ICS Daily Devotions
Hear from God and be Led by the Holy Spirit
2 Chronicles 20:14,17 Then the Spirit of the Lord came upon Jahaziel the son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly…… You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the Lord, who is with you, O Judah and Jerusalem!’ Do not fear or be dismayed; tomorrow go out against them, for the Lord is with you.”
King Jehoshaphat probably expected God to speak to them after they had fasted and sought the face of God. The Spirit of God came upon the Levite Jahaziel to reveal what the Lord was about to do. Jehoshaphat was able to witness God’s response to fight for them against the enemies of a great multitude because of his humility and decision to honour and follow God’s way.
The Old Testament saints had to hear from God through the Prophets, people whom He chose to relay His messages, and in Jehoshaphat’s case, it was the Levite. Unlike them, we are now very privileged to have the Holy Spirit dwelling in us as our designated helper, and the full counsel of the Word of God. Therefore, we should form a good habit of spending quality time with God for us to hear from the Lord personally regarding what to do in the particular situations that we are facing.
God wants us to know the Holy Spirit but many of us find it challenging to know the Holy Spirit because we cannot see or touch Him. Or we are uncomfortable with the idea of the Holy Spirit working in our lives. We can be too strong in our minds. However, we have the ability to know Him as Jesus wants us to know the Helper He has sent us. It is God’s deepest desire to journey and develop a close relationship with us.
Romans 8:14,16 For as many as are LED by the SPIRIT OF GOD, these are sons of God… The Spirit Himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God
The Holy Spirit is the third person in the Godhead of the Trinity. At the time of creation, Jesus was the Word and the Holy Spirit brought things into being. He was the one who brought Jesus back from the dead. There is a lot of creative and resurrection power in the Holy Spirit. He is omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent. He is our Comforter, Counsellor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener and Standby. He will dwell in us if we accept Him and He resides in our hearts, so we are able to commune with Him wherever we are. He has a mind, will, emotions and a voice. To hear from God and be led by the Holy Spirit, we need to set aside time to fast and pray. We should pray through a situation until there is a release in our heart (i.e peace in our heart/spirit man). He will let us know what to do, how to do and when to do certain steps to resolve a situation.
Sermon Series: Spiritual Habits 2020
