48006.1 I Am Not Filled with the Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit is the most important Person in our Christian life.

The Holy Spirit has been sent to every Christian. True Christians are indwelt by the Holy Spirit who guides them into all truth.

Even Jesus who was fully God (100% divine) lived as fully man (100% human) and was filled with the Holy Spirit (Luke 4:1). Jesus performed all the miracles not as God but as a human being filled with the Holy Spirit.

This is why He said: “I tell you the solemn truth, the person who believes in me will perform the miraculous deeds that I am doing, and will perform greater deeds than these, because I am going to the Father” (John 14:12).

As Jesus returned to the Father, the Holy Spirit came to be with His people (believers in Jesus) forever.

It is through the Holy Spirit in us that God performs His miraculous deeds that are even greater than what Jesus did. In fact, it is impossible for Christians to live the abundant life Jesus promised apart from the Holy Spirit.

Many Christians try to live a new life in Christ in their own strength and are frustrated by their powerless lives. To live a Christian life in our own strength and effort is the work of the flesh. Jesus says: “The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing” (John 6:63). Christians can live a life worthy of God’s calling only by the Holy Spirit.

Be Filled with the Spirit

Being filled with the Holy Spirit is God’s command. He likens it to being drunk with wine. Just as alcohol can influence and control you when you are drunk, you are rather to be guided and empowered by the Holy Spirit. Being filled with the Holy Spirit is not automatic but a decision of faith Christians must make moment by moment.

When you are filled with the Holy Spirit as a way of life, you will naturally bear the fruit of the Spirit—love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control—because you abide in Christ. Jesus is the vine and we are the branches. We who remain in Jesus—and Jesus in us—bear much fruit, because apart from Him we can accomplish nothing (John 14:5).

Learn “How to Be Filled with the Spirit” and practice the fullness of the Spirit in your daily life.