Powerless Ministry Without the Spirit
Jesus and the three disciples return from off the mountain and a desperate father pleads Jesus to help his son. He already asked the other nine disciples at the base of the mountain but that didn't work. What happened? These same disciples were sent out and did these things in the beginning of this chapter. This father had a glimmer of hope when he approached these disciples but the result was the same as any other religious group.
Luke 9: 40 So I implored Your disciples to cast it out, but they could not.”
How embarrassing this is in ministry. When you have access to heaven, the empowerment of the Spirit, a direct connection to heaven, yet don't use it. When we allow our pride to take over and assume because we once experienced the power of God that we will always do so, we are set for an embarrassing failure. I never want to have anything in common with dead religion that is powerless. I have access to the living God. I desire to walk after the Spirit and not the flesh. I never want to refuse to help anyone that comes to me because of the hope in Jesus they see! In order for that to not happen, I must be engaged with the LORD, prayer & fasting!
Luke 9: 40 So I implored Your disciples to cast it out, but they could not.”
How embarrassing this is in ministry. When you have access to heaven, the empowerment of the Spirit, a direct connection to heaven, yet don't use it. When we allow our pride to take over and assume because we once experienced the power of God that we will always do so, we are set for an embarrassing failure. I never want to have anything in common with dead religion that is powerless. I have access to the living God. I desire to walk after the Spirit and not the flesh. I never want to refuse to help anyone that comes to me because of the hope in Jesus they see! In order for that to not happen, I must be engaged with the LORD, prayer & fasting!
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