Today I want to sharer THIS from "My Utmost For His Highest by Oswald Chambers.
The Life of Power to Follow
Jesus answered him, "Where I
am going you cannot follow Me now, but you shall follow Me afterward." —John
13:36
“And when He had spoken this, He
said to him, ‘Follow Me’ ” (John 21:19). Three years earlier Jesus had said,
“Follow Me” (Matthew 4:19), and Peter followed with no hesitation. The
irresistible attraction of Jesus was upon him and he did not need the Holy
Spirit to help him do it. Later he came to the place where he denied Jesus, and
his heart broke. Then he received the Holy Spirit and Jesus said again, “Follow
Me” (John 21:19). Now no one is in front of Peter except the Lord Jesus Christ.
The first “Follow Me” was nothing mysterious; it was an external following.
Jesus is now asking for an internal sacrifice and yielding (see John 21:18).
Between these two times Peter
denied Jesus with oaths and curses (see Matthew 26:69-75). But then he
came completely to the end of himself and all of his self-sufficiency. There
was no part of himself he would ever rely on again. In his state of
destitution, he was finally ready to receive all that the risen Lord had for
him. “…He breathed on them, and said to them, ‘Receive the Holy Spirit’ ” (John
20:22). No matter what changes God has performed in you, never rely on them.
Build only on a Person, the Lord Jesus Christ, and on the Spirit He gives.
All our promises and resolutions
end in denial because we have no power to accomplish them. When we come to the
end of ourselves, not just mentally but completely, we are able to “receive the
Holy Spirit.” “Receive the Holy Spirit” — the idea is that of invasion. There
is now only One who directs the course of your life, the Lord Jesus Christ.
I LOVE this! It is NOT possible for us to think, speak and act like JESUS in THIS life without being born again by the Spirit of God, Who continues ti live IN every believer! When we receive the INFILLING of Holy Spirit, then WE give HIM freedom and access to every part of us so that HE can lead, guide and direct US and our steps to be in line with His will and His WORD, which are one and the same! Be born again! Be filled with Holy Spirit, NOW you can fulfill God's plans and purposes for you, your life and your family! AMEN! Here is Hillsong with "No Reason To Hide":Shalom in Him!
