Once again I’ll go over what God has done, lay out on the table the ancient wonders; I’ll ponder all the things you’ve accomplished, and give a long, loving look at your acts.

O God! Your way is holy! No god is great like God! You’re the God who makes things happen; you showed everyone what you can do.

—Psalm 77:11-14 The Message

The Holy Spirit has helped you before, and He desires to do it again! How do you need Him to help you now? Get quiet before Him, and invite Him to do it again! Ask Him to show evidence that He is real and really cares about you and those around you. Be still. What is He speaking to you?

Pause and offer praise to the Lord. Write a prayer of praise and thanks to Him. He is worthy!

Chapter 4 - Day 3 Devo

Day 3 Devo

BEING FILLED IS AN ONGOING EXPERIENCE

Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit.

—Ephesians 5:18 NLT

God’s command through Paul to be filled with the Holy Spirit is vital. The Greek word for filled is pleroo (“play-ro-o”). It means “to fill and disperse throughout one’s soul.”3 Even more important is the tense of this verb: passive, imperative, present. The passive voice implies that “you” (the subject) are to be acted upon; the imperative voice makes it a command, not a suggestion; and the present tense aspect implies continuous action.

Ephesians 5:18 in the Amplified Bible nails this truth: “And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but ever be filled and stimulated with the [Holy] Spirit.” The ongoing experience of being filled with the Spirit infuses us with everything we need to live like Jesus and bring God’s will on earth as it is in heaven. Evangelist Smith Wigglesworth said,

“I can never estimate what the baptism of the Holy Ghost has been to me… It is a luxury to be filled with the Spirit, and at the same time it is a divine command for us… I maintain that with a constant filling you will speak in tongues morning, noon and night. As you live in the Spirit, when you walk down the steps of the house where you live, the devil will have to go before you. You will be more than a conqueror over the devil.

…As you live in the spirit, you move, act, eat, drink, and do everything to the glory of God. Our message is always this, ‘Be filled with the Spirit.’ This is God’s place for you, and it is as far above the natural life as the heavens are above the earth. Yield yourselves for God to fill.”4