The Moment We Pivot

But the moment one turns to the Lord with an open heart, the veil is lifted and they see. Now, the “Lord” I’m referring to is Holy Spirit, and wherever He is Lord, there is freedom. We can all draw close to Him with the veil removed from our faces. And with no veil we all become like mirrors who brightly reflect the glory of the Lord Jesus. We are being transfigured into His very image as we move from one brighter level of glory to another. And this glorious transfiguration comes from God who is Holy Spirit.  2 Corinthians 3:16-18 TPT

The Bible is God’s truth. I go to the living word every day, more than once, because I need wisdom, truth, peace, fire, strength- breath

God’s care is like the Good Shepherd, for He takes me to lush pastures, He leads me to refreshing water, He restores my strength, He leads in the paths of righteousness, He is with me, He comforts me, He reassures me and He prepares a feast for me in the presence of my enemies. 

This is the beauty of restoration, that when we are weak, drained, weary, God restores our soul. Only Him. 

Psalm 23:3 NLT He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to His name.

God restores a weak, and drained soul with His divine presence, with that moment of grace we are rescued from stormy conditions. He will not allow us to perish. Holy Spirit waits for us to accept His kingdom, His ways and truths. His people are important to Him. 

Yes my friends, Holy Spirit, has come. Hallelujah!  He lives and dwells in the hearts of those who believe in Jesus Christ. He comes to lead people to Christ, to convict our sins, to walk us to righteousness, and to give us courage and wisdom when we come to Him honest and surrendered. 

Through God’s gift, we get to have the characters, attributes, and the power of Jesus. Apostle Peter was a fierce, emotional man who even denied Jesus Christ before he met Holy Spirit but after he was filled with Holy Spirit, Peter was changed to be a brave and anointed man with a heart for the people of this broken world, a heart to share the magnificence of Jesus, risen saviour, with all those perishing. Amazing grace!

John 16:7-8 NIV But very truly I tell you, it is for your good that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you. When He comes, He will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment.

We won’t be able to realize sin by ourselves as this is the work of Holy Spirit who never corrects us by accusing us. As believers of Jesus Christ, He convicts our sin by reminding that us that the mistake will be defeated by God’s unlimited love. Repent, He redeems!

Holy Spirit is a gentle person. His voice is capable of turning the eyes of someone who has fallen so far away from Christ back to God who has unlimited love.

What Apostle Peter, and generations who have walked after him, experienced is proof that God is able to restore our lives no matter how many mistakes we have.  (John 21: 15-17).

Holy Spirit who convicted Peter also anointed Peter to do a powerful ministry (Acts 3: 1-7). 

If today Holy Spirit reminds us of our sins, He is doing it not to punish us, but to bring us back to the great love of God. 

Thank God that Holy Spirit will help us give new insights and revelations of every word we meditate on. He will enlighten our minds and hearts to understand every word and phrase in the Bible. 

That's why it is so very important for every believer to pray for God's guidance in our daily reading of the Word as this is a form of God's communication with His beloved children. He wants us to understand and capture His heart, and all wisdom that man cannot understand in general will be opened to us because Holy Spirit longs to talk to us and reveal the truths that the world does not have; whoa…. this is the true wealth of the believers.

While Lord Jesus was still on earth in the form of a human being, He depended entirely on Holy Spirit. He depended on the will of Holy Spirit for every miracle ministry that He did. It is the Holy Spirit who does supernatural powers to those who believe in Him.

The apostles who experienced the power of l Holy Spirit in Pentecost were able to do those wonderful things only because God allowed it, only because of role of the Holy Spirit. 

I wonder, can we do such supernatural things? Yes. The reason is simple. If Holy Spirit is in our hearts and what we pray for is in accordance with the will of Holy Spirit, then be prepared to see the miracles that God could do through our faith.

Our journey in this world is filled with things that might be dangerous for us. Yet there is a great joy that the Lord shows to us, which is the assurance of the presence of Holy Spirit. He is the One most holy who gives fire to our lives so that we persevere,  He is the One who transforms every weakness, fear, and anxiety of our limitations into strength, courage, and certainty. 

We fail. We sin, we speak words and act out with anger and hate towards our neighbour we break His heart …..yet He corrects us …. it’s His amazing grace that brings us back home. 

Give everything, all of it, to Jesus, your past, present, and the future. Give to Holy Spirit the things that frustrate you, the circumstances that drain you, and people that burden you. And then do what He says! Forget the harsh words thrown at you, look unto your fellow man with the eyes of understanding. 

When we turn to Jesus, acknowledge Him as our Lord and Saviour, He will walk with us. God will save you. Don’t doubt His power of restoration. Believe that Jesus is able to restore, know that Holy Spirit longs to partner with you in these crazy days. 

Say this prayer in faith, 

God I’m worn out. But I know You are my strength. I believe that Jesus Christ will restore me and Holy Spirit will lead me home, freely glorifying Your kingdom while travelling this messy place. In Jesus’ name. Amen

Freedom comes from Holy Spirit - only He can give us Freedom to speak-  to be silent - 

When we are trying to resolve an issue but don’t give the permission, the power of Holy Spirit we will fail - we cannot respond, reply, restore without His sovereign way in our lives! Oh my friends this is an absolute truth!! 

Step into the truth of who you already are in Him. Why? Because our whole world is wired to judge us by our performance, and sadly it’s natural for us to feel like God works that way, too. 

But He doesn’t. He’s got a completely different system. It’s called grace. And we can believe in it, rest in it, and dance in it like no one’s watching. 

Recognize your need and your brokenness. Let’s cry out to Him in honesty from a heart that is tired and desperate for the real thing.  Just stop and tell Him that you know all your efforts are hopeless unless He is our only source.