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Gloria Copeland — Rely On Your ComforterPosted on April 14th, 2010
Jesus called the Holy Spirit the Comforter
(John 14:16). The word used for Comforter
means counselor, helper, intercessor, advocate,
strengthener, standby. Learn to rely on the
Holy Spirit in all these areas of His ministry.
He is the great enabler!
Jesus said the Holy Spirit is given to teach
you, not just some things, but all the truth.
“Ye are of God, little children, and have
overcome them: because greater is he that is
in you, than he that is in the world” (1 John
4:4). Meditate on this verse and confess it
with your lips until your spirit sings with the
reality that “greater is He that is in me than
he that is in the world.”
There is One on the inside to guide you
who knows everything from the beginning to
the end. Rely on His guidance and direction
in every decision. Expect His power to aid
you in every crisis as well as in everyday life.
He is more powerful than the enemy. Satan is
no match for Him.
This Great One has been instructed to
lead you into all the truth. He will lead, so
be quick to follow. He will not only tell you
what to do, but will also help you do it. He
will empower you.
The Spirit who created the universe now
dwells in you. Allow your mind to grasp what
your spirit is telling you. This Great One lives
in you!
“But ye shall receive power, after that
the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye
shall be witnesses unto me…” (Acts 1:8).
Something wonderful has happened to you
today. Power! Power! Power! You have been
endued with God’s power and God’s ability!
Dare to believe for this truth and power to be
displayed in your life and you will be a witness
to men that Jesus is alive!
Gloria Copeland
Gloria Copeland — Depend On The Hold SpiritPosted on March 10th, 2010
“But as it is written, Eye hath not seen,
nor ear heard, neither have entered into the
heart of man, the things which God hath
prepared for them that love him. But God
hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for
the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep
things of God” (1 Corinthians 2:9-10).
Who can know what is on the inside of
man except the man’s own spirit, and who can
know what is on the inside of God except the
Spirit of God (verse 11)? The Spirit of God
living within your spirit can reveal to you the
inside of God—the heart of the Father. It is
difficult to grasp that the Holy Spirit, who
knows all the deep things of God, desires to
come and live in you in order to teach you the
profound and unsearchable wisdom of God.
Yet, it is true.
No man knows the things of God because
they are spiritually discerned (1 Corinthians
2:14). “But God hath revealed them unto us
by His Spirit” (verse 10). These deep things of
God can enter into the heart of man only by
the Spirit of God.
God’s Word must be revealed to you by
His Spirit before you can walk in it. Your
spirit alone cannot comprehend or see into
these deep things, but Jesus said that the
Holy Spirit would teach you all things
( John 14:26). He told the disciples, “I have
yet many things to say unto you, but ye
cannot bear them now. Howbeit when he,
the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide
you into all truth: for he shall not speak of
himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that
shall he speak: and he will show you things
to come” ( John 16:12-13).
Do you remember that Jesus told the
disciples the Holy Spirit was with them, but
would soon be in them? He told them He
had many things to say to them that they
could not bear or grasp at that time, but when
the Spirit of truth came, He would open all
things to their understanding. Without the
Holy Spirit living in their spirits to reveal the
truth to them, even Jesus could not teach the
disciples anything more. They were limited in
their ability to understand spiritual things.
Jesus was telling them that there would
be no limit to spiritual knowledge when the
Holy Spirit came. He said the Holy Spirit
would show them all things that the Father
has—even things to come.
Now can you see the limitless knowledge
and understanding available to Spirit-filled
believers? The Holy Spirit has been given to
teach you how to be a success in this life. In
the light of these truths from the Word of
God, it is unthinkable for anyone to refuse
God’s offer of His Spirit.
Gloria Copeland
Gloria Copeland — God’s Will Is The Holy SpiritPosted on February 3rd, 2010
You have been involved with the Holy
Spirit since you first heard the good news that
Jesus took your place and bore the penalty for
your sins. It was the Holy Spirit, through the
Word, who made the truth that Jesus was
raised from the dead a reality in your heart.
Romans 10:9 says, “That if thou shalt
confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and
shalt believe in thine heart that God hath
raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved,”
and 1 Corinthians 12:3 states that no man says
Jesus is Lord except by the Holy Ghost.
Jesus came to make it possible for man
to receive the nature of God—eternal life
( John 10:10). Jesus could not get a man
born again while He was on the earth. He
had the power to forgive sins, but there
could be no new creatures until Jesus paid
the sin price at Calvary and became the
firstborn from the dead.
Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is
expedient for you that I go away: for
if I go not away, the Comforter will
not come unto you; but if I depart,
I will send him unto you…. I have
yet many things to say unto you, but
ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit
when he, the Spirit of truth, is come,
he will guide you into all truth: for
he shall not speak of himself; but
whatsoever he shall hear, that shall
he speak: and he will show you things
to come. He shall glorify me: for he
shall receive of mine, and shall show
it unto you. All things that the Father
hath are mine: therefore said I, that
he shall take of mine, and shall show
it unto you (John 16:7, 12-15).
Jesus told the men who walked by His
side for three years that it was more profitable
for them if He went away and sent them the
Holy Spirit.
It was the miraculous work of the Holy
Spirit that made you a new creature. When
you made Jesus Lord over your life, the Holy
Spirit came upon you and overshadowed you,
just as He did Mary when there was conceived
in her a “holy thing” (Luke 1:35).
Spiritual death was eradicated from
your spirit. You were born again into a new
life—a new spirit. You were literally born
of God. “Beloved, now are we the sons
of God” (1 John 3:2). First John 5:1 says,
“Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the
Christ is born of God.” God became your
Father by spiritual birth.
The miracle of the new birth should
never become commonplace to you. It is not a
theological idea, but an actual fact. The Holy
Spirit personally carries out this miracle when
you make Jesus Christ your Lord. He takes
a sin-ridden, selfish man and re-creates his
spirit in God’s image. This change in a man’s
nature is a great, miraculous and supernatural
event in the realm of the spirit. That is why all
of heaven rejoices (Luke 15:7, 10).
Gloria Copeland
Doers of the Word by Gloria CopelandPosted on April 23rd, 2009
“Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity
of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the
engrafted word, which is able to save your souls. But
be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only,
deceiving your own selves”(James 1:21-22).
The implanted Word received with meekness is able
to save your soul (your mind, will and emotions).
Remember that the Word of God separates the soul
from the spirit. The Word of God received with
meekness causes your soul to agree with your spirit as it
is led by the Holy Spirit. First Peter 1:22 says you purify
your soul in obeying the truth through the Spirit.
To receive the word “with meekness” means that
when the Word is revealed to us, we must adapt
ourselves to obey that Word. We are to be doers of the
Word. When we only hear the Word, but fail to do it,
we deceive ourselves. We cannot walk in the spirit by
the Holy Spirit unless we obey God’s Word.
Do you want to be self-deceived or do you want to
walk as a child of light? Will you spend time in prayer
and in the Word, or will you spend time in the pleasures
of this world? No one can make these decisions for you.