The ability to pickup up these inner witnesses, these inner knowings from the Holy Spirit will only come to you through a process of trial and error. Again, you will only learn all of this though a process of trial and error with Him. You can also have words from preachers jump at you. Per our article on the 9 gifts of the Spirit, two of the 9 gifts are the Word of Knowledge and the Word of Wisdom. And if God has not changed, and He is still the same today as He was yesterday, then this tells us that He still wants to supernaturally communicate to all of us in these same ways. The Holy Spirit is important to Adventists, as He is the greatest need for their spiritual life. When you receive one of these for the first time, you will know that it has come directly from the Holy Spirit due to the strength and conviction of it. When it comes to these basic leadings, some people have different terms to describe it when it does come in on them from the Holy Spirit. And when you see this particular Scripture verse, you will see the meaning of the verse and how it will answer the particular problem or dilemma you may be dealing with. He is as much a person as are the Father and the Son. Again, this is another one that you will learn through a process of trial and error with Him. When you really cut into this word as it is being used in the first verse above, another word for the inner witness would be that it is an inner knowing. And if the Holy Spirit can bear witness in our human spirits on that issue, then I believe He can also bear witness in our spirits with other things as well. Notice that visions, dreams, and prophecies are all directly connected to the Holy Spirit Himself. Here is the next verse that will completely set the stage for you on these next three ways the Holy Spirit will use to communicate something specific to us: “And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions; and also on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days.” (Joel 2:28-29). Romans 8:16 God children But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. 12:7-11; 2 Cor. The Holy Spirit is a beautiful and powerful part of who God is. It was better for Christ’s followers than if Jesus Himself were to continue with them (John 16:7). Similarly, we cannot be filled with the Spirit until we allow God to do His work through the Spirit. In fact i feel like God really does not care about me. "The transference of the image of baptism to the impartment of the Holy Spirit was prepared by such passages as Joel 2:28 " (Bishop Westcott, on John 1:33); comp. A check in your spirit is like a a stop sign being put up by the Holy Spirit. It was early morning, and in the trees with the morning sun I see the cross in the trees....I suddenly felt a massive sadness,then happiness, then this feeling of heat in the center of my chest...radiating out to my limbs...I almost collapsed....then I felt this feeling of peace and happiness...I started to cry uncontrollably....I cried for nearly half and hour...but when it was over I felt peace and calmness.....I ran to my wife and took her in my arms and took her to where I saw the cross and she wept...she said god had given me a sign and that he loves you. The most neglected Gift in the Christian church, Sharon Williams explains why she relies on the Holy Spirit, I’m closer to 50 than any other age ending in a zero, and for the first time in my life, IR…, When we consider the doctrine of the Holy Spirit, a strange paradox confronts us. And one of the ways that He will let us know not to move in a certain direction is by giving us that check in our spirits. Growing out of scriptures that paint a compelling portrait of God, you are invited to explore, experience and know the One who desires to make us whole. When He does not want you to move in a certain dangerous direction, many of the times what you will pick up from Him is a “check in your spirit.”. 1. God was always supernaturally communicating to His people back in both the OT and NT. It is not so much as what we do, but what he has done for us. With the Holy Spirit, we have power and help in all situations. Apparently, the train somehow had got derailed and had partially come off of the tracks. Nearly all the Christians have neglected Zechariah 12:1. As He gave Christ strength, we can receive the same (Zechariah 4:6). And if the Holy Spirit was forbidding some of the apostles to move in a certain direction back in the beginning of the NT, then He can still do the exact same thing for all us in this day and age. For, “the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters.” (Genesis 1:2, NASB). There are two basic types of visions that you can receive from the Holy Spirit. Allow silence. Christ revealed to humanity an example of a pure and holy life (1 Peter 2:22). Now I will list the 8 different ways that the Holy Spirit will lead us and communicate to us in this life. Lord, bring me into a communion with You that only grows richer and more splendid the longer it lasts. Zechariah 4:6 – You are to rely on the Spirit daily for empowerment as a Christian. Many, many people have received those gut warnings not to do something specific, and many of the times, those gut warnings turned out to be 100% accurate, which again means that many of them were coming in direct from the Holy Spirit Himself. You could be driving down the road in your car listening to a pastor teach on the radio when all of a sudden something he says jumps right out at you through the radio. This one verse in the Bible ranks the spirit of man with the heavens and the earth. The Lord's My Shepherd (Psalm 23) by Stuart Townend© 1996 Thankyou Music (Admin. The Spirit of the LORD will rest on Him — the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and of might, the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the LORD” (Isaiah 11:1-2). Scripture taken from New King James And for the most part, we believe that a lot of these words of knowledge and wisdom will come to you through this inner witness, this inner knowing. If read that already, then you might be interested to learn How to Discern if a Word is From the Lord. (Gen. 1:1, 2; 2 Sam. For instance, when Jesus first started His ministry – the Spirit anointed Him as Messiah (Luke 3:22, Acts 10:38). Luke 11:8,13 – We must desire the Spirit: ask, seek, knock. The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, ... That according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, Ephesians 1:13 ESV / 4 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful. For we are told that, “Men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.” (1 Peter 1:20,21, NASB). John the Revelator was receiving these kinds of heavy, open visions when God was giving him visions on what was going to happen at the end of times. Many people believe that this outpouring has already begun, but that it will intensify in the coming years ahead. Those who are in Christ are walking according to the Spirit and are without condemnation. The first verse above where the Holy Spirit is bearing witness with our spirits that we are saved lines up with some of the above definitions from Mr. Hayford such as confirming, attesting, confessing, and bearing record. In this caption, I will discuss the different kinds of visions you can receive from the Holy Spirit. Here we find a valuable point to remember, Christ was our example (1 Peter 2:21, 1 John 2:6). Acts 5:32 – The Spirit is given to those who decide they want to live in obedience to God. That is what Paul wrote at the beginning of verse 17 that the Holy Spirit strengthens our inner beings: “ so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith…” (Ephesians 3:17). The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God. B) Closed Vision – the second kind of vision you can receive from the Holy Spirit is what is called a closed vision. Also, do not go “looking” for these quickenings to occur. And what exactly is a good “witness” when we do receive one of these from the Holy Spirit? This is why it is so important for each and every Christian to spend as much quality time as they can in loading up their mind with the Word. Another very interesting way that the Holy Spirit will use to communicate something to you is through an actual quickening. This is for the purpose that you may be led to repentance (Romans 2:4). The Helper will guide us into all the truth, convicting us of sin, of righteousness, and judgement. Acts 11:24, Barnabas was full of the Holy Spirit and faith; and a large company was added to the Lord. Another area where this could occur at is at your local Christian bookstore. And it is the Spirit who leads in the interpretation of the scriptures (John 16:13, 1 Corinthians 2:14). Knowing that this could be a direct warning from the Holy Spirit, she chose to listen to it and decided not to board the train. Sealed With The Holy Spirit You will feel the wind at your back to move in that certain direction. Acts 13:9, "Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit… The other thing the Holy Spirit can do in this realm besides giving you a good, strong, inner check in your spirit, is that He may take it one more step further and He may then start to churn your stomach. Another tell you will get when one of these is coming in from the Holy Spirit is that not only will it come out of the blue, but the picture you are receiving in your mind’s eye is not something that you would normally conjure up for yourself. Jesus implores His disciples to go and preach the Gospel to all the world, baptizing them in the name of God. A closed vision is when you receive a vision in your mind’s eye. (John 15:26.) Many of the times these visions will come in out of the blue. You can either learn how to do all of this with the Holy Spirit, or you can choose to let this supernatural realm go and just stay on the path that you are already walking on if you have never had any of this kind of activity before with the Holy Spirit. When Jesus ascended to heaven after His time on earth He left us “Another comforter” (John 14:16, KJV). In fact, I Cor. If this realm is just too scary for some of you, or you would prefer to stay away from it at this time, the Holy Spirit will respect your thoughts and wishes on this, and He will not try and push Himself or His ways on you. This is synonymous in scripture with filling our hearts with the love of God (Romans 5:5). Our life can be filled with joy and peace, abounding in hope, all through the Spirit (Romans 15:13)! In the book of John, you will find some interesting words come from the lips of Christ, “I can of my own self do nothing…” (John 5:30, NKJV). Jesus called the Holy Spirit the Helper. Several people were killed in the accident. He is the One who guides us into a closer walk with Christ. The Holy Spirit is called the Helper in the Bible, but He cannot help you with some of the things you will need help on unless He can first communicate directly to you on exactly what He wants you to do. This means nothing written in the Bible was written without the guidance of the Holy Spirit. It was through the Holy Spirit that they were able to hold communion with Him. Remember, Jesus is the mighty God (Isa 9:6). These checks in your spirit can also help prevent abductions, assaults, car accidents, plane crashes, taking the wrong jobs, marrying the wrong people, getting hooked up with the wrong people in this life, etc. In other words, the Holy Spirit is confirming in our spirits that we are saved and that we are now children of God. As a result, those of the temple “realized that they had been with Jesus.” (Acts 4:13, NKJV). The third way God can communicate directly to you coming from the above verse from Joel is by prophecy. The Holy Spirit testifies of Jesus and the gospel of salvation. Copyright © 2005-2021 by Michael Bradley and Chris Bradley. And not only can the Holy Spirit communicate to you the meaning of certain Scripture verses through this inner witness – this inner knowing, but He can also do this on many of the other things in your daily life as well. It was a new contact as it were with the inner eternal movements of redeeming goodness and power, a new discovery in divine resources. All of a sudden, you will see a Scripture verse float up right in front of your mind’s eye. It is the conviction of sin, and Christ‘s righteousness, that leads you to salvation. (Person and Work of the Holy Spirit, p. 13) 2. I know He has his eye on you. Keep pursuing. These words pointed forward to the day of pentecost. If that should ever happen to you, you should pick up the book to see what it is all about. The Bible say that the Holy Spirit will bear “witness” with our human spirits. The Holy Spirit loves to give these closed visions and He will do it quite frequently to those who will be open to receiving them, since a closed vision is receiving a picture in your mind’s eye. She said she had a strong check in her spirit not to board that train. The next three ways the Holy Spirit will communicate to you – visions, dreams, and prophecies – are all coming from this one verse out of Joel. At this point in time, Jesus was in heaven – no longer physically dwelling with His disciples. It felt like no-one touched me but the wind or spirit pushing me towards the end of the bed from my shoulders, A few days ago...I felt his presence, earlier this year my family prayed for me to overcome a life shaking event that nearly left me and my wife, in fact my family broken. Every word that you receive in the prophecy will be direct words from the Lord. When you get a real strong leading to do something specific, it will feel like God has His big hand on the small of your back pushing you forward. The Holy Spirit can speak (Acts 8:29, 11:12, 13:2)—though some people don’t think the Holy Spirit can speak because they think of the Holy Spirit as an impersonal force, or simply a presence. However, if God does not want you to move in that certain direction, then you will feel or sense no leading at all from the Holy Spirit. Many of you will know exactly what I will be talking about below, as you have already stepped into this realm with the Holy Spirit and have learned how to play this kind of game with Him. The key word in these two verses is the word “witness.” The Holy Spirit is bearing witness to something in our human spirits. They will testify to the work of the Holy Spirit. i dont feel like God loves me. Your heart is in the right place. So, if my non-Christian neighbor brings me a casserole when my dog dies (I don’t have a dog ), I would thank God for working by the Spirit through my neighbor. Hope Channel. In part 1, I explained to you How To Be Led By The Holy Spirit. Posted on Last updated: February 23, 2021. Again, I know this kind of an article may end up being a bit controversial with some people – but with all of the above verses being so clear on exactly what God has set up for all of us to enter into, I felt I had no other choice but to put all of this out for you, and from there, you can each make up your own minds as to whether or not you will want God the Father to open up these different ways in which He still likes to use to communicate to all of us in this day and age. Its awesome to know that God is alive inside of us as Christian's and to taste and see that God is good to us so personally and revealing. They were not gifts that they have been developed by human capacities, therefore the believer has absolutely no right to brag on these gifts. I also see the Spirit at work inspiring great creativity in works of art and music.. 3. Christ in the heart; for whatever is in our heart will be revealed in our life (Proverbs 4:22). And again, when this happens, this is the Holy Spirit’s way of bringing you knowledge He may want you to have on something specific. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. Thank you for working in my life. Furthermore you see the Spirit acting as God as He takes part in the creation. Whenever the Holy Spirit quickens something like this to you, this means you are to grab a hold of it and examine it to see exactly what the message is that He is trying to convey to you. When that happens, there is a very good chance that is the Holy Spirit quickening that particular book to you. The power of the Holy Spirit strengthens our will to endure in this process so that we do not lose heart, but can stand firm until the end! For instance, if I go to bed at 11 PM and I am going to be getting up at about 7 AM, the dream will be coming in between 6-7 AM. Sometimes these dreams will need some kind of interpretation and you will need to carefully examine the dream to see exactly what God is trying to convey to you. The Holy Spirit desires to transform and use the mind of ... Watchman Nee, Witness Lee, and “The Church”), reflects an unbiblical and dangerous dichotomy. Some people refer to these inner witnesses as a … The inner witness in the conscience is not very spectacular, it is accurate and supernatural. If you will notice, on most of the dreams you will have during the night, you will either have no memory of any of these dreams when you wake up, or if by chance you do remember one of them as you wake up, that dream will then fade away from you within the first 1-3 hours. This is the result of Holy Spirit Baptism. Another word for this is that you will receive a “picture in your mind’s eye.”. God used an angel in a dream to tell Joseph to immediately flee to Egypt right after Jesus had been born, as Herod was getting ready to kill all of the first born. 51:11; Isa. For instance, many people will get a check in their spirit when they are about ready to board a plane that is going to crash. A quickening from the Holy Spirit is when He will “jump” something at you. Some of the prophets in the OT also received these kinds of heavy, open visions. John the baptist was preaching and preparing the way for the messiah (Jesus) when he said these words, “… I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I… He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” (Matthew 3:11). This is peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 5:1). Christ’s ministry in the Heavenly Sanctuary. If you would like to see a good, detailed explanation on what this gift is all about and how God can use it with you,it is our part 3 of our series on the Gifts of the Holy Spirit called, The Gift of Prophecy. From my experience, everything you say is true. If God is telling us that we are to be led by His Holy Spirit, and then He shows us that His own Son Jesus was also led by the Holy Spirit, there can be no other conclusion to come to other than God wants all of us to learn how to be led by the Holy Spirit in this life. Let them come naturally to you by the Holy Spirit. I have actually come to the conclusion that if there is an actual verse from the Bible that will solve the problem, that will be the first thing the Holy Spirit will want to give you. After the three hours is up, you will have completely forgotten about the dream. Bible verses about Holy Spirit Indwelling. I personally have only had about 10 dreams from the Lord over a 20 year period. This is a fundamental part of the work of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit Reconciles People. Though many people will never receive an open vision in their life, not so with the closed vision. Mark, I just had a dream ,that left me feeling ,like I know its real, I was dreaming then in the dream I started having these dirty thoughts then suddenly the wind started blowing towards me cause I have a window very close to me and my bed , then the wind started to get heavier like it can push me and literally , it felt like someone was pushing me frm my back and I was in shook then suddenly I suddenly I tried to look back then I saw my roof , I say a shadow then suddenly it fled and I felt peace , I was watching videos about the same thing the night before and I was crying and I wanted to join God .The weird thing about it is that when I woke up it was the same timeline I was lying in the same position and the blinds in my room was blowing wind towards me but not that hard. It is the same Spirit which sustained Christ, and raised Him from the dead, which is to give his followers life (Romans 8:11). To be baptized by the Holy Spirit means to receive power in the Christian life to witness for Christ (Acts 1:8). Later on, the boldness of the apostles was upsetting the rulers. The second tell I will get so I know that the dream is coming in from the Lord, is that the dream will not fade away from me once I wake up. If you put that kind of special request before God, then He will take you very seriously and He will then very gradually lead you into this realm and from there, the Holy Spirit will start to move in some of these different areas for you. Some people refer to these inner witnesses as a “gut knowing or gut feeling.” How many times have you heard people use the slang expression that their “gut” was telling them what they needed to do, and then later on it turned out to be right. If God gave some of His people dreams back in the OT and NT, and we now have the above verse from Joel where God is telling us that once the Holy Spirit has been poured out on all flesh, that dreams from the Lord will become quite common, then you know this is one of the supernatural ways that the Lord will want to use with some of us from time to time. If you wake up with a very strong, vivid dream being right in your face and you think it may be from the Lord, what I would do is grab a piece of paper and pen and write down what the dream was all about and if need be, draw actual pictures of what you saw in the dream. All of a sudden, you will receive a without-a-doubt type knowing on the knowledge that He is trying to transmit to you. Sociologist Margaret Poloma has defined slaying in the Spirit as "the power of the Holy Spirit so filling a person with a heightened inner awareness that the body's energy fades away and the person collapses to the floor". What great news for us! So again, do not be afraid if you ever receive what you think may be a dream from the Lord. As with the above other ways He will communicate to you, you can become quite adept in knowing when a check in your spirit is really coming in from Him, or when it is coming in from your own natural fear and emotions. You will have no peace to move in that direction. And every time He does it, I always end up buying the book because there is key information and knowledge in that book that I needed to have for my own personal growth in the Lord. What a powerful promise. Many of the times, He will choose to give you that picture in your mind’s eye of where the keys are located. You will feel or sense a very strong unction, a very strong prompting to move in that direction. That will be the first “tell” that what you are receiving is coming directly from the Holy Spirit. Dreams in your sleep are nowhere near as common as closed, inner visions are, but every once in a while God can give you a dream direct from Himself. Different Ministries of the Holy Spirit Here is a very good verse from the Bible where the Holy Spirit did exactly that for the apostles: “… they were forbidden by the Holy Spirit to preach the word in Asia … They tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit did not permit them.” (Acts 16:6-7). please pray for me. And “By His Spirit He adorned the heavens” (Job 26:13, NKJV). This was the fulfilment of Christ’s great promise, “I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper” (John 14:16, NASB). And when I say a direct word, I mean a direct word. For instance, a Jehovah’s Witness might say something like this: “The holy spirit is not a person and it is not a part of a Trinity. And then all of a sudden it will come in very quickly and very suddenly. Your mind will receive the inner knowing out of your spirit. The Bible gives us insight on this point; it was in the power of the Spirit that Jesus ministered on earth (Luke 4:14). And if any of His ways are not going to change, then these 8 different ways that He has used in the past to supernaturally communicate to His people will still apply to all of us in this day and age. Her and her friend were getting ready to get on a trolley type train car. 5:5; 1 Cor. We must obey God and use His Spirit to become more like Him. I personally like the term, “inner knowing,” to best describe how the Holy Spirit supernaturally communicates to us in this life. The title of his book is, “Dream Language”. Those who are daily seeking for the indwelling of the Holy Spirit will produce the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-26). Now I will take you into the 8 different ways the Holy Spirit will use to supernaturally communicate to us in this life. Some people will use the slang expression that something really “jumped” at them when they first heard it. In other words, the Holy Spirit was bearing a good witness for Paul in his conscience, which I believe is part of our human spirit. Day by day, you and I are to receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit, so as we interact with those around us, they may see we too have been with Jesus. God does not change, nor does any of His ways. He can give you strong, inner knowings on the following: There is just an infinite number of things that the Holy Spirit can communicate to you on so you can try and get through this life in one piece and try to handle all of the problems that may come your way. And in most of these cases, that word or message that was quickened to them by the Holy Spirit was something they really needed to hear at the time it happened. The first thing God will do with me when He is giving me a dream from Him is the actual timing of it. That is why it is extremely important that each Christian learn how to receive these inner witnesses from the Holy Spirit, so they can then receive actual communication from Him as to exactly what He wants them to be doing with some of the specific issues that will be occurring in their daily lives. It is now up to each Christian as to whether or not they will want to learn how to do all of this with the Holy Spirit. Scripture gives us the confidence in God’s promise to give it to those who simply ask and seek for it. What I have personally found out in this realm is that the Holy Spirit will communicate knowledge to you through this inner knowing, through this inner witness. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc What you don’t know is that your dog has just knocked them underneath your bed. ISBN 978-1-58617-516-0 Library of Congress Control Number 2010931314 Printed in the United States of America It is one thing to know that God and Jesus are up in heaven, but it is quite another thing to realize that God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit can all supernaturally communicate to any one of us at any time They should want to do so. If the Holy Spirit is going to be our personal Guide and Teacher in this life, then not only can He teach us everything we will need to know in this life so we can fully complete our divine destiny in the Lord, but He can also teach us how to hear directly from Himself in these different ways as well. All rights reserved. This is how Christ found strength, it was through the Spirit. Some people will then heed that check and not get on the plane.
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