Moving by the Spirit.

The apostle Paul tells us that we need to walk by faith and not by sight. In our daily walk we walk by faith in His revealed will; the principles and commands of the bible.

As we do this we may also be prompted by the indwelling Spirit to operate in the gifts of the Spirit. This will cause us to say and do things that will fulfill or advance His purposes in any given situation. Our obedience or faith steps in these situations will, if we are hearing correctly ,see a positive confirming response from God.

When David desired to build God's temple he was not allowed. Instead he passed on to his son Solomon the design and pattern given to him by God. It is interesting to see how the bible puts this, "he gave him (ie David gave Solomon) the plans of all that the Spirit had put in his mind for the courts of the Lord...." 1 Chron. 28:12

The progression here is that God by the Spirit reveals His plans for the temple, David in faith passes them on to Solomon who completes the task. The result is that in 2 Chron. 5: 13-14 the temple is filled with the cloud of God's presence, so much so that the priest could not stand to minister. Gods confirmation of the plan revealed by the Spirit and spoken out by David.

In our ministry walk we can experience the same results. God says that he will confirm His Word by signs following. This would apply not only to the preaching of the gospel but I believe also the confirmation of words and actions released via the gifts of the Spirit.

Pastor Roy Barrett
Peninsula Vineyard