Ephesians 5:18 (KJV)

"And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit,"

It is often said that when a person accepts Jesus as their Lord and Saviour, that person "gave their life to Christ." However, that is a misconception. Think about it: you accepted Christ because you realized how messed up and broken your life was. What would Jesus need with a life like that? No, sir! No, ma'am! He does not need your old life. In fact, when you are born again, you do not give your life to Christ; He gives His life to you!

The Word of God declares that when you are born again, you become a brand-new species of being that never existed before. Christ did not renovate or recycle your old life. He replaced it with His own! Now that you are born again, he needs your changed life. This brand-new life you received has qualified you to be used for His service. But God, who is a Spirit, never uses anything He does not first colonize. That is why He requires that you be filled with His Spirit.

You are a container, an earthen vessel containing God Himself, and He wants to be the one to influence you. The same way a drunken person is overwhelmed by the alcohol spirit, He wants to fill you to the brim with His Holy Spirit so that all of your faculties – physical, mental, and spiritual – are totally submerged by Him!

PROPHETIC DECLARATION

I am the body part of Christ. I love what He loves and hate what He hates. Wherever I go, I am Christ in motion. I exist for His glory and yield my entire being fully to Him!

FURTHER STUDY

2 Corinthians 4:7, 2 Corinthians 5:17 ; Ephesians 5:18-21

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