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SCRIPTURES
John 6:53-58 NIV
53 Jesus said to them, “Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.
54 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.
55 For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink.
56 Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them.
57 Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me.
58 This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your ancestors ate manna and died, but whoever feeds on this bread will live forever.”
John 11:24 NIV
24 Martha replied, “I know that he will rise [from
the dead] in the
resurrection on the last day.”
Matthew 27:52-53 NIV
52 The tombs were opened, and many bodies of the saints (God’s people) who had fallen asleep [in death] were raised [to life]; 53 and coming out of the tombs after His resurrection, they entered the holy city (Jerusalem) and appeared to many people.
John 12:48 NIV
48 Whoever rejects Me and refuses to accept My teachings, has one who judges him; the very word that I spoke will judge and condemn him on the last day.
28 And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:
29 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit.
30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the Lord come.
32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the Lord hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call. Joel 2:28-32 KJV
The outpouring of the Holy Spirit is the “power factor” for ministry in the life of every believer. It is described as a FILLING with the Holy Spirit, and this idea of filling is almost always associated with the extraordinary power for ministry in the Book of Acts. Notice that when the baptism with the Spirit happens in Acts 2:4, Luke says, “And they were all filled with the
Holy Spirit.” The effect of that filling was a powerful, and even miraculous testimony to the truth of Christ that resulted in 3,000 people being converted (Acts 2:41).
This is true because Luke says that being baptized with the Spirit is being filled with the Spirit, and being filled with the Spirit is always for extraordinary power in ministry, and living an overcoming victorious life, each and every day.
It is true because Luke says that being baptized with the Spirit is a fulfillment of the promise of Joel 2, and Joel 2 promises an upsurge of prophetic power among God’s people.
It is true because Luke describes being baptized with the Spirit as receiving power to witness when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. Acts 1:8.
And it is true because Luke says that being baptized in the Spirit is being clothed with power from on high so the message of Christ can be taken effectively to all the nations of the world. Luke 24:49.
“Make the Chili”
A good friend of mine unexpectedly lost his wife. A couple months later we were golfing together, chatting about nothing. He asked what my dinner plans were and I told him wifey wanted my homemade chili and cornbread, but I didn’t feel like stopping at the store. We golfed a few more minutes when he quietly said, “Make the chili.”
It took me a few minutes to realize we were no longer talking about dinner. It was about going out of your way to do something for someone you love because at any moment, they could unexpectedly be taken from you. So today I’m sharing with you that wisdom handed to me by my dear friend, that I’ve thought of many times since that day. The next time someone you love wants you to go for a walk or watch a football game, or play a board game, just put your phone down and give them your undivided attention, just do it…”Make the chili.”
Mr. Gable had a leak in the roof over his dining room table, so he called a repairman to take a look at it.
“When did you first notice the leak”? the repairman inquired.
Mr. Gable scowled, “Last night, when it took me two hours to finish my soup.”