I am reading Acts and Paul was very clear about how the people received the filling of the Holy Spirit, first the were baptized by water, but than baptized by the Holy Spirit. But today, how many churches do not teach this? They teach against the filling of the Holy Spirit, they say it is automatic, they say it isn't written about. Maybe I am reading into too much, but Paul was very clear on this about being filled with the Holy Spirit and how important that is. I have to wonder, are we doing the followers a disservice in the body of Christ by not teaching the same thing as the Baptism of the Holy Spirit? Paul knew that one could just be baptized in water, but that was only half way there, because there was so much more power when they received the Holy Spirit.
I have heard it taught many times about why the teaching of the Holy Spirit is wrong, but I have also heard why it is right too. I guess I am one of those old school Christians that have to raise the question, that says are we doing a disservice to those that don't know any better, that says what if Paul hit on something. Like in Acts 19:1-2, we have to ask ourselves, why was this so important that God has it in the Bible? We can't allow man remove it or speak that it is not important, we have to pray about it, because I think there is so much more to it than what some churches are trying to teach about it today.
I want to encourage you all to take time, seek God in this. I believe the Holy Spirit is powerful, not just when we except Christ Jesus, but we need to ask Him to fill us up, to be part of us. To overflow us with Himself. They explained it in the Bible like it was a quenching fire, can you imagine that, a quenching fire, those people that get knocked over, people laugh and say that can't be real, but can you imagine a quenching fire filling you up? We have removed the power of the Holy Spirit, because we have removed the power of God because we have thought about it with human minds, we have to start thinking about the power of God in the form of that we can't fathom His power, we can't imagine or comprehend His grace, His will for our lives.
Isn't it time for us to stop trying to figure God out and allow God to be God and us to be His sheep, not His goats. My Mom used to say all the time. Goats but, sheep follow. It is time to follow and stop butting against God. He wants a people to follow His voice, to follow His example, to follow His leading, not to but against what He has laid out before us. How many people are trying to but up against God's word? Don't be like those people, follow God no matter what.
Our days are numbered, as Christians here in America, we will face some hard days ahead. We don't realize what we will face, we have had it easy, but this is when the wheat and the shaft will be sorted. What are you, God's wheat or are the shaft? Hard days to come.
