5 things a Spirit Filled person imparts by Ps Jim Jung

I often like to remind myself of the incredibly dynamic investment that has been made for us by Christ. Not only has his birth, death and resurrection given us the ability to come again to the Father, but he has given us the gift of the Holy Spirit to ensure we have an ever-present guide.

 

The early church experienced an incredible outpouring of power for the miraculous. People came to a saving understanding of Christ’s coming, and many were miraculously healed. A new community of believers began to meet together to learn, fellowship, and share and grow in their newfound faith. Luke described the early church by saying, “Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles” (Acts 2:43). The Holy Spirit continues to fill believers with the same gifts, power and ability to see miracles of salvation, healing and renewal!

 

The Book of Acts becomes a message to every generation with the design and result of the resurrection of Jesus. The Book of Acts became a message to every generation for the purpose and result of the resurrection of Jesus. The church was birthed and changed the known world within a few short decades.

 

In Acts 3: 1-8, ‘we have read the story of a man who is dramatically healed after spending his life as a cripple. Think of the tragedy of that, never being able to stand and walk, to run and play around like the other boys. Now he is a grown man and everyday friends must carry him to the Temple so he may beg for a living as people pass by.

We can only speculate about the effect this must have had on his heart. He could easily have been bitter. There had never been a day in his life when he had not been a burden to somebody. He could not walk; he could not work. All he could do was sit there and beg, hoping people would have pity on him showing him some compassion. Then he meets two spirit filled Jesus believing, faith people. Peter & John, on their way to the Temple, offer him a new life through the name of Jesus Christ and the lame man walks for the first time in his life!

Open your bible and follow this account. I see at least five things that a spirit-filled person has the opportunity to impart into their community:

1.     The Spirit Filled Person Imparts Expectancy: Acts 3:3-5

2.     The Spirit Filled Person Imparts Healing: Acts 3:6-7

3.     The Spirit Filled Person Imparts Joy: Acts 3:8

4.     The Spirit Filled Person Imparts Wonder: Acts 3:9-10

5.     The Spirit-Filled Person Imparts a Witness: Acts 3:1-10

If you have accepted Christ and allowed Him to be the Lord of your life, His gift to you is the Holy Spirit. Your life is now filled with all of the power and potential to see the miraculous happen in the lives of those around you. The gift you have been given can be imparted to others. The Apostles saw this happen with the healed man/the formerly crippled man.

Think about it: That same Spirit resides within you.