Filled with the Spirit

At a bible study last night, which I attended, the teacher, Dr. Harry Leafe, linked the Holy Spirit’s control and influence in our lives with Paul’s admonition to “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly…” Col 3:16. That is, as we live life and make decisions moment-by-moment, the Holy Spirit uses our knowledge of the word of Christ to influence us to do God’s will. The choice to follow His influence is ours to make. I could relate this to our lesson, “Conform to God’s Agenda.”

An illustration came to mind from of my camping experiences. Exiting the tent one night to go to the restroom, the rocky trail traveled in a zigzag fashion downhill, and the night darkness was pitch black. I used a flashlight, and pointed it down since I could only see the trail illuminated in the circle of light from the flashlight.

Have you ever used God’s Word as a flashlight in a dark world and depended on the Holy Spirit to influence your thought processes toward God’s agenda (Psa 119:105)? David did when he was in the cave and avoided killing Saul, which was the easy way out of his situation.