DAILY FIRE: UNDERSTANDING THE HOLY SPIRIT

UNDERSTANDING THE HOLY SPIRIT  TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: “'Come near to Me, hear this: I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, I was there. And now the Lord God, and His Spirit have sent Me.' Thus says the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; 'I am the Lord your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way you should go'" (Isaiah 48:16-17).  DAILY FIRE! Holy Spirit teach me Your truths.  Multitudes have been baptized in the Holy Spirit during our gospel campaigns, and we regularly witness mighty manifestations of the power and love of God. I want to explain the understanding that I have gained from these events. My final authority has been Scripture. Certainly, experience has helped me grasp the things of the Spirit, but as Peter wrote, God “has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness” (2 Peter 1:3). Scripture validates experience.  In sharing my understanding of the things of the Spirit, I try to show that my conclusions are arrived at through the Word, illuminated by what I have seen. There are many alternative views. Variations are sure to exist, unless a standard authority is accepted and agreed upon to judge all such teachings. Experience itself varies, but the Scriptures do not. There is a natural appetite to hear about the things that God has done, and a tendency to draw primarily from experience—the Word is often regarded only as a backup, if used at all. This “anecdotal theology” is not new. There are theories of revival, for example, which have been claimed as being based purely on studies of what has happened in the past. I was concerned about this approach…and I determined that my starting point must be the Word. That is where I stand. Our pneumatology (the things of the Spirit) had to be subject to the judgment of what the Word says. This was wholesome discipline.  Taken from Daily Fire Devotional: 365 Days in God’s Word by Reinhard Bonnke. Copyright © 2015 by Reinhard Bonnke. Use by permission of Whitaker House. www.whitakerhouse.com

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