Following the Leadership of The Holy Spirit – 1

Posted by davidluiz in Daily Devotional, Messages, You must be Born Again

The issue of following the leadership of the Holy Spirit is one that many Christians desire to understand in greater detail. There are a number of reasons why this is of major importance to the believer; one of which is the fact that our followership with the blessed Third person of the Godhead is our ticket into the world of the supernatural, the miraculous and into a realm of abundance that can defy the harshest of conditions. The bible makes a very daring statement regarding the sons of God.
“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.” Romans 8:14
Taking a critical look at this verse of scripture, we come to understand a great truth regarding the family of God. We understand that only those who are led by the Spirit of God or to put it in reverse order, those who follow the Spirit of God; can claim to be the Sons of God (notice it does not refer to the children of God. Different criteria exist for one to be a child of God). It can thus be implied that our ability to follow the Spirit of God, our sensitivity to his leadings and how well we understand how he leads his children is the main determining factor in our becoming his Son.
The scriptures clearly define the difference between one that is referred to as a child of God and one that is referred to as a “Son” of God (note that the term “Son” in this case is not gender specific). The difference between both is their level of maturity.
“He came unto his own, and his own received him not. But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, [even] to them that believe on his name:” John 1:11-12.
Taking our cue from the scriptures above, we see that those who received him are noted as different from the “Sons of God” referred to because he gave them the power to become the Sons of God. That power that he gave came through the Holy Spirit; who is the source of all power. So we understand that it is literally impossible to become a Son of God without the Holy Spirit. This among other reasons is because our Son ship is determinant on how well we can follow him.
Having established why we need to follow the Holy Spirit’s leadership, we will go on to look at the three major ways by which the he leads his people in a bid to understand how he leads us. Please check for the second series of this article or click here to continue reading.