by: Pastor Bill
“Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.” Matthew 25:2-4
How can I get free from sin? How can I give Jesus more access to my mind and heart and direction of my life?
Speaking to a large audience, D.L. Moody held up a glass and asked, “How can I get the air out of this glass?” One man shouted, “Suck it out with a pump!” Moody replied, “That would create a vacuum and shatter the glass.” After numerous other suggestions Moody smiled, picked up a pitcher of water, and filled the glass. “There,” he said, “all the air is now removed.” He then went on to explain that victory in the Christian life is not accomplished by “sucking out a sin here and there,” but by being filled with the Holy Spirit.
Have you asked Jesus to send His Spirit into your life? Have you asked the Father to pour out His Spirit upon you today? Is there room in your life for the Holy Spirit to fill you up?
D.L Moody said, “I believe firmly that the moment our hearts are emptied of pride and selfishness and ambition and everything that is contrary to God’s law, the Holy Spirit will fill every corner of our hearts. But if we are full of pride and conceit and ambition and the world, there is no room for the Spirit of God. We must be emptied before we can be filled.”
Pray this prayer today: “Lord empty me of anything that’s not of You, my pride, my selfishness, my anger, my sin… and Lord Jesus, fill me with Your Holy Spirit today… fill me like You have never filled me before. In Jesus’ name.”
Upcoming Church Scriptures To Read: Matthew 25 / 1 Kings 22
By His Spirit,
Pastor Bill