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THE HOLY SPIRIT IS OUR NEW OPERATING SYSTEM
Please open with me to Romans 5. Here Paul rapidly describes the seven byproducts of justification in v. 1-5. Paul lists what God does in us when He saves us, and then ends in v. 5 with the way God accomplishes such amazing changes inside of our hearts, minds, and lives. In this tiny section we see that the Spirit of God is the OS we have in Christ.
Romans 5:1-5 (NKJV) Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance; 4 and perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
The Spirit of God, operating within us gives peace in v. 1; access, grace and rejoicing hope v. 2; and inexhaustible hope mixed with a river of love in v. 5.
UNDERSTANDING OUR OPERATING SYSTEM
You and I have the most powerful OS in the Universe.
The Programmer Himself lives with in us.
Our battery life is endless; and our system is constantly updated, renewed, and synced.
As they talked behind me, I remember my children teaching me the same things, don’t you. It’s part of life, and its normal and natural to say have you tried this, have you seen how to do this, have you tried downloading this or that. Words we often hear are: āHere is how it worksā, or, āWatch me show you how to do thatā; or, āJust try thisā; and, āHere is how that works on my phoneā. That is what disciple-making is all about.
How far are into delving into your OS?
How many features of the OS do you know about?
Do you know how to use some features?
Do you have anyone you know that helps you figure out how to take and move pictures, send and attach them, and so on?
That is the language of the electronic world we are all progressing through; and that helping each other understand how to make our smartphones work, is also so much like the early days of the Church, when the spiritual world was being explained to those early of the first century. Everyone filled with the Spirit was showing and telling what God was doing in their life.
The Features of Godās Operating System