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Be Sensitive to the Holy Spirit by Gloria CopelandPosted on May 29th, 2009
In the past we were debtors to the flesh. But now
God is calling us to set our affection on things above.
He wants us to give our attention to the things of the
spirit so we can dominate the world around us with
the love and power of God. God has patiently waited
for the Church. It’s time for His power and glory to be
manifested as never before.
The Lord told Kenneth that there are three things
we would have to do to move in the flow of the Holy
Spirit: 1) We must purge ourselves of sin, 2) We must
intercede and 3) We must prepare for criticism.
But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus
from the dead dwell in you, he that raised
up Christ from the dead shall also quicken
your mortal bodies by his Spirit that
dwelleth in you. Therefore, brethren, we are
debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the
flesh. For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall
die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify
the deeds of the body, ye shall live. For as
many as are led by the Spirit of God, they
are the sons of God” (Romans 8:11-14).
In the Old Testament, God’s children were very
careful about the dwelling place of the Spirit of God.
We must consider who is living in us! We are walking,
mobile temples of the Holy Ghost! “I will be a Father
to them,” God said. “I will dwell in them and walk
in them.”
The same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead
will raise you from the bondage of a mortal body. He
quickened the mortal flesh of Jesus and will quicken
our mortal flesh by His Spirit. But we have to give
Him place. We must be sensitive to Him and be ever
conscious of His presence.
The Holy Spirit is not a dictator. He will move
only when we yield to Him. He is our strengthener
and the One called alongside to help. He cannot
assist us if we’ll not participate with Him in spiritual
action. We must be aware of His presence and
cooperate with Him.
Gloria Copeland
Do Not Be Drawn Away by Gloria CopelandPosted on May 21st, 2009
Let no man say when he is tempted, I am
tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted
with evil, neither tempteth he any man: But
every man is tempted, when he is drawn
away of his own lust, and enticed. Then
when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth
sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth
forth death (James 1:13-15).
This scripture says we are tempted when we are
drawn away. Drawn away from what? From God. As
new creatures in Christ Jesus, our inner man wants to
do the will of God. Our hearts want to please Him
and to do what is right in His sight. But we have to
contend with the temptations of the flesh.
The word most often associated with flesh is the
term lust. In our thinking it is connected with sex or
immorality. But in the Greek, the word simply means
“strong desire.” The lust of the flesh is simply the
strong desire to follow after the ways of the world,
rather than after God. For instance, a lust for money
can pull you away from God.
It is acceptable to have a desire for success, or to
obtain an education or career, or even to be recognized
in your profession. These “wants” are permissible if
they are kept in perspective—behind God. But we
must always be watchful that these things do not
draw us away from Him, and that we follow His will
for our lives. Our strong desire must be for God.
The Father wants us to be successful. On the other
hand, Jesus said, “What shall it profit a man, if shall gain
the whole world, and lose his own soul?” (Mark 8:36).
We do not want to be drawn away from God
through fleshly desires. We can walk and function in
this world without being of it (John 17:16). As
believers, we are already citizens of the kingdom of
heaven. We are not of this world.
Gloria Copeland
A Living Sacrifice by Gloria CopelandPosted on May 13th, 2009
Harvest time is here! This wave of glory is to
harvest the souls of this earth into the
kingdom of God.
We must exercise as much diligence toward
learning to walk in the spirit as we have used learning
to walk by faith. The glory of God will not be
manifested in a Church that is slothful and unspiritual.
If we are too busy serving our own desires to seek the
Lord and listen to His voice, this move of the Spirit
will simply pass us by. He wants to show us things to
come and how to walk in His glory! It’s time to walk
in the realm of the supernatural.
The role of the Holy Spirit is to manifest the
presence of Jesus in the Body of Christ. He is in us to
bring forth the image of Jesus. The things that hinder
Him are our carnal thinking and carnal ways. God
does not want us to be conformed to the world, but
to be transformed by renewing our minds to think
and act like Him. God is calling us to function in the
realm of the spirit.
The manifestation of God’s power in the Church
is directly related to the holiness in the Body. God
does not manifest Himself when His people are
disobedient and have sin in their lives. If we don’t lay
aside the things of the world and give our attention to
spiritual things, we will never be able to walk in the
glory that God wants to reveal in us. We must be
willing to change our attitudes and our priorities to
please the Father.
The Holy Spirit works inside us to bring our
consciousness, or awareness, into the realm of the
spirit. Satan works on the outside to keep us bound to
this world.
Second Timothy 2:21 says that if a man will purge
himself of iniquity, he will be a vessel of honor,
prepared for every good work. Notice who does the
purging. The man does it!
And what agreement hath the temple of
God with idols? for ye are the temple of the
living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in
them, and walk in them; and I will be their
God, and they shall be my people…. Having
therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let
us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of
the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in
the fear of God (2 Corinthians 6:16, 7:1).
Gloria Copeland
Watch and Pray by Gloria CopelandPosted on May 6th, 2009
Jesus lived above the weakness of His flesh by
walking in the spirit. He gave us spiritual insight that
enables us to do the same. “Pray, lest ye enter into
temptation” (Luke 22:46). He also said in Luke
21:35-36: “For as a snare shall it come on all them
that dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch ye
therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted
worthy to escape all these things that shall come to
pass, and to stand before the Son of man.”
The way to escape the evil in this world is to
“watch and pray.”
Wuest says, “But be circumspect, attentive, ready, in
every season being in prayer, in order that you may have
sufficient strength to be escaping all these things….”
At the Garden of Gethsemane, it was not in Peter’s
heart to fail God. Had he prayed, he probably would
not have failed the Lord, and when temptation came,
he wouldn’t have entered into it.
What’s in your heart? Do you want to walk free
from sin? Do you want to please God? Do you want
to be a stalwart believer on whom God can depend
and whom He counts faithful? If so, your heart’s
desire is to be a wise and faithful servant.
As we pray in the spirit, the Spirit of God takes
what is in our hearts and manifests God’s perfect will
in our lives. Praying in the spirit brings the will of our
hearts to pass. It causes the will of the spirit to
dominate the will of the flesh. It gives our spirits
control over our flesh.
The key is prayer. Give a tithe of your time to the
Lord. Daily spend an hour praying in the spirit and an
hour in the Word and your life will be changed.
Listen to the counsel of the Holy Spirit every
moment and obey His promptings. It will cause the
spirit realm to become a reality to you. Give the Holy
Spirit control of your life. You’ll begin to walk in the
spirit instead of after the flesh.