THE HOLY SPIRIT EMBOLDENS.

SONG

Holy Spirit, use me now

Make my life whole again

Spirit, move over me,

Spirit, move over me.

TEXT:

"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." - 2Tim.1:7.

 "God doesn't want us to be shy with his gifts, but bold and loving and sensible." - 2Tim.1:7, MSB

  Fear is an unpleasant, strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger. It is usually false evidence that appears to be real, but not real. In other words, it is a false imagination of your heart. It makes you follow the tradition of man and would not allow you to follow the pattern of God.

  As children of God, provision has been made for this, that is why the Bible says, "God has not given us the Spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind".

 Fear is a big insult to God, who has assured us of His love, care, and goodness. When we exhibit fear, it means that we are doubting the power, authority, and ability of God to solve our problems.

  The Holy Spirit in us gives us boldness to tackle situations. Let's look at the example of Peter in the book of Acts  4:9-11 "Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,...; Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole."

Peter could not withstand a little girl who confronted him as one of the disciples of Jesus. The same Peter became much bolder following Pentecost and the coming of the Holy Spirit.  He and some of the other apostles were seen boldly walking around the temple area, speaking about Jesus.  teaching the people what they needed to know about the death, the resurrection of Christ Jesus, and what to do to be saved.

This same Spirit is very much at work in the life of every believer today. If we activate Him in our everyday lives, He is ever ready to deliver whatever we ask Him to do for us.

Many believers are finding it difficult to do the work of evangelism. With the help of the Holy Spirit, we are able to do great exploit for God in our generation.

PRAYER:

Thank You, Holy Spirit, for your great work in my life, for I have been emboldened to do expliot in the name of Jesus.