Colossians 2:13, NLT
“You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins.”
Beloved,
Being born again, qualifies you to enjoy the indwelling the Holy Spirit. When you have His Spirit, by default you will enjoy His character. In fact it is the character of a born again spirit that distinguishes him from an ordinary man.
Ephesians 2:10 NLT
“For we are God’s master piece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.”
God is excited to give us the gift of His Holy Spirit. He wants us to carry His nature. Then we can commune with Him.
Before we go farther, you might be thinking, “Well, I gave my life to Christ, who does my bank account, circumstance and my very body feel so natural?”
Your question is valid. Speaking of question? I gave my church members the example of a little boy whose parent’s bought groceries for him and family. They put them in the refrigerator. The little boy saw the groceries being put in the fridge. Imagine that before his mom finished putting all of the food away, the little boy ran to the refrigerator to grab a snack of yogurt that he knew was for him. He remembered mom said she would make noodles. While still eating the yogurt, the little boy, age seven, went to turn on the stove to try to boil the noodles. What will his mother or father do immediately they turn around and see all that he is doing? The little boy might reply, “But Mommy, Dady, I was hungry! Plus I did not steal- I knew you brought it for me. You told me!” How will his parents respond? What would they say? “Did you ask?” Assuming the boy’s parents are not wicked, won’t they feed him?
Matthew 7:11
“If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give what is good to those who ask Him!”
All you have to do is ask! What if that same child, instead, sits quietly and sheepishly, looking downcast and dismayed for hours while the parents are busy working and eating their own. A guest comes over and sees the little boy looking sad and they even hear his stomach growling. Meanwhile, his parents who know there is plenty of food made available ask the guest if they would like something only for the guest to say no thank you thinking they might be further depriving the desolate appearing child. The parents now ask their son, “Why didn’t you just ask for food?: and the son now says, I did not want to disturb you. Plus I remember that i got in trouble the last time and i decided i don’t deserve to eat again after that mistake.
The BIble says:
Luke 11:13
“If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!””
If you are not enjoying the Holy Spirit as your advantage, yet you are born again, it is only because you have not asked. Know what is yours. Ask. Go! Possess it!
I commend you to God and to the Word of His grace. I call you BLESSED and NATIONS.
