GOD’S PURPOSE AND DESTINY FOR US

loved by God

holy

blameless

adopted

redeemed

forgiven

heirs of God

understanders of God

Have all authority

and poweralive

workmanship

BE FILLED WITH THE SPIRIT AND LIVE OUT THE

PLAN OF GOD FOR YOUR LIFE.

Ephesians 5:15-21

The first lesson is that one remedy

against sin is regular times of reflection on

our lives.

The second lesson is that we must be aware of our short span of time here on earth and let

that motivate us to use our time

wisely.

The third lesson is the wisdom of being

controlled by the Holy Spirit so that we may understand and fulfill the will of God

for our lives.

Being filled with the Spirit means that we personally submit the control of our life to Him, and when He

takes charge of our lives

we are filled with His wisdom and power to

understand and accomplish the plan

that God designed for our life.

Other verses in the Bible gives us several great results of being filled with the Spirit

of God:

1. Jesus promised the Helper-

Comforter to be beside you to

complete God’s purposes by his power in you.

2. Jesus commanded His disciples to

receive the promised Spirit so that He

might reproduce His life in them!

3. The fullness of the Holy Spirit

expels the spirit of the world and

replaces it with the spiritual

inheritance of Christ.

4. The power of the Holy Spirit gives us

the passion, courage and wisdom to reach the lost of the world

and love them towards Jesus’

salvation for them.

5. The Spirit brings a prayer life that exalts

Christ, breaks evil bonds in our lives and builds us up.

6. Being filled with the Spirit brings joy.

Our text today gives us three more great

results of being filled with the Spirit of

God:

JOYFUL SINGING

Psalm 33:1“Sing joyfully to

the Lord, you righteous; it is fitting for the

upright to praise him.”

It is not the type of music we sing that matters, but the

type of heart that is singing the

music.

THANKFULNESS

MUTUAL SUBMISSION

How do we fill ourselves with the

Spirit?

Trust

So pray today and ask the Lord for

strength to trust Him enough to ask His

Spirit to take control of your life so you

will understand and accomplish His will.