Jan
21
Written by:
Pastor Jesse Nicholson
1/21/2011 1:02 PM
Imagine going to school and students doing everything they are supposed to do. Or, going to work and everyone is always on task—the boss never has to write anyone up for an infraction. Or, imagine your children always doing exactly what you want them to do; they never question you when you ask them to take out the trash, nor when you tell them it is time to find something else to do other than being on Facebook.
Many think that scenarios like the ones above are of a utopian society. The Lord Jesus said in His sermon on the mount, “Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness.” He also commanded in Leviticus 11 and then again in 1 Peter, “Be ye holy, for I am holy.” When believers submit themselves to the commands of God two obvious things happen: 1) they show that they are true children of God (I John) 2) they influence others around them (salt, light, Mat. 5). One man wrote about the Welsh Revival of 1904, “holiness was sought, not enforced.” When we are walking in the Spirit there is no need to enforce holiness on God’s people because they will be hungering and thirsting for it. The scenarios above are possible to those who are God’s children. It takes a surrendered, submissive spirit to see it actually become a reality. We also know it as being “filled with the Spirit.” What are you hungering for today?