21 Days - Day 2
Day 2:
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me...”
I love going on dates with my husband. One of the things we love to do is go to dinner at our favorite Italian restaurant and order the same meal. Every. Single. Time. It’s delicious, and best of all I don’t have to cook it! However, after eating this garlic laden deliciousness, we inevitably leave the restaurant carrying the unmistakable odor of garlic. We certainly affect the air around us.
The Bible has many examples of men and women where this happened:
• Samson - The Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he struck down 1000 Philistines with the jawbone of a donkey.
• David - The Spirit of the Lord came upon David when Samuel anointed him to be the king of Israel.
• Mary - The Spirit of the Lord came upon Mary and empowered her to carry the Messiah.
• Simeon - The Spirit of the Lord came upon Simeon in the temple as he held the infant Jesus and prophesied and proclaimed who Jesus was.
When the Spirit of the Lord is upon us, we carry the unmistakable "aroma" of the presence of God. He is really God with a real desire to have a real relationship with you. His Spirit marks us and sets us apart. When His presence permeates our lives, everything around us changes. Just as getting a whiff of garlic on a person lets you know they had a well-seasoned dinner, we change the atmosphere around us by Who we carry.
When the Spirit of the Lord is upon us, we can’t enter a room without it being influenced. Whether we’re among coworkers in the workplace, shopping at the grocery store, posting on social media, or just being home with our family, His presence is too powerful not to change us and affect those around us.
When the Spirit of the Lord is upon us, we experience Him powerfully in our lives. In each of the Biblical examples given above, the Spirit coming upon these individuals preceded a significant life change that impacts not only that person but also the world around them.
Declare Today - “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me. I will experience His freedom in this year of Jubilee and allow the influence of His presence to go beyond me to reach those around me.”
Written by Michele Masteller - Freedom Life Church
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 NIV
Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.
2 Corinthians 3:2-3 NIV
You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone. You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.
2 Corinthians 3:17 NIV
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
Luke 4:16-19 NIV
He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written: “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me...”
I love going on dates with my husband. One of the things we love to do is go to dinner at our favorite Italian restaurant and order the same meal. Every. Single. Time. It’s delicious, and best of all I don’t have to cook it! However, after eating this garlic laden deliciousness, we inevitably leave the restaurant carrying the unmistakable odor of garlic. We certainly affect the air around us.
The Bible has many examples of men and women where this happened:
• Samson - The Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he struck down 1000 Philistines with the jawbone of a donkey.
• David - The Spirit of the Lord came upon David when Samuel anointed him to be the king of Israel.
• Mary - The Spirit of the Lord came upon Mary and empowered her to carry the Messiah.
• Simeon - The Spirit of the Lord came upon Simeon in the temple as he held the infant Jesus and prophesied and proclaimed who Jesus was.
When the Spirit of the Lord is upon us, we carry the unmistakable "aroma" of the presence of God. He is really God with a real desire to have a real relationship with you. His Spirit marks us and sets us apart. When His presence permeates our lives, everything around us changes. Just as getting a whiff of garlic on a person lets you know they had a well-seasoned dinner, we change the atmosphere around us by Who we carry.
When the Spirit of the Lord is upon us, we can’t enter a room without it being influenced. Whether we’re among coworkers in the workplace, shopping at the grocery store, posting on social media, or just being home with our family, His presence is too powerful not to change us and affect those around us.
When the Spirit of the Lord is upon us, we experience Him powerfully in our lives. In each of the Biblical examples given above, the Spirit coming upon these individuals preceded a significant life change that impacts not only that person but also the world around them.
Declare Today - “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me. I will experience His freedom in this year of Jubilee and allow the influence of His presence to go beyond me to reach those around me.”
Written by Michele Masteller - Freedom Life Church
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 NIV
Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.
2 Corinthians 3:2-3 NIV
You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone. You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.
2 Corinthians 3:17 NIV
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
Luke 4:16-19 NIV
He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read, and the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written: “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
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Because of meds and certain vitamins I am to take that require food..my goal is to have 1 meal per day..so a partial fast.. hopefully this year I will succeed.