Spirit on the Move

I realized it is important to see how the Holy Spirit moves, He doesn't move through Old Covenant paradigms.  In other words you don't see Him being active in people's lives when the focus is on keeping rules, being self-sufficient, or relying on the natural order of things.  I have noticed that the Lord moves through love, humility, vulnerability, honor, worship, compassion, peace, healing, rest, faith, freedom, truth, hope, forgiveness, and grace (there are probably more).  These are principals in the Kingdom of God and where we see the activity of the Holy Spirit moving on people's heart encountering God.  Many times we wonder in the Body of Christ why we have prayed for revival so many times and yet are not seeing the manifestation of revival.  I believe we are following many Old Covenant paradigms and teaching a mixture of Covenants which does not bring the activity of the Holy Spirit.  In 2 Corinthians 3:6 the Word says, "who also made us adequate as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life."  This is a verse that seems to sum up the gospel in just a short phrase, the Spirit gives life but the letter kills.  Without the activity of the Holy Spirit there is no life imparted but it is the responsibility of sons and daughters to learn the ways of the Holy Spirit, so that we minister to others from a place of intimacy imparting life rather than bringing the ministry of death which is by the letter.  The letter imparts condemnation, shame, fear, blame, guilt, defeat, and hopelessness.  The Biblical principals of the Kingdom of God guide us into encounters with God where life is imparted because Holy Spirit is the executor of the New Covenant.  The Holy Spirit is faithful to manifest Himself when we are guided by Him through the principals found in the Word.  My heart burns to learn how to walk in the manifest presence of the Lord throughout my day, instead of living life independent of the Lord.  I was born again to carry the presence of Christ, yet my choices do make a difference in being a host for the Lord.  We who have been born again have Christ in us and He will never leave us but having the manifest presence of the Holy Spirit on us is impacted by our belief and choice.  I pray that each of us would enter into the adventure of hosting the presence of the Holy Spirit.

Walking with Abba,
Bret