Value The Treasure In You
The Holy Spirit who lives in us is not just a power but a powerful personality. He is holy as His name indicates; one without any sin. He comes to us to make us like Him.
Another character of the Holy Spirit is that He is a ‘Gentleman’. Meekness is controlled power and not a weakness.
In Matthew 11. 29, the creator of the earth says; “Take my yoke upon you and learn from me for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”
Jesus is the highest authority but gentleness and humility (meekness) is part of His character. This is something that we don't have and it is to give us this nature that the Holy Spirit comes and lives inside us.
It is through Jesus’ crucifixion that we received forgiveness of sins.
It is through Jesus’ resurrection that we received our rebirth.
It is through Jesus’ glorification that we received the promised gift of the Holy Spirit.
Luke 24:49 I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
And in Acts 2. 1-4, we see that after Jesus’ was glorified, there was an outpouring of the Holy Spirit on all people. The power was released only after Jesus as Lord was seated at the right hand of God, the Father. When we receive Jesus as the Lord of our lives individually, we too will receive an inner strength; an indwelling anointing and power.
The manifestation or revelation of the power of the Holy Spirit in each one of us is related to my acceptance and declaration of Jesus as my personal Lord and Saviour.
1 Corinthians 3:16
Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.
We are the temple of God who carries the surpassing power of God inside us.
2 Corinthians 4:7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.
Our bodies are jars of clay that carry the treasure which is the Spirit of God. People who go in search of God do not know that God dwells in us. When we repent and are baptised, and receive Jesus as our Lord and Saviour must know that we are the temple of God and the Spirit of God lives in us.
That is why Paul the Apostle writes in Ephesians 1.18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people,
The church today has no power problem, it has only a knowledge problem. The Church doesn't know that God has made the power of the Holy Spirit available to us. He lives inside of us but the eyes of the Church have not opened to see it. The Holy Spirit is not just an influence but He is a living, omnipotent God. The infinite God lives in our finite bodies because He is a spiritual personality.
The Church is unaware of the value of the treasure inside them. This can be illustrated with an example: suppose a person has Rs 20 in his bag. He walks casually because it doesn't amount to much. But if he carries Rs 20 lakh in his bag, he is careful not to lose it. On one hand, he is happy to possess it but on the other hand scared that someone might snatch it away from him. He is alert and careful because he knows how valuable it is.
This is how alert and careful we must be in our daily walk because we carry the most valuable treasure inside us. Paul says, “Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” We must not grieve or hurt the Holy Spirit of God who dwells in us.
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Another character of the Holy Spirit is that He is a ‘Gentleman’. Meekness is controlled power and not a weakness.
In Matthew 11. 29, the creator of the earth says; “Take my yoke upon you and learn from me for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”
Jesus is the highest authority but gentleness and humility (meekness) is part of His character. This is something that we don't have and it is to give us this nature that the Holy Spirit comes and lives inside us.
It is through Jesus’ crucifixion that we received forgiveness of sins.
It is through Jesus’ resurrection that we received our rebirth.
It is through Jesus’ glorification that we received the promised gift of the Holy Spirit.
Luke 24:49 I am going to send you what my Father has promised; but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high.”
And in Acts 2. 1-4, we see that after Jesus’ was glorified, there was an outpouring of the Holy Spirit on all people. The power was released only after Jesus as Lord was seated at the right hand of God, the Father. When we receive Jesus as the Lord of our lives individually, we too will receive an inner strength; an indwelling anointing and power.
The manifestation or revelation of the power of the Holy Spirit in each one of us is related to my acceptance and declaration of Jesus as my personal Lord and Saviour.
1 Corinthians 3:16
Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you? If anyone defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.
We are the temple of God who carries the surpassing power of God inside us.
2 Corinthians 4:7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.
Our bodies are jars of clay that carry the treasure which is the Spirit of God. People who go in search of God do not know that God dwells in us. When we repent and are baptised, and receive Jesus as our Lord and Saviour must know that we are the temple of God and the Spirit of God lives in us.
That is why Paul the Apostle writes in Ephesians 1.18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people,
The church today has no power problem, it has only a knowledge problem. The Church doesn't know that God has made the power of the Holy Spirit available to us. He lives inside of us but the eyes of the Church have not opened to see it. The Holy Spirit is not just an influence but He is a living, omnipotent God. The infinite God lives in our finite bodies because He is a spiritual personality.
The Church is unaware of the value of the treasure inside them. This can be illustrated with an example: suppose a person has Rs 20 in his bag. He walks casually because it doesn't amount to much. But if he carries Rs 20 lakh in his bag, he is careful not to lose it. On one hand, he is happy to possess it but on the other hand scared that someone might snatch it away from him. He is alert and careful because he knows how valuable it is.
This is how alert and careful we must be in our daily walk because we carry the most valuable treasure inside us. Paul says, “Do you not know that you are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” We must not grieve or hurt the Holy Spirit of God who dwells in us.
Watch the full video here:
About the Author
Dr. Damien Antony
Born and brought up in a Christian family, Dr. Damien Antony possessed an unquenching quest for truth right from his boyhood days and eventually his relentless search led him to the Bible. He is a Revival Preacher, Bible Teacher, Leadership Trainer, Author and a Life Coach. He moves under the anointing for Prophetic, Healing, Deliverance, Inner Healing and Financial Breakthrough. God has also blessed him with an Apostolic Mandate to take the Universal Body of Christ to the next level of revelation and anointing.
Born and brought up in a Christian family, Dr. Damien Antony possessed an unquenching quest for truth right from his boyhood days and eventually his relentless search led him to the Bible. He is a Revival Preacher, Bible Teacher, Leadership Trainer, Author and a Life Coach. He moves under the anointing for Prophetic, Healing, Deliverance, Inner Healing and Financial Breakthrough. God has also blessed him with an Apostolic Mandate to take the Universal Body of Christ to the next level of revelation and anointing.
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