CD 1754 Under the Influence

CD 1754 Under the Influence

Changed:

Hateful to Hopeful 

Coward to Courageous 

Loathing to Loving

Persecutor to Preacher

Bro. Jason on the screen: *Luke 12:45 (KJV) But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and to eat and drink, and to be drunken; 

*Ephesus 5:18 (KJV)  And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

In the natural if I drink enough alcohol for it to influence me it changes my personality. I'm very naturally an introvert and uncomfortable and social situations. But with the influence of alcohol in the natural those inhibitions are pushed to the back. 

So if that could happen in the natural under alcohol how much more spiritually by being under the influence of the holy Spirit can we be changed. 

We're going to be looking at Ephesians chapter 5 about being filled with the holy Spirit and not being drunk on wine but on the spirits. Then we're going to go to Acts chapter 2 and see how the whole crowd thought that God's people was drunk in the natural! But they were drunk spiritually.

In the natural when you're under the influence of alcohol it changes you personally. In my life everything becomes funny, I will come happy when the natural my flesh is never happy. But when we get drunk in the spirit of living God it turns to joy joy unspeakable and full of glory!

In the natural it makes me have more boldness to do and say things that I normally wouldn't say. But in the spiritual even more so can the Lord move upon us to remove our inhibitions so we can help other people with the truth of the power of God's Gospel. 

In 2nd Timothy 1:7 The word of God says that God is not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, of love and of a sound mind or self-control! 

Don't you love that idea of God's spirit being in you bringing up the word of God which stirs up your faith. We know you have faith we know that we have faith better sin because of Romans 12:3 says that God is dealt to every person the measure of faith! 

Just like in the natural soon the effects of the alcohol will start to fade! And in the spiritual if you and I don't stay full of the spirit the effects of the holy Spirit working our lives will fade. That's why Paul by the holy Spirit said that we are to continually be being filled by the holy Ghost. How are they recognized as being filled on the day of Pentecost? They got so full that a heavenly language came out and it produced hope in people because there was conviction that there was something better! God has something better for this world than what this darkness is trying to give them! You and I according to the Lord Jesus are the light of the world because he's in us, let your light shine freely!

We can look at the apostle Peter before the crucifixion of our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ He was bold when Jesus was around. But when Jesus was took to the judgment hall he could not stand for Jesus! A spirit of fear was dominating him was intoxicating him and he denied Jesus Christ as Lord three times! Then fast forward to Acts chapter 2 on the day of Pentecost! When he was filled with the holy Ghost and spoke with other tongues then he stood up with the others and proclaimed the gospel message in boldness and 3,000 souls were saved. What a difference! What is influencing you now at this moment? What is the normal of your life, is it influenced by the Spirit of fear or by the holy Spirit of the living God?