The Spirit Leading Us

 

Can you believe it is the end of the work week already?  I can't!  I am loading things for us to think about all weekend.  It is about being lead by the spirit.  Christ told us and set the example so that we would know what it Looks Like to be tempted and yet not sin.  He told us in advance that choices are set  before us life and death.  He implores us to choose life.  Below are 3 different segments on choices - One from the New and Old testament and then a devotional from Os Hillman. 

I pray that this weekend we understand a bit more deeply which spirit we are being lead by.  The Holy Spirit is here with us if we are saved, but do not be deceived evil is always crouching at our door to lead us away.

I pray a hedge of protection around our hearts, minds and strength and ask that we seek God above all else today, tomorrow and forever.

Kisses,

Candace

Matthew 4:1-11 (GWT)

¹Then the Spirit led Jesus into the desert to be tempted by the devil. ²Jesus did not eat anything for 40 days and 40 nights. At the end of that time, he was hungry. ³The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.” ⁴Jesus answered, “Scripture says, ‘A person cannot live on bread alone but on every word that God speaks.’ ” ⁵Then the devil took him into the holy city and had him stand on the highest part of the temple. ⁶He said to Jesus, “If you are the Son of God, jump! Scripture says, ‘He will put his angels in charge of you. They will carry you in their hands so that you never hit your foot against a rock.’ ” ⁷Jesus said to him, “Again, Scripture says, ‘Never tempt the Lord your God.’ ” ⁸Once more the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms in the world and their glory. ⁹The devil said to him, “I will give you all this if you will bow down and worship me.” ¹⁰Jesus said to him, “Go away, Satan! Scripture says, ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’ ” ¹¹Then the devil left him, and angels came to take care of him.

Are You a Romans 8:14 Christian?
TGIF Today God Is First Volume 1 by Os Hillman
Friday, November 19 2010
For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live, because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. - Romans 8:13-14

Joshua and Caleb are described in Scripture as men who had a different spirit. They were two of the 12 spies sent into the Promised Land to determine if it could be taken, as God had promised it to them. The other ten gave a bad report that instilled fear in the people, which ultimately caused a rebellion. This resulted in an entire generation dying in the desert. Joshua and Caleb were the only two who were led by the Spirit of God, versus the spirit of fear. They were the only ones to enter the Promised Land from their generation.

Are you a person led by the Spirit? The verse above tells us that those who are led by the Spirit are sons of God. "But because My servant Caleb has a different spirit and follows Me wholeheartedly, I will bring him into the land he went to, and his descendants will inherit it" (Num. 14:24). Caleb was a Romans 8:14 man! The Spirit led him. He was not led by fear.

Many of us have failed to enter into our own Promised Land because we have failed to be led by the Spirit rather than by fear. Fear prevents us from entering into what God has promised for each of us. God has reserved an inheritance for us that is exceedingly good. God described the Promised Land as a land of milk and honey. Our own Promised Land is the same. But you must be led by the Spirit to enter in. You cannot be led by fear, reason and analysis, or even skill. The Spirit must lead you.

Commit yourself to being a Romans 8:14 man or woman. Then you will enter into the land God has promised for you. By Os Hillman

 

Psalm 106 (GOD’S WORD Translation)

¹Hallelujah!

   Give thanks to the Lord because he is good, because his mercy endures forever. ²Who can speak about all the mighty things the Lord has done? Who can announce all the things for which he is worthy of praise? ³Blessed are those who defend justice and do what is right at all times.  ⁴Remember me, O Lord, when you show favor to your people.  Come to help me with your salvation
⁵so that I may see the prosperity of your chosen ones, find joy in our people’s happiness, and brag with the people who belong to you.  ⁶We have sinned, and so did our ancestors. We have done wrong. We are guilty. ⁷When our ancestors were in Egypt, they gave no thought to your miracles. They did not remember your numerous acts of mercy, so they rebelled at the sea, the Red Sea.

⁸He saved them because of his reputation so that he could make his mighty power known. ⁹He angrily commanded the Red Sea, and it dried up. He led them through deep water as though it were a desert. ¹⁰He rescued them from the power of the one who hated them.  He rescued them from the enemy. ¹¹Water covered their adversaries. Not one Egyptian survived.
¹²Then our ancestors believed what he said. hey sang his praise. ¹³They quickly forgot what he did. They did not wait for his advice. ¹⁴They had an unreasonable desire for food in the wilderness. In the desert they tested God. ¹⁵He gave them what they asked for. He also gave them a degenerative disease.

¹⁶In the camp certain men became envious of Moses. They also became envious of Aaron, the Lord’s holy one. ¹⁷The ground split open and swallowed Dathan. It buried Abiram’s followers.
¹⁸A fire broke out among their followers. Flames burned up wicked people.  ¹⁹At Mount Horeb they made a statue of a calf.
   They worshiped an idol made of metal. ²⁰They traded their glorious God for the statue of a bull that eats grass.
²¹They forgot God, their savior, he one who did spectacular things in Egypt, ²²miracles in the land of Ham, and terrifying things at the Red Sea. ²³God said he was going to destroy them,
   but Moses, his chosen one, stood in his way to prevent him from exterminating them.  ²⁴They refused to enter the pleasant land. They did not believe what he said. ²⁵They complained in their tents. They did not obey the Lord. ²⁶Raising his hand, he swore that he would kill them in the wilderness, ²⁷kill their  descendants among the nations, and scatter them throughout various lands. ²⁸They joined in worshiping the god Baal while they were at Peor,  and they ate what was sacrificed to the dead.
²⁹They infuriated God by what they did, and a plague broke out among them. ³⁰Then Phinehas stood between God and the people,
   and the plague was stopped. ³¹Because of this, Phinehas was considered righteous forever, throughout every generation.
³²They made God angry by the water at Meribah. Things turned out badly for Moses because of what they did, ³³since they made him bitter so that he spoke recklessly.  ³⁴They did not destroy the people as the Lord had told them. ³⁵Instead, they intermarried with other nations. They learned to do what other nations did,
³⁶and they worshiped their idols, which became a trap for them.
³⁷They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons. ³⁸They shed innocent blood, the blood of their own sons and daughters whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan. The land became polluted with blood. ³⁹They became filthy because of what they did. They behaved like prostitutes. ⁴⁰The Lord burned with anger against his own people. He was disgusted with those who belonged to him. ⁴¹He handed them over to other nations,
      and those who hated them ruled them. ⁴²Their enemies oppressed them and made them subject to their power. ⁴³He rescued them many times, but they continued to plot rebellion against him  and to sink deeper because of their sin. ⁴⁴He saw that they were suffering when he heard their cry for help.
⁴⁵He remembered his promise to them. In keeping with his rich mercy, he changed his plans. ⁴⁶He let them find compassion
      from all those who held them captive. ⁴⁷Rescue us, O Lord our God, and gather us from the nations so that we may give thanks to your holy name and make your praise our glory.  ⁴⁸Thanks be to the Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting. Let all the people say amen.

Hallelujah!