The Spirit Scrutinizes

~~~ 1 Corinthians 2:10B-16 ~~~ Psalm 145 ~~~ Luke 4:31-37 ~~~

The Spirit scrutinizes everything...

Scrutinize...examine or inspect closely and thoroughly.

The Spirit gives meaning and understanding to all things.

Paul says no one knows what pertains to God except the Spirit of God.

If one has been given this Spirit of God

 then they have a deeper understanding of God too.

Jesus came into this world already filled with this Spirit of God.

We should not be surprised that his words were 

more filled with the Spirit than any other.

We are given evidence here through the response 

of those who heard him speak.

Jesus had a different command of the language

 than even the most learned around him.

They were all amazed and said to one another,

“What is there about his word?

They questioned their own reactions.

They could not explain what they were hearing and feeling.

For when the Spirit is guiding your thoughts and words 

you too begin to scrutinize all your thoughts, words, and actions.

You see things with new eyes.

You hear things with more definition.

You act more from the heart where the Spirit of God resides.

You are a changed person...no longer your former self.

The Spirit of God is active. 

Scrutiny is a verb; it implies action.

When the Spirit of God comes upon you 

you can not be passive.

Actually you don't even want to be passive.

You want to live with more passion...

speak with more conviction...

act with more compassion...forgive more frequently...

love better than ever before.

It was the Spirit of God that made 

people question the words spoken by Jesus.

Are you willing to allow this same Spirit of God

 to speak through you?

I sincerely hope you can answer, "Yes".

May the Spirit of the God rest upon you.

May the Spirit of God reside in your soul from this day forward.

~~~Peace~~~