"Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you."
Ephesians 4:29-32
When the kind of love that Jesus has is operating in us, the instructions for Christian conduct quoted in Ephesians happen automatically. Holy Spirit writes it on the tablets of our hearts. When we are empowered by this love (Jesus said, "Greater things than these shall you do") there will not be found in us- gossip, slander, coarse and rude joke telling, rage, anger, or the host of other ills . Love covers and heals, and drowns bitterness, etc., like the Red Sea drowned Pharaoh's army.
This empowerment is the direct benefit of being taken over by Holy Spirit, who sweeps into us when we surrender to our true Master, The Lord Jesus. We are always either sowing to the spirit or sowing to the flesh, we're always sowing to one or the other all the time.
Which would you rather reap a harvest from?
If love is not what is overflowing in you, and you are desperate for it, ask Jesus for it now.
"Behold, I stand at the door and knock.
Whoever answers and open the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with me."
Ephesians 4:29-32
When the kind of love that Jesus has is operating in us, the instructions for Christian conduct quoted in Ephesians happen automatically. Holy Spirit writes it on the tablets of our hearts. When we are empowered by this love (Jesus said, "Greater things than these shall you do") there will not be found in us- gossip, slander, coarse and rude joke telling, rage, anger, or the host of other ills . Love covers and heals, and drowns bitterness, etc., like the Red Sea drowned Pharaoh's army.
This empowerment is the direct benefit of being taken over by Holy Spirit, who sweeps into us when we surrender to our true Master, The Lord Jesus. We are always either sowing to the spirit or sowing to the flesh, we're always sowing to one or the other all the time.
Which would you rather reap a harvest from?
If love is not what is overflowing in you, and you are desperate for it, ask Jesus for it now.
"Behold, I stand at the door and knock.
Whoever answers and open the door, I will come in and dine with him, and he with me."
Right on Target Hugh, Good Word!
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