Ephesians
5:17, “Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord
is. 18And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the
Spirit;
God
wants to use you wherever you are if you are a disciple of Christ. God needs
and wants individuals who are willing to serve right where they are. However,
we must have a revelation of our future and where God wants to take us today.
There is so much that the Lord wants to reveal to us if we will only position
ourselves spiritually where we will hear Him. How does He want to manifest His
glory in your life today? Who does He want to bless through you today? Whose
life is He going to change for eternity through you today?
In
Ephesians 5:15, Paul admonished his hearers to walk diligently or to be
engaged, not being foolish, but wise. The original word for “wise” is “Sophos”
which means “skilled.” Paul is admonishing us as hearers of the Word to walk
diligently or be engaged by the Holy Ghost and by the Spirit to be wise or skilled
in forming the best plans and using the best means for their execution. It is
time to lay aside all our plans and ask God to make us part of His plan.
Paul
said in verse 16, that we should make the best use of our time because the
days are evil. Ephesians 5:18, “And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess;
but be filled with the Spirit.” We must allow the Holy Ghost to have His
freedom to do God’s work in us. We can’t be distracted by the carnal
environment in the world. Be full of the Spirit! “...be filled with the
Spirit,” that there is no room for carnal influence.
We
must be about the Father’s business. Our time is getting short! We must walk
diligently, be engaged by the Holy Ghost, and allow Him to form in us the best
plans and use the best means for execution. For that reason I offer this
prayer:
“Help me Lord Jesus to see Your future in me. Let me not be deterred by the noise of our secular society. There are many issues that cry out for attention but the most important ‘cause’ is still the salvation of the lost. Oh, Holy Spirit sent your convicting power among us. Awaken the slumbering souls around us. Stir our churches to be yielded to Your move. Give us compassion to stand in the gap for the lost and suffering. You know every need that exists within the sphere of our influence. Reveal those needs to the Body of Christ and convict us individually to become engaged in Your plan to deliver and bring victory to whosoever will be drawn to You. In the Name of Jesus! Amen”
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