Spirit Led Living

Matt 28:16-17 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. Ah, doubts, we all have them at some point even if we don’t admit to it. Our minds can’t catch up to the reality of the kingdom because the reality of this realm doesn’t allow it. There are two realities vying for recognition and in spite of our limited experience we tend to go with what our mind tells us is more real in the moment. That the disciples struggled with this is only human. In their experience and according to the laws of physics a human being can’t walk on water, they sink. And yet, they saw Jesus walk on water. A few loaves of bread and a few fish can’t feed a crowd of thousands and yet they saw it happen and had barrels of food left over. The dead are dead, especially when they start to decompose and yet they saw Jesus raise Lazarus from the dead. Some things just do not compute. ...

Acceptable Worship Heb 12:28-29 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, 29 for our "God is a consuming fire." There is a worship that God accepts and there is a worship that is not worship at all. Many times we put forth a performance that, while it may be pleasing to those that hear it, is not pleasing to God. While we should do our best to do an excellent job with our instruments and our voices, if it is not accompanied by a lifestyle of worship, it just dribbles from our mouths and falls down on the floor like so much drool. Musicians too often get too focused on musicality and not enough on the One they are worshiping. I know folks that only moments before they get on a worship team are listening to secular music and grooving to the kind of music they enjoy. Instead of preparing their hearts to be in God’s presence they are texting, playing video gam...

Eph 5:18-20 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. 19 Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, 20 always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. People are used to quoting verse 18, but they forget that 19 and 20 are part of the same paragraph. Our walk in the Spirit should be such that it overflows with love and thanksgiving. We praise Him for what He has done for us and we worship Him for who He is. At least in some shape or form we understand that. However, do we really understand what it means to “ Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs”? Our discourse when walking a naturally supernatural life should be such that we desire to share with each other what God has done for us and what He means to us. It should give birth to a natural expression of worship. We should build each othe...