Holified by the Spirit

 

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“When I confess my sin, the Father forgives me because of the blood of the Son and the indwelling Holy Spirit cleanses me of my sin. Therefore, I will no longer live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.”

Zechariah 13:1
“In that day a fountain shall be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for uncleanness."

 In the Bible, the word “fountain” refers to a stream or a river. According to Jewish tradition, natural water from a stream or river is called living water. Orthodox Jews use natural water in their mikvahs (baptismal fonts) for ceremonial cleaning. When a person immerses themself in the mikveh and rises again they are considered to be as a child newly born. Living water is a symbol of new life and cleansing.

To the woman at the well in Samaria, Jesus said, "He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” But this he spoke concerning the Spirit, whom those believing in him would receive. So, if the Holy Spirit is likened to living water, then it is the Holy Spirit who gives me new life in Christ and cleanses me of my sins. When I received Jesus as Lord and Saviour I was born again – like a child newly born. The Holy Spirit entered my body. My body became the temple of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit dwells in my mortal flesh.

The Holy Spirit is, well… holy. That is, he is righteous, pure and sanctified. When I was born again, the righteousness of God entered me by the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the imputation of God’s righteousness in me. The Son of God, Jesus, was sinless. Yet God imputed my sin in him at Calvery so that by faith in his death and resurrection and by confessing him as Lord, I might be imputed with God’s righteousness. That righteousness comes from the Holy Spirit. I have been holified by the indwelling Holy Spirit.

The holiness (or righteousness) of the Holy Spirit in me eradicates my sin. When I confess my sin, the Father forgives me because of the blood of the Son while the indwelling Holy Spirit cleanses me of my sin.

Therefore, I will no longer live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

God-tracking is living by the Spirit.

IT’S ALL IN THE BIBLE. READ ALL ABOUT IT. (NKJV)
Get into the word of God and get the word of God into you!
John 7:38-39
Romans 8:11
2 Corinthians 5:21
Romans 10:9
1 John 1:9
Romans 8:5

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SO, DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

“Help me to daily set my mind on things of the Spirit.”

“Lord I confess and repent of my sin. Thank you that you forgive me and thank you that your indwelling Holy Spirit purges me of all uncleanness. Today I drink from the fountain of Living Water. Help me to daily set my mind on things of the Spirit. Amen.”

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GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith. Most of what you’ll read is based upon the author’s personal experience of tracking the plans of God.

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Faith Is Contagious

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“If you know Christ as Lord then you have a responsibility to spread this Good News to those around you so that they too may have the chance to be infected with faith. Faith is contagious but we need to open our mouths before it will spread.”

Acts 5:42
Day after day, in the temple courts and from house to house, they never stopped teaching and proclaiming the good news that Jesus is the Christ.

Covid-19 has probably been the most universally transmitted viral infection the world has eve
r known. As the original strain has modified with every mutation, it has become increasingly contagious. We pray for those who have suffered the ills of this pandemic. We pray for healing, sustenance and restoration.

As drastic as this pandemic has been it has got me thinking about the gospel. The Scripture tells us that the word of God propagates faith. That is, faith becomes contagious if God’s word is spread. Faith is a very contagious commodity that, once contracted, will change a person’s life for the good, for good. The message of Christ is the Good News that Jesus took the consequences of sin upon himself when he died in our place on the cross. The grace of God is shown by Jesus’ death and resurrection and we are saved by grace through faith. Faith is contagious but, unlike Covid-19, contacting faith results in life not death! And this message is spread through the lips of those who have already been infected with faith.

Jesus commissioned us to be his witnesses throughout the world. If you know Christ as Lord then you have already moved from condemnation to mercy, from legal bondage to grace and from a death sentence to abundant life. If you know Christ as Lord then you are contaminated with faith, a faith that comes by the Good News. If you know Christ as Lord then you have a responsibility to spread this Good News to those around you so that they too may have the chance to be infected with faith. Faith is contagious but we need to open our mouths before it will spread.

God-tracking is spreading the Good News

READ ALL ABOUT IT
Romans 10:14-17
Romans 3:23-24
Romans 6:23
Romans 10:8-11
Matthew 28:18-20

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DON’T GIVE UP, LOOK UP & PRAY

Take me as I am. Today I choose to build my life on your words.

“O my Lord, thank you that the Good News of the message of Christ has developed faith in me. That Good News is the news that Jesus died and rose again to set me free from sin, Satan and death. Your word has commissioned me to spread this Good News at every chance I have. Help me to share my faith as much as I can. Help me to not cover my lips with my hand but share your word boldly. Help me to always be ready to spread the Gospel so that those around me will contract faith by my words. Amen.”

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GodTracker is a weekly e-mail Christian motivational thought, written by Dudley Anderson, based on the premise that God has a plan for our lives. His Word calls us to seek his plan by acknowledging him in all our ways and by tracking his purposes, in faith.

Unless otherwise indicated, all Bible quotations are taken from the New King James Version of the Holy Bible (NKJV)

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GOD-TRACKING IS ABOUNDING IN HIS PREDESTINED PURPOSES, IN REPENTANCE

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23 June 2017

GOD-TRACKING IS ABOUNDING IN HIS PREDESTINED PURPOSES, IN REPENTANCE

Ephesians 1:11
In him we have obtained an inheritance, having been predestined according to the purpose of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will

God-tracking is all about seeking and following the purposes of God. One of the key verses for this thought is found in Jeremiah chapter 29. Verse 11 tells us that God knows the plans he has for us and verse 13 says, “You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart.” To me, this confirms that God has foreknowledge of our lives. He is omniscient, that is, he knows all things. Yet, we must seek his will.

Jesus and his disciples had just finished eating the Passover. Judas had already left to follow-through with his scheme to betray Jesus. As they prepared to walk to the Mount of Olives Peter boldly tells Jesus that he would die for him. Perhaps Jesus took Peter by the arm and looked him in the eye. “I tell you, Peter, the cock will not crow this day, until you deny three times that you know me.” Later that night after Jesus had been arrested and taken to the High Priest’s home, when confronted, Peter denied his Lord, three times. When he realised what he’d done, Simon went out into the cold night and wept bitterly.

This sad story reveals how Jesus knew, beforehand, that Peter would deny him. Yes, God even knows when and how I will sin. In his foreknowledge, the Lord’s plan was to deal with our sin. Later, after Jesus had risen from the dead, he graciously forgave and reinstated Simon Peter, who becomes the first great leader of his Church.

You can never disappoint God. He knows everything about you, even your shortfalls. However, this gives you and me no licence to sin! But, when we do sin, we need to hastily admit to our sin, in repentance. If we confess our sin, he is faithful and just (justice was done at Calvary) to forgive us and cleanse us from all sin. In his foreknowledge, God has forgiven you. In his foreknowledge, God has blessed you in Christ with every spiritual blessing. In his foreknowledge, God has predestined you for great things according to the purposes of him who works all things according to the counsel of his will.

God-tracking is abounding in his predestined purposes, in repentance

READ ALL ABOUT ITLuke 22:31-34, 54-62, John 21:15-171 John 1:8-9Ephesians 1:3-14


I claim the promises of your Word…every spiritual blessing to fulfil your great purposes in me according to the counsel of your will

“Heavenly God, I realise that you know all things about me. You know my coming and going; you know my ups and downs and you know my rights and my wrongs. Dear Lord, I confess my sin – I admit to my wrongs – in repentance. Though I know that you knew I would sin, yet I seek your forgiveness and turn my back on all I’ve done that has grieved you. I claim the promises of your Word; promises that you will bless me with every spiritual blessing and fulfil your great purposes in me according to the counsel of your will. Amen!”

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