Be filled with Holy Spirit (Ephesians 5:18)

As we know Jesus Christ has been crucified. 

And He was resurrection from the dead. 

And He spent 40 days on earth with His disciples. 

After that Jesus said to disciples. 

It’s the time that I leave you  

And I will send a comforter, a counselor. 

The Holy Spirit will come and will be with you. 

And give you power, courage and vision. 

And you will be my witness to the ends of the earth. 

And then Jesus has ascended into heaven. 

After this event 

The disciples were so confused. 

There, they were not sure how all of this is going to turn out. 

They were not sure just what they were supposed to do next. 

They didn’t fully understand all that has happened. 

They didn’t know exactly what their task is yet. 

They were just returned to the Jerusalem 

They were seated and just waiting, waiting and wondering~~ 

Then suddenly on the Pentecost day 

They heard a sound. 

They rush of might wind. 

The breath of God is blowing on that place. 

Immediately they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. 

But someone said “O they are just drunk.” 

At that time, Peter stood up and begun to speak. 

“ No, these men are not drunk 

the Spirit of God is upon them. 

And I tell you 

Jesus of Nazareth the one you crucified, 

God has raised him up 

He has appeared to us 

Now listen carefully 

He is the Son of God. 

The Lord of life 

The Savior of the whole world.” 

When the crowd heard that they were surprised 

And ashamed of what they have done 

“You mean we were tried to kill the Son of God? 

Oh no, then what shall we do.” 

Peter answered 

“It’s not too late 

God in Grace will for give you. 

Repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus 

For the forgiveness of your sins 

and you also will receive this gift of the Holy Spirit.” 

And that day 3000 souls were saved 

Brothers and sisters 

The this powerful story of Pentecost has much to teach us 

You know, Peter the man, who was before a fisherman, 

He was the man who denied Jesus 

When Jesus was about to be crucified. 

But now he is totally different 

He dare preach to the crowd. 

How come? That’s becoz of power of the Holy Spirit 

By the power of the Holy Spirit 

Peter’s ordinary be transformed into the extraordinary. 

Brothers and sisters 

The point is clear 

They were not drunk 

They were not filled with wine. 

They were filled with the Holy Spirit. 

And now it’s clear that we also need to get Holy Spirit. 

Let us ask God anoint us with power of the Holy Spirit. 

When we want this grace above everything else 

God will surely give it to us 

If our heart is filled with the Holy Spirit 

How is Satan going to get in? 

How is the world going to get in? 

We can defeat and have a victory all the time 

Through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 

Have you this fullness? 

If you have not 

Then seek it by the grace of God 

You will have it. 

For it is the father’s good pleasure to give us these things. 

Brothers and sisters 

But there is condition for receive it 

We have to consider it 

Shall we open the Bible in Galatians’ 5:16~17 

“So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want.” 

If we live in Holy Spirit 

We will not satisfy the desires of sinful nature. 

But if we live in sinful nature 

We will not satisfy the Holy Spirit. 

Becoz these two are enemies. 

That’s why before fill our hearts with the Holy Spirit 

Our hearts should be emptied. 

Something that against God’s Law 

We have to through it first. Before we fill it 

If we are filled with something like pleasure of the sinful nature 

Then there is no room for the Spirit of God. 

Many Christians is praying to God to fill him 

When he is full already with something else. 

Brothers and sisters 

Before we pray that God would fill us 

We should to pray Him to empty us. 

There must be empting before there can be a filling. 

When our heart is turned up side down 

And everything is turned out that is against God 

Then the Spirit will come. 

  

I stay in Baguio city 

As you know in Baguio there is water problem 

The water supply only comes 2 times a week 

That is the why most of the house in Baguio city 

They have water tank. 

With out water tank it is difficult to use the water continuously. 

When the water is full in the tank 

The water pressure is very strong in the faucet 

But when the water is little in the tank 

The water pressure is week 

Like the water tank 

We also need to over flow by the Holy Spirit. 

If we over flow we can have a power to defeat Satan’s power 

We can have a victory in our life 

And we can share God’s blessing to others 

When we are not full of the Holy Spirit 

We cannot share God’s blessing to others 

How could we use it if there’s no water? 

Today’s passage says, “Be filled with the Spirit.” 

The word ‘be filled’ is a command. 

It is not optional 

And it lays responsibility upon the believer 

We are commanded to be filled with the Holy Spirit. 

Becoz it is impossible to live the Christian life on any other basis 

The Christian’s life is to be lived in the power of the Holy Spirit not self. 

It cannot be lived in our own week strength 

But must be lived by the power of the Spirit of God. 

Ex) my Bible school. 

In the Bible acts 2:4 

We read the great moment what is Pentecost day. 

The disciples were filled with the Holy Spirit. 

And that day 3000 souls turn over to God. 

And if we read continue the Acts of the Apostles 

We can see also in acts 4:31 

They have got the power of the Holy Spirit again. 

What does it mean? 

It means we need constantly reviving and refilling our selves with the Holy Spirit. 

Like water tank when there’s no water in the water tank we have to refill that time for use water 

It’s the same with our soul 

When our spiritual life seemed dry and empty 

We have to refill by the power of the Holy Spirit. 

Brother and sisters 

Be filled with the Holt Spirit 

Make it over flow always 

Then you will live powerful Christian life. 

You will have a victory in your life 

May God bless all of you.