Dear Friend:
Yielding to the Holy Spirit brings a TREASURE TROVE of benefits.
Consider a few with me. Freedom from addiction. Freedom from fear. Freedom from guilt.
Freedom from worry. Freedom from emptiness. Freedom to overcome rage, sensuality, envy,
pride, insecurity, and selfishness. Freedom to walk in love, faithfulness, patience, grace, and
compassion. Sensing God’s presence like never before. Joy that flows like a fountain. Peace
as stable as a mountain. You don’t have to live as you once lived or be who you once were.
A new and better life is possible RIGHT NOW.
How I wish folks would simply believe this fact! The difference the Spirit makes in
our life is as drastic as the difference between life and death. The apostle Paul urged us to
present ourselves “to God as those alive from the dead” and our bodies as “instruments of
righteousness to God” (Romans 6:13). How? By setting our minds on “the things of the
Spirit” (8:5). Talk about liberating!
As Insight for Living Ministries wraps up our broadcast
series about the Holy Spirit, which I’ve titled, Flying
Closer to the Flame, would you keep a few
thrilling thoughts in mind? Even pause
from time to time to think them over.
By yielding to the Spirit and drawing
strength from Him, you can:
- Enter spiritual realms on
earth which you have never
explored.
- Know depths of God’s
will which you have never
examined.
- Harness dimensions of
supernatural power which you
have never experienced.
In Galatians 5:25, Paul wrote:
“If we live by the Spirit,
let us also keep in step with the Spirit.”
Keeping in step with the Spirit requires consistent encouragement and reminders through
a steady stream of God’s Word . . . which is why Insight for Living Ministries focuses so
heavily on teaching the Bible to others each and every day. Our resources are free for anyone
to use. But that doesn’t mean they cost nothing. Our resources and ministry activities, such
as our daily broadcast program, require the constant efforts of our many staff members
and rely on the continual financial support of our faithful donors. So you can imagine how
grateful we are for the thousands of people who have partnered with Insight for Living
Ministries through prayer and financial donations.
If you’re one of our Monthly Companions of Grace, thank you! If you do not give
monthly, will you please consider signing up to donate each month, so we can count on
your support and maintain a steady stream of God’s Word to people across the world,
encouraging them to trust Jesus and to keep in step with the Spirit? We’re thankful for any amount you choose to give.
I sincerely hope our series, Flying Closer to the Flame, is encouraging you to walk with
God more deeply than you ever have. It’s truly a thrill, isn’t it?
Yielding with you to the Spirit of freedom,
Pastor Charles R. Swindoll