{"id":3312,"date":"2020-05-07T05:53:44","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T11:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/airwoof.org\/journey\/?p=3312"},"modified":"2020-05-05T06:59:27","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T12:59:27","slug":"spirit-power-and-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/airwoof.org\/journey\/?p=3312","title":{"rendered":"Spirit, power, and prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello, my name is Lewis<\/a>. Recently, during perilous times, I was rescued. Jesus would say I was born again\u2026 born of water and the Spirit. Because of Him: God has forgiven my sins; I\u2019ve been set free from the plague of addiction; and I have experienced peace beyond understanding. God\u2019s love has invaded my heart\u2026 the Holy Spirit lives in me.<\/p>\n

Before Jesus completed His time on earth, He told His disciples it was better for Him to leave so that the Spirit could come. He promised His followers this Gift from His Father\u2026 the Helper, the Counselor, the One who would remind, teach, and empower.<\/p>\n

The Bible says: \u201cWhen you believed, you were marked in Christ with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God\u2019s possession.\u201d We\u2019ve been marked with the Holy Spirit!<\/p>\n

Paul prayed that God would give His children the \u201dSpirit of wisdom and revelation that we might know Him better.\u201d He gives power to those who believe. \u201cThat power is the same as the mighty strength He exerted when He raised Christ from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jesus teaches us to pray for things that require God\u2019s power. For example: \u201cYour Kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.\u201d So I am praying for those in darkness to see the Light. I am praying for the sick to regain their health. I am praying for the hungry to have food and the orphans to have homes. I am praying for the widows and the homeless and the addicts and the imprisoned.<\/p>\n

But God also wants me to be involved in His work. Am I willing to tell others what Jesus has done for me? Am I willing to serve the sick, the orphans, the widows, and the poor? Will I visit or write letters to those in prison? Will I give my money to help those in need?<\/p>\n

I used to always criticize the rich for not being generous enough or the government for not being helpful enough or my neighbor for not being thoughtful enough\u2026 but now Jesus tells me to quit judging others and start being a part of the solution. I am to pray without ceasing\u2026 and love others without limit. I am to rely on the Holy Spirit\u2026 knowing He now lives in me. I am to talk the talk of a child of God\u2026 and walk the walk of Jesus. He gives us power to live this way! \u201cLord, help us\u2026 and may the world be drawn to Your beauty and love.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cFor the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love, and self-discipline.\u201d II Timothy 1:7<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!\u201d Luke 11:13<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hello, my name is Lewis. Recently, during perilous times, I was rescued. Jesus would say I was born again\u2026 born of water and the Spirit. Because of Him: God has forgiven my sins; I\u2019ve been set free from the plague of addiction; and I have experienced peace beyond understanding. God\u2019s love has invaded my heart\u2026 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-holy-spirit"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/airwoof.org\/journey\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/airwoof.org\/journey\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/airwoof.org\/journey\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/airwoof.org\/journey\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/airwoof.org\/journey\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3312"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/airwoof.org\/journey\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3315,"href":"https:\/\/airwoof.org\/journey\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3312\/revisions\/3315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/airwoof.org\/journey\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/airwoof.org\/journey\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/airwoof.org\/journey\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}