INSIGHT ON THE WORD #1

Be Filled with the Holy Ghost
Ephesians 5:18

The greatest need of the born-again Christian is to be filled with the Holy Ghost.  To be filled with the Holy Ghost means to be under the influence and control of God’s Spirit.  When we are filled with the Holy Ghost, we always bring glory to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  He will be glorified and exalted in our speech and in our behavior.  The Apostle Paul in this verse does not give us an option but an imperative command to “be filled with the Spirit.”

To live the Christian life, it takes supernatural power.  The Christian life can’t be lived on our own power or natural strength.  The filling of God’s Holy Spirit is His enabling us to live the kind of life that He will have for us to live.  His Spirit is what produces in us love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, meekness, faith, self control, et cetera.    So Paul reminds us to be filled.  We can’t fill ourselves.  The Holy Spirit does the filling!  As we trust Him, He fills us.  As we believe, we receive.  And as long as you believe, you keep on receiving.

While we are under the Holy Spirit’s control, our thoughts, imaginations, choices, and behavior will all be occupied with Christ because the Spirit is constantly controlling our mind, our emotions, and our will.  Our prayer life is even transformed.  We will have the same mind with God and the attitude of Christ, and nothing really matters but Jesus Christ.

How much you allow of the Holy Spirit in your life will determine how much of the Holy Spirit you will have.

Dr. Rickey McBride's Biography

Reverend Rickey McBride came to the Lord and was saved at the age of 12. He accepted the Holy Ghost's call to preach the Gospel of Jesus Christ at the tender age of 14.  He grew up in Fifth Ward and graduated from Phyllis Wheatley High School. At the age of 25, he founded and organized the New Beginnings in Christ Church. He received four degrees from the Gospel Ministry Outreach Theological Institution in Houston, Texas. His preaching can be characterized as practical and down to earth. He is truly a man of God, one that is concerned about the souls of the people.  He's been happily married for 14 wonderful years to his beautiful wife Angela.  So please continue to pray for their strength in the Lord.

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