One With The Holy Spirit

One With The Holy Spirit

I like this passage. It’s a reminder of how we must be one with the Holy Spirit. Because Paul diligently listened to the Holy Spirit, he and his companions were able to go where God guided them. 

Unfortunately, for me, I sometimes find myself in the wrong place for the “right” reason. Does that happen to you? You mean well, but you ultimately realize that your fleshly desires overruled what the Holy Spirit was telling you to do. This is something we must all put away. 

Our desires do not matter. God’s desires are the only ones that matter. 

Think of it like this. When you read “God will give you the desires of your heart,” read that as God will tell you what you should desire. We read that as, “whatever you desire, God will give it to you.” That’s a bad idea. 

Notice in this reading that Paul and his companions were wanting to go other places, but the Holy Spirit stopped them and guided them a different way. 

Let Him do that for your life as well. Be so closely connected with the Holy Spirit that everywhere you go is where He’s guiding you. Here’s today’s Bible verse. Enjoy. 

Acts 16:6-10

6 Paul and his companions traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been kept by the Holy Spirit from preaching the word in the province of Asia. 7 When they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to. 8 So they passed by Mysia and went down to Troas.9 During the night Paul had a vision of a man of Macedonia standing and begging him, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” 10 After Paul had seen the vision, we got ready at once to leave for Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them.

Today’s Readings:

Acts 15:36-16:15; Proverbs 17:24-25