Monday
The Holy Spirit Helps Us To Learn And Remember
Read John 14:25-26; Hebrews 8:10-12
Seed Thought: We need reminders in our life to help us bring things to our memory that we do not want to forget. One of the most important things not to forget is our relationship with God. When we go to the store and forget something we went after it is an inconvenience but not a tragedy but when we forget God and the things of God it is life threatening. The children of Israel where given feasts, Sabbaths and a Tabernacle to help them remember and worship God but Jesus said he would give us the Holy Spirit to remind us of what he has said and taught us. Do you ever take time to remember where God has brought you from and where you are today? Do you remember the things He has taught you in your relationship with Him? It’s time to allow the Holy Spirit to bring those things to your remembrance. Lessons we learn have to be brought to our memory to help us hold them fresh in our minds. The more we rehearse the less chance there is that we will forget them. Let’s remember the Lord and keep Him fresh in our hearts and minds. Remembering brings us memories and memories are to be shared with others so they can join in our relationship with God. (1 John 1:1-3)
God wants to teach us so we can teach and remind others. The Holy Spirit’s teaching and reminding are parts of the same work in our life of renewing our minds and lives. If you learn something but forget it then it does you no good. The Holy Spirit wants to teach us and then refresh our memory.
Declaration: I have the mind of Christ so I can learn and remember all the things the Holy Spirit is teaching me. I have a great mind because I have His Mind.
Action Step: Are you putting into practice the things you have learned from the Holy Spirit. Ask Him to remind you this week of things He has taught you and ask Him to do them again in your life.
Tuesday
He Shows Us Our Sin
Read John 16:7-9
Seed Thought: One of the ministries of the Holy Spirit is to convict us of sin; we need to see our bankrupt condition. However, why does God want to redeem us? What is God’s incentive? God is defined by His nature, which includes mercy, love and justice. God’s love, mercy and justice is the reason for our redemption. Our helpless condition caused God to extend His mercy and love. God reached down into humanity and became our intercessor, because no man could ever accomplish what God required. God love for man is so great; He was willing to take upon Himself the sins, of all humanity. He was willing to be humiliated and abused by His own creation, taking the taunts and insults because He loved humanity who was created in His image. How great is the love God has? When we least deserved His mercy we received it. Imagine a parent willing to sacrifice a child. Allowing the child to suffer and be humiliated, so those committing the act could be saved. Jesus came into the world, not only to die for our sins, but to also set a model for us how we are to act in a fallen world. From womb to death the Holy Spirit was involved in the life of Christ, on the earth. The Spirit formed the body of Jesus in the womb (Matthew 1:20, Luke 1:35). Jesus through the Spirit offered Himself as our sacrifice.
Declaration: I am dead to sin, I am alive in Christ.
Action Plan: Reflect on the cost of your redemption and journal your thoughts. Ask the Holy Spirit to show you any uncovered sin you maybe harboring, ask God for forgiveness.
Wednesday
The Holy Spirit Values My Individuality
Read 2 Corinthians 3:17
Seed Thought: Satan hates our individuality and tries in every way possible to suck all freedom of will from us. Satan wants us as his slaves. Several weeks back in one of our lessons there was a statement that Jesus did not want us to be an employee but He wanted a relationship with us. The Helper in the same regards wants us to have freedom. He does not want us in any type of bondage. God made us in His own image. Jesus suffered the greatest humility when He took on our sin and stepped into the lowest places. God give us freedom of choice, Jesus suffered humility for our freedom, but He, the Helper nor is the Father going to push themselves on us. The Helper insists on being a welcome guest, He will never trespass. He is waiting on our decision.
Declaration: I invite you Holy Spirit to dwell in my heart.
Action Plan: Ask yourself, how much do I want Him? How much of Him am I willing to receive? What limitations am I putting on Him?
Thursday
The Helper Teaches Me
Read John 14:26, 15:26
Seed Thought: The Holy Spirit is a wonderful person, friend, guide, counselor and teacher. He was with God the Father and Jesus at Creation, and it was through His power that the commands of God the Father was manifested. God said let there be light and the Holy Spirit brought the light and all the creation into being. The Holy Spirit was with Jesus in full measure while He was on this earth. He guided Jesus under God the Fathers direction in His everyday life. It was through the power of the Holy Spirit and the strong desire and determination and love of Jesus that He did not sin while on earth. Jesus hated sin! We, as Christians need to learn about the Holy Spirit and let him move with power in our lives. He will bring us joy as we never knew it before. The Holy Spirit lives in us and when we come to him and ask him he will teach us about God and Jesus and himself. The Holy Spirit has a personality and will not force anything on us, but as we open ourselves up to him he will teach us so we can get to know God and what his will for us is. We learn the will of God by reading his word, the Bible and through the guidance of the Helper.
Declaration: I will have a teachable and willing spirit.
Action Plan: I will open myself up to learn more about Jesus and the model He was. I will make spending time with the Helper and reading The Word a priority in my life. Father help me to put aside those distractions that prevent me from learning more about you.
Friday
The Helper Helps Us Learn Who Jesus Is
Read Ephesians 3:17-19
Seed Thought: It is through the Holy Spirit that we are taught about Jesus -- as God, the Son of God, the Son of Man, of His personality, ministry and love. It is through the Holy Spirit that we develop our relationship with Jesus to the fullest. He teaches us that Jesus is our Savior, our King of Kings, The One who has redeemed our lives from the curse, the One who freely gives us salvation. Jesus himself said before he ascended to heaven that the Father would send another comforter to teach us so we would not be left alone and He would remind us of what Jesus taught. The Holy Spirit does not replace Jesus but gives us a hunger for us to want Jesus as the center of our lives. The Holy Spirit glorifies Jesus. The Holy Spirit is the reason we can rejoice in all that Jesus has done for us, so we want to continually give Jesus praise and honor. The Holy Spirit teaches us as we begin to learn just how much we are loved of Jesus, to know His love which surpasses all knowledge, so that we may be filled with the fullness of God.
Declaration: I will rejoice in all that Jesus has done for me.
Action Plan: Take time an reflect on what you have learned about Jesus, journal one thing that stands out the most to you.
The Weekender
Looking Back
Today is the day that we take time to look back on what we have learned this past week. To reflect on what the Holy Spirit has highlighted in our lives and how we can implement the changes needed in our lives to be fully all we can be.
Father, we ask that you bring back remembrance of changes and what we need to do to change in our life to be fully who and what you have purposed us to be in your kingdom, Father thank you for being at work in our lives, in Jesus’ name, Amen
Take a few moments and Journal what the Father is speaking to you:
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