Spiritual Autobiography; and The Ministry of the Spirit.
I have also been reading works by T. Austin Sparks emphasizing the ministry of the Holy Spirit in the Church, the Body of Christ.
Recently, the Holy Spirit, its purpose and importance, has also been shared by Dutch Sheets, in his Give Him 15 posts.
The overriding emphasis has been who or what governs the Church, the Body of Christ?
The obvious scriptural answer is that the Lord Jesus Christ governs His Church, the Body of Christ, by the Holy Spirit, according to the Word of God.
This is a good place to STOP and reflect upon what has been shared.
Q: Am I living my life, in my earthly body, governed by the Holy Spirit, according to the Word of God?
Q: Are you living your life, in your earthly body, governed by the Holy Spirit, according to the Word of God?
Q: Is the Body of Christ, a true reflection of the earthly body of the Lord Jesus Christ, governed by the Holy Spirit, according to the Word of God?
Penetrating questions; not meant to bring guilt or shame, but to see if we are truly walking in faith.
Paul said, Galatians 2:17-21 NKJV, “But, if, while we seek to be justified Christ, we ourselves also are found to be sinners, is Christ therefore a minister of sin? Certainly not! For if I build again those things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor. For I through the law died to the law that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me [in my human body]; and the life which I know live in the flesh[in my human body], I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and give Himself for me. I do not set aside the grace of God; for if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died in vain.” [inserts mine]
In Hebrews 4:1-13, the writer exhorts us to enter into the rest of God. Hebrews 4:10 gives us this principle to live by. “For he who has entered His (God’s) rest has himself also ceased from his works as God did from His.” (NKJV). When I consider these words, I envision not being self-governed, but abiding ‘in Christ’. (inserts mine)
This brings closure to the first portion of the post.
My dilemma is whether to just end the post here; or to continue with the second part of the post.
I am going to continue.
Thank you for journeying with me.
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The emphasis of this second part of the post is to consider this question.
Q: Can Jesus say, If you have seen My Church, then you have seen Me?
To begin, I want to share with you what I observe is a logical spiritual progression of revelation in the Word of God.
The substance of this spiritual progression has been the subject of my previous posts, since June, 2025.
Q: What is the implication of being governed by the Holy Spirit?
A: The answer is found in the teaching of the New Testament.
It is interesting to note that the Holy Spirit descended upon those who were “with one accord” in the upper room on the Day of Pentecost (Acts 2:1). Compare that with Acts 2:46-47(NKJV), where it says that the Church continued “daily ‘with one accord’ in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they ate their food with gladness and simplicity of heart, praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to the Church daily those who were being saved.”
Q: Are the churches of the Lord Jesus Christ “with one accord” in our local communities, and throughout the world?
Is it too tough a question to ask, if not, why not?
What might need to take place to bring the universal Body of Christ to be “with one accord”?
I Peter 4:17-19 NKJV says, “For the time has come for judgment to begin at the house of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the end of those who do not obey the Gospel of God? “If the righteous one is scarcely saved, Where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?” Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God commit their souls to Him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.”
God will start with His people.
Hebrews 12:25-29 NKJV, says, “See to it you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, must more shall we not escape if turn away from Him who speaks from heaven, whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised saying,“Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also the heaven.” Now this, Yet once more, indicates the removal of those things that are being shaken, as of things that are made, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain. Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us have grace, by which we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. For our God is a consuming fire.”
I believe that there is going to be a Seismic Spirit Shaking move of God that is going to shake the earth in 2026.
There are Holy Spirit’ tremors’ already shaking throughout the earth.
The Lord is moving by His Spirit.
The Word of God is being preached.
Lives are being changed.
People are seeking the Lord.
People are being healed and delivered.
The Holy Spirit is being poured out on members of the Body of Christ.
But…
Some of you may be asking yourself, I am not seeing this; nor am I aware of it?
That does not mean it is not taking place.
I assure it is happening.
It is being reported; but you have to search it out.
A good place to begin is CBN.
As we look forward to 2026, how can I summarize 2025.
Let me assume you have read my previous post, End of the Year Summary Reflection.
Consider the following:
A. God’s P.H.D. is His Prophetic. Historical. Document., is the written Word of God. (Genesis – Revelation)
B. The written Word of God is a Prophetic. Historical. Document., of the Second Person of the Trinity, the Son of God, who is the Word of God. (John 1:1-5)
C. Jesus, Son of God/Son of Man, who came and lived in human flesh fulfilled completely God’s P.H.D. (Matthew 5:17-20)
D. Jesus’ ministry was governed by the Holy Spirit, and He did everything ‘orderly’ and ‘obediently’ to please His Father. (See Matthew 4:1, 14; Luke 4:14-20; John 12:49; John 5:19-20)
E. Jesus’ ministry manifested His own P.H.D.
Jesus Preached. Healed. Delivered.
He lived in a human body; He was governed by the Holy Spirit; He preached the Kingdom of God ,calling the lost to repentance; He healed the sick and diseased; He delivered those in bondage to demons. [His ministry was confirmed by signs and wonders flowing in the power of the Holy Spirit.]
F. Jesus sent out His 12 disciples/apostles with authority to do the same ministry.
They preached repentance; they healed the sick and diseased; and they delivered those captive to demons. (Matthew 10:1; Luke 9:1-3)
G. Jesus sent out 70(72[Matthew 10:2-4]) disciples to go to the lost.
They preached the word of repentance; they healed the sick; and they delivered the demon afflicted. (Luke 10:1,9,17)
[Note: One thing we must understand. We must be careful not to think of ourselves more highly than you ought to think. See Jesus’ response to the 70 when they returned rejoicing in demons that were “subject to us in Your name”. (See Luke 10:17-20)]
H. The glorified Lord Jesus Christ, now seated at the right hand of His Father in heaven, has sent the Holy Spirit to be poured out upon all flesh. This began in an upper room in Jerusalem on the Day of Pentecost. (Joel 2:28-29; Acts 2:16-21)
I. The Church, the Body of Christ, was ‘born’ that day. The Holy Spirit governs the Church. (Acts 2:42-47)
J. The Church, the Body of Christ, ministry is to preach repentance; heal the sick and diseased; and to deliver those oppressed by demons (Mark 16:19,20; Hebrews 2:3,4). The Book of Acts also records this ministry. (Acts 3:6-10, 4:4; Acts 5:12-16; Acts 8:5-7,9,13)
K. The Acts of the Apostles, bears witness that the Lord Jesus Christ’s P.H.D.Preach. Heal. Deliver., was conferred upon His Church, the Body of Christ; and is to be exercised by His authority, governed by the Holy Spirit (just like the 12 and the 70).
Q: Has this ministry been removed from the Church, the Body of Christ?
A. That depends on your theological interpretation of the Word of God.
I am not here to criticize another’s doctrinal understanding.
Consider the following:
A. Malachi 3:6 NKJV, “I am the Lord, I do not change.”
B. Hebrews 13:8 NKJV, “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.”
C. Psalms 119:89 NKJV, “Forever, O Lord, Your word is settled in heaven.”
D. 2 Timothy 3:16 NKJV, “All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for instruction in righteousness’, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.”
E. 2 Peter 1:20-21 NKJV, “And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and morning star rises in your hearts; knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy, never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.”
F. John 15:26 NKJV, “But when the Helper comes, whom I send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me. And you will also bear witness, because you have been with Me from the beginning.”
G. 2 Peter 1:16-21 NKJV, “For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty. For He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain. And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawn and morning star rises in your hearts; knowing this that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the will of men, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.” [bold emphasis mine]
Therefore:
It seems apparent to me that all of these scriptures substantiate the conclusion that resident in the Church, the Body of Christ, governed by the Holy Spirit: the Church, is to preach the Word of God, emphasizing the need to repent, and to believe by faith the truth of the Gospel of Jesus Christ; the Church is also to pray for and see the healing of the sick and the diseased; and the Church is to minister and see those afflicted by demons to be delivered and set free.
The Church is the Body of Christ composed of many members ( I Corinthians 12:12-27) that have been born again by the Spirit (John 3:3-8; Romans 8:9-11); each member is individually a temple of the living God. (I Corinthians 3:16); and ‘in Christ’ we are living stones (I Peter 2:4-8. 9,10); ‘living stones’ that manifests “the excellency of the power of God” (II Corinthians 4:7 NKJV) that is not of us, but of the power of God, because of the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives. (boldness mine)
On the Day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit came upon a gathering of (born again) believers that were the first ‘stone’ pile.
The coming of the Holy Spirit verified and authenticated that Jesus had fulfilled completely ( John 19:28) what the Word of God testified about Him.
The coming of the Holy Spirit was poured out from heaven upon the believers in an upper room declaring that Jesus, the Son of God/Son of Man is the Lord Jesus Christ Glorified sitting at the right hand of God, His Father.
*Do not forget that each member of the Church the Body of Christ, born of the Spirit, living in a human body, is a temple of the living God.*
Each believer is a vessel that can be filled with the Holy Spirit in like manner as Jesus was filled, living in a human body, when the Holy Spirit came upon Him at the Jordan River.
The purpose of being Anointed with the Holy Spirit is to follow the Lord Jesus Christ, and minister as a member of the Body of Christ, governed by the Holy Spirit, according to the Word of God; doing the works of the Father. ( see Ephesians 2:4-10)
Returning to the Upper Room , the night of Jesus’ betrayal–
The Holy Spirit is the Third Person of the Trinity that Jesus told His disciples He would send. He told them that He would not leave them as orphans. He also told them that the Holy Spirit would be their Helper, Comforter, Guide, and Teacher (the Spirit of Truth).**
On November 23, 2025, Pastor Kent, at North Creek Church, in Walnut Creek, California, sharing from Isaiah 41, closed his teaching with this thought.
** “John 14:16 tells us that the Holy Spirit comes as our Helper. The coming of the Spirit to indwell, is the person of the Trinity who is called the Helper-you just don’t have God’s help, you have Him (Jesus); and He is your Helper. Jesus comes to you in the person of the Holy Spirit and He is your Helper-you have Him and He is your Helper, He is inside of you.”
Knowing that I am being redundant, let me say it again, (in a similar way that Pastor Kent explained), Jesus was no longer with His followers in a physical human body here on earth in their midst. He had ascended bodily into heaven. When the Holy Spirit came on the Day of Pentecost, Jesus Christ returned to His (born again) followers not in a bodily physical form, but in Spirit. He was now an inward Spiritual reality because of the presence of the Person of the Holy Spirit in His disciples.
So, Who Is In Charge?
The Lord Jesus Christ Glorified.
How does He ‘govern’?
By His Spirit, the Holy Spirit, according to the Word of God.
At this time, I want to make something clear.
It is possible that you have not ‘seen’ a manifestation of Christ’s P.H.D. as it has been outlined in this post?
However, that does NOT mean that the Holy Spirit is not in the midst of the community of believers, where you worship, work, and witness for the Lord.
Q:How do we know that the Holy Spirit is in our midst?
A. Ask yourself the following questions?
a. Is the Lord Jesus Christ glorified in your midst?
b. Is the Word of God faithfully preached exalting the centrality of the Lord Jesus Christ?
c. Is honoring the Lord Jesus Christ the focus of the ministry of the Body of Christ, where you fellowship? [I encourage you to read John 16:5-15.]
If this is taking place in the affirmative, then you can be assured that the Holy Spirit is in your midst.
Here is what the Church needs to understand.
The Lord Jesus Christ’s P.H.D. is there; it is present, but latent.
The Lord’s P.H.D. has been manifested and witnessed throughout Church history; yet they have not always been well received; many times they have been been greatly maligned and silenced ; and the objection to their manifestation has caused controversy and confusion over their presence in the Church because of theological differences of the interpretation of the Word of God..
I have no doubt that the same holds true today .
It is only logical that if a community of believers is not taught about the Lord’s P.H.D., then the fullness of the ministry, that includes the Preaching of the Word of God, Healing ,and Deliverance, will probably not be manifested.
Again, that does not negate its presence; it is there, but latent.
Nor does it preclude that the Lord cannot or will not intervene Sovereignly and/or Providentially minister according to His will and purpose in the life of an individual, or His Church.
I have witnessed the manifestation of the Lord’s P.H.D.
The truth is that the Lord’s P.H.D. are occurring in nations throughout the world today.
I am reminded of two choruses.
The first one is “God is moving by His Spirit, moving in all the earth, signs and wonders when God moveth, move oh, Lord in me.”
The second chorus is a balance to the first chorus.
“Show me Thy ways, oh Lord, reveal Thyself to me. I’ve seen Your signs and wonders, but Lord I would know Thee.
This was the ministry of the Apostle Paul. He had seen the Lord’s ‘signs and wonders’; but the deep cry of his heart was to ‘know’ Him. (Philippians 3)
Preaching, Healing, and Deliverance are used by the Lord to confirm His Word. He makes Himself known by signs and wonders that confirm the preaching of the Word of God, with signs and wonders. (Mark 16:20; Acts 14:3)
God’s gracious ‘signs and wonders’ are to make Himself known to the world; and to make Himself known to us.
Jesus said, John 17:3 NKJV, “And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent.”
The Apostle John concluding his Gospel account of Jesus Christ said, “And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book; but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and believing you may have life in His name.” (John 20:30-31, NKJV)
I am a Spirit filled believer in Jesus Christ.
He is my Savior and Lord.
Being Spirit filled does not put me on some higher spiritual plane than any other believer who is saved.
Our Father is the potter (Jeremiah 18:1-11) and we are the clay.
He is making us into vessels fit for His use in the Body of Christ.
We are being conformed to the image of Christ.
The process is called sanctification.
Sanctification requires submission to the Lordship of Jesus Christ.
Submission results in being governed by the Holy Spirit according to the Word of God.
The potter cannot form a piece of clay that fights against the work of his hands exercising personal self-government, i.e.-you can’t form me that ‘way’, I want to be this ‘way’.
I have been exposed to and seen the Lord’s P.H.D.
To walk with the Lord, governed by the Holy Spirit, according to the Word of God, seeking to please my Father, I have had to embrace the reality that just like the first Adam, I have enjoyed, and sought to be self-governed.
Learning to be governed by the Holy Spirit according to the Word of God is denying yourself to be self-governed.
Q: Have you submitted yourself to the authority of the Lordship of Jesus Christ?
Q: What does that look like? (Matthew 16:24-26; Mark 8:34-38; Luke 9:23-26)
Jesus said that if we were going to follow Him, we are to deny ourselves, take up our cross, and follow Him.
I submit that this instruction ‘strikes’ the ‘heart’ of being self-governing.
What ‘strikes’ our heart is the Cross of Christ.
This is the substance of the teaching found in the New Testament epistles (letters).
Jesus did not come in human flesh to live, and live His life, relying on ‘self-governing‘ Himself.
Self-governing is the first Adam’s lifestyle because he sinned.
Jesus, the last Adam,(I Corinthians 15:45-47) came to live in human flesh, denying self (Philippians 2:5-11); living to please His Father; governed by the Holy Spirit.
Please re-read the last sentence and see that the Trinity is present to bring you to your Father’s destined endpoint. See Jude 24,25.
This is the lifestyle that we have been called to live “in Christ”.
The coming of the Holy Spirit has been given to enable us to live our life ‘governed’ by the Holy Spirit according to the Word of God, submitted to the Lord Jesus Christ, living a life of faith that pleases your Heavenly Father.
Let me close with the words of Peter, on the Day of Pentecost. The Holy Spirit came and filled ‘all’ in the upper room in Jerusalem. Peter stood and preached Christ and Him crucified. Many of those, who were curious to know what had taken place in the upper room, and hearing Peter’s words were convicted in their hearts by the Holy Spirit, and cried out, “Men and brethren, what shall we do?” Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let everyone of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off (that’s us), and as many as the Lord our God will call.” (Acts 2:37-39) [Acts 2:41 tells us that about 3000 souls accepted Jesus Christ.] [boldness mine]
I want to encourage you to seek the Lord, and ask Him (Mark 1:8; John 1:33; Mathew 3:11; Luke 3:16) to come and fill you with the Holy Spirit. (see John 3:11, 12; Luke 11:11-13; John 14:25-28; Acts 19:1-7)
As we seek the Lord, and learn to be governed by the Holy Spirit, each individual believer, and the collective Body of Christ, the Church, will be changed from “glory to glory” (2 Corinthians 3:18) .
Remember, God, the Father’s goal, is for us to walk with Him, and allow His loving Presence to ‘govern’ our lives.
The result of this sanctifying work is the answer to the question that began in the second half of the post.
A. The world will look at the Church, and see the Lord Jesus Christ.
The day is coming when the Church, like Enoch, who walked with God, will be taken to be in God’s Presence. (Hebrews 11:5,6)
May the Lord Jesus Christ bless you, encourage you, and grant unto you the desire of your heart to know Him deeply in spirit and in truth. (John 4:1-26)
a brother in Christ, deo
Thank you for journeying with me through 2025.
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