Filled with the Holy Spirit

Meditations for Seeking the Life in Christ

Daily Thoughts 

January 24, 2025

Filled with the Holy Spirit

Then Jesus returned to Galilee, filled with the Holy Spirit’s power.

Luke 4:14a

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Brennan Manning noted that sometimes God calls us to stand alone. When we say yes to God, all we must cling to is our core identity that we are a child of God, hidden with Christ in God. (Colossians 3:3) In such moments, we are called to make unpopular decisions that express the truth of who we are, not who we think we should be, or whom someone else wants us to be. Sometimes, such standing alone is a heroic act of love. (See Brennan Manning’s Reflections for Ragamuffins, November 27.)

Jesus is our model for life; we are seeking to make the life in Christ our way of life. Our reading for today includes the rejection of Jesus by his friends and neighbors in Nazareth. Jesus demonstrated standing alone, making unpopular statements that expressed the truth of who he was, not whom others wanted him to be. How was he able to make such a courageous stand?

Then Jesus returned to Galilee, filled with the Holy Spirit’s power.

Luke 4:14a 

My Takeaway: When Jesus completed his mission on earth, he ascended to heaven and sent the Holy Spirit to fill his disciples with the power of God. “The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.” (Romans 8:11) God has given us all we need to not yield to the temptations of the flesh and yield only to the Holy Spirit within us. 

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

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