The indwelling Spirit

Realize the power of the Living God in you.

In his first letter to Corinthians, Paul clearly states that we ourselves are a dwelling place of the living God. Our body is a dwelling place for the Holy Spirit of God. This is openly stated in lot of places in the Bible but many of us are ignorant of this Truth. Even if some of us know this, we hardly act accordingly. Let us see some verses in Bible that reiterates this Truth again and again both in Old and the New Testament.

Ezekiel 36:27

"And I will put my Spirit within you,.."

Joel 2:28

"I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh;"

Here in these verses, God promises that He will put His spirit within us. Before Jesus ascended, He told His disciples not to depart from Jerusalem, until they receive the Holy spirit from above as promised by the Father. On the Pentecostal day, they received the promised Holy spirit. Since then, whoever believes in  Jesus Christ are marked in Him with a seal, the promised Holy spirit (Eph 1:13).

Paul re-affirms this in his letters to Corinthians. Paul says in 1 Corinthians 3:16 that we are the temple of God and God's spirit dwells in us. The same is repeated in 1 Corinthians 6:19, 2 Corinthians 6:16.

He also conveys this truth to Ephesians in Ephesians 2:22 "In him you also are being built together into a dwelling place for God by the Spirit." 

These are just a few verses to show. However the indwelling of the Spirit of God is told directly and indirectly in lot of places  in the Bible.

Now it is too-good-to know that God himself dwells in us. The spirit of God, the Holy spirit is in us. Imagine what a privilege it is to host God himself inside us? 

Holy Spirit is the person of God Himself. He created the heavens and the Earth. Hosting Holy spirit inside of us is hosting the POWER of GOD in us. The power by which Jesus was resurrected. Acknowledge that we possess this power of resurrection in everyone of us who believes in Jesus Christ, our Lord.

Jesus said to his disciples before he ascended to heaven that when they receive the Holy Spirit, they receive power. The power to live  a life the way God wants us to live. The power to overcome anything that is stopping you from pursuing the will of our Father. The power to overcome this world. "for everyone born of God overcomes the world." 1 John 5:4. The power to heal people around you. The power to raise dead to life. Power to cast out demons. It is this same power of God that created the entire universe. The same power by which Jesus commanded the troubled sea to settle down. The same power that healed the woman with the issue of blood when she touched the hem of the garment of Jesus as He said that He felt the release of power from Him.

It is this power that is in you and me. It is by grace He has given this to us. Most of the times we fail to recognize things that are given freely unto us. But ignoring the Spirit of God is miserable. Jesus commanded His disciples to heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those who have leprosy, drive out demons. Freely you have received; freely give (Mathew 10:8). All of these become possible for us if we renew our minds to know and realize the power of the Holy Ghost in us. That's why we say, 'With the God who strengthens me everything becomes possible for me.' Philippians 4:13.

The revelation of this presence of God in the person of Holy Spirit in us releases tremendous power into our life. We should consciously say that "It is no longer me but Christ who lives in me". Paul says this as He realized and acted with this revelation. Miracles and wonders happened through him in his days. What happened during the days of the Acts of Apostles can happen even in these days if this Truth is widely acknowledged by the believers of Christ and we as believers of Jesus Christ act accordingly to manifest the power of the Holy Spirit. Let's live a supernatural life. Amen..!