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Title: Allow the Holy Spirit to give you an experience of Jesus Christ.


“Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, 

they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.” Acts‬ ‭4:13‬ ‭KJV‬‬.


“But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts:

 and be ready always to give an answer to every man

 that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:” 1 Peter‬ ‭3:15‬ ‭KJV‬‬.

Point of Reflection:

Simon Peter, the apostle who had been with Jesus Christ for three years,

 denied Jesus Christ in His presence and within earshot when confronted by a little girl. 

He denied Him not once, not twice, but three times.  When Jesus looked at Peter to remind Him of what he had just done,

Peter went outside and wept loudly, but failed to repent. (Luke‬ ‭22:56-60 KJV‬‬).

After Jesus Christ had ascended to heaven the same Peter stood boldly

 to preach salvation through Jesus Christ before thousands of people

 from all over the world- mostly total strangers.

 What made the critical difference? 

He and the rest of the apostles had been filled with the Holy Spirit.

 Jesus Christ had told them:

 "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.”‭‭Acts‬ ‭1:8‬ ‭KJV‬‬.

 After being filled with the Holy Spirit Simon Peter preached Jesus Christ

 and prayed for people to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit saying:

 “For the promise (of the Holy Spirit) is unto you, and to your children, 

and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.” Acts‬ ‭2:39‬ ‭KJV‬‬.

People marveled at the boldness of Peter and John and the wisdom they spake 

and realised these men were of little formal education

 but then remembered they had been with Jesus Christ.

 So child of God earnestly desire to be filled with the Holy Spirit

 for He will give you boldness and confidence to face situations of life and to declare Jesus Christ to others.

 The Holy Spirit will teach you about God, He reveals Jesus Christ to you, He is the Spirit of Jesus Christ, 

He will be your helper and guide in things pertaining to the kingdom of God. He makes the word of God alive inside you. (John 14:16-26).

Remember this:

The Holy Spirit is given as a gift.

It gives power (greek dynamis- miracle working power).

 He makes the difference between weakness and power,

 fear and boldness, timidity and confidence, barrenness and fruitfulness for Almighty God in your life.

Secondly, the Holy Spirit is also our Comforter ( from Greek word parakletos) which implies our Counselor, Intercessor, Helper and one who encourages and comforts, our legal counsel or advisor, called to be by our side as our aid, one who pleads the case for us, who stands by our side.

Thirdly the Holy Spirit gives us an experience of Jesus Christ and an experience of the Father. That is why Jesus Christ said in John 14:19-20

 “A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also. ²⁰ At that day you will know that I am in My Father, and you in Me, and I in you. 

Seeing Jesus Christ here is experiencning Him, His power and His working. He also said here in that day (the day of the Holy Spirit- you will know that I am in My Father, you are in Me and I in you. The Holy Spirit gives us an experience of the Son and of the Father.

Finally the Holy Spirit enables a manifestation of Jesus and of the Father in the life of the believer. The word manifest means to make it obvious to  the eye and to the mind, that Jesus Christ and the Father are at work in the life of a believer to you and to those looking from outside.

In  John 14:21 Jesus said: He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.”

 You need to earnestly desire the gifts of the Holy Spirit,

 denounce, renounce and reject satan and demons and every demonic influence upon your life

 and ask for God to fill you with His Holy Spirit in the name of Jesus Christ  by faith.

He says in Luke 11:13 "If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much

 more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him" NKJV.

 You will never be the same again.

 The Holy Spirit desires that you allow Him to pray through you in other tongues.

 Tongues are a language of the Holy Spirit interceding for you pertaining to things not yet revealed to you.

As you speak in  tongues you edify yourself (1 Corinthians 14:4).

When you speak in tongues, you are  speaking  mysteries (hidden things not yet revealed to your senses) 

to God (1 Corinthians 14:2) Glory be to God.

When you speak in tongues you build yourself up in your most holy faith (Jude 1:20).

Why- because the Holy Spirit searches the word of God and draws it to your spirit.

That word will always be a word in target for your situation empowered to encourage you, edify you and exhort you.

The apostle Paul says "I thank God I speak in tongues more than you all."(1 Corinthians 14:18).

That means speaking in tongues must be really  important.

 You need to  earnestly desire to be filled and empowered by the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 14:1).

Remember also that receiving the Holy Spirit is key to blessing, positive outcomes (Galatians 3:14).

When you are ready-

Prayer: 

Heavenly Father, I thank you for sending Jesus Christ to suffer and die for my redemption.

Today I acknowledge the risen Jesus Christ as Lord of my life.

I set myself apart and consecrate myself for you.

Heavenly Father in the name of Jesus Christ, today I denounce, 

renounce and reject every working, every influence and every deception of the enemy satan

 and his demons upon my life.

I ask for, plead and speak the covering of the blood of Jesus Christ upon my life today.

 I ask you Almighty God in the name of Jesus Christ to fill and empower me with your Holy Spirit right now.

 I receive the abundant outpouring of your Holy Spirit 

upon my life in the name of your Son Jesus Christ.

 Thank you Father for hearing me.

 In Jesus Christ's name I pray. Amen.

 
Additional Resources:

Https://Planetministries.org.uk/message/turningsituationaround/youneedtobefilledwiththeHolySpirit

Https://planetministries.org.uk/message/needs/righteousness.

Https://planetministries.org.uk/message/needs/understandingsonship

Https://planetministries.org.uk/message/promises/characterstatureandachievement

Https://planetministries.org.uk/message/needs/understandingredemption

Https://planetministries.org.uk/message/turningyoursituationaround
 

Year in Focus:

2025 The Year of the Overcomer.

His word says in 1 John 2:12-14:I write to you, little children,
Because your sins are forgiven you for His name’s sake.
13 I write to you, fathers, because you have known Him who is from the beginning.
I write to you, young men, because you have overcome the wicked one.
I write to you, little children, because you have known the Father.
14 I have written to you, fathers, because you have known Him who is from the beginning.
I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you,
And you have overcome the wicked one.

To overcome the wicked one you need the word of God to dwell in you richly, you need to know Him who

was from the beginning (to know God) and you need strong conviction regarding His promises to you. These are the three critical attributes of an overcomer.

He also says: Look among the nations and watch—Be utterly astounded!
For I will work a work in your days, which you would not believe, though it were told you. (Habakkuk 1:5)

Almighty God wants to work a work in our day, in your day, in the work of the Ministry and in your own life,

which you will not believe even if it is told you. For you to be a part of what He is doing, you need to acquire  and grow in the three critical attributes of an overcomer.

He says further: 

Then the Lord answered me and said:

“Write the vision and make it plain on tablets, that he may run who reads it.
3 For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but at the end it will speak, and it will not lie.
Though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not tarry. (Habakkuk 2:2-3).

He says write the vision and make it plain upon tables that he may run who reads it.

As you enter another phase in your walk with God and as we enter a new phase in our calling as Planet Ministries, remember the vision is for an appointed time. 

That time is nigh. Wait for it, it will not be late by one second. Remember Genesis 18:10-14; Genesis 21: 1-2 and Exodus 12:40-41.

a) What you need to know:

We are moving into a period of accomplishing the vision which Almighty God has set before us.
There is in the calendar of God something called the fullness of time.
The vision is for an appointed time and that time is nigh.
You need the knowledge of the Father and His essential attributes, a knowledge of the word of God- you need the word of God to dwell in you richly

(see also Colossians 3:16) and you also need strength of conviction.

As these three attributes increase in you, they will make you to become an overcomer of the wicked one.

b) What you need to understand (or have a revelation of):

1. There is in the calendar of God something called the fullness of time.
2. As we enter the fullness of time you need to continue waiting upon God.
3. You need a revelation of the essential attributes of God.

That He is good to you all the time. He is holy, that means He gets it right all the time ( Leviticus 11:44-45;  His mercies are new every morning (Lamentations 3:23);

His loving kindness is better than life (Psalms 63:3), He is faithful (1 Thessalonians 5:24; Genesis 28:15; 1 Kings 8:56; Numbers 23:19-20; Isaiah 46:9-11), He is righteous and He is just (Psalms 89:14). He promises to go before you. He says He will not fail you. (Joshua 1:5; Deuteronomy 31:6, 8;

1 Chronicles 28:20; Psalms 89:33-35).

c) What you need to do: Activities of 2025:

Run with the vision. Remember we are:

1. Witnessing the love of Jesus Christ and making disciples across the nations. (Matthew 28:18-20). Use every avenue available to you to send the message of the gospel.
2.We are praying and interceding to the God of the harvest to send labourers into the harvest. (Matthew 9:37-38; 1Timothy 2:1-5). Take time to pray.
3. We are faithful stewards of time, the mysteries of God and of substance. (Luke 12:42-44; Luke 16:10-12; 1 Corinthians 4:1-2; 1 Peter 4:10). Prayerfully examine your stewardship of time, mysteries of God and substance.
4. We are light to the world- dispensing darkness- let your light so shine that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. (Matthew 5:14-16).
5. We are salt, condiment to the earth to give flavour and fight the unsavoury works of the enemy satan ( Matthew 5:13).
6. We release the fragrance of  the knowledge of Jesus Christ - God wants to diffuse through you the fragrance, perfume of the knowledge of Jesus Christ as you allow the fruit of the Holy Spirit to manifest in your life. ( 2 Corinthians 14-15).

d) In all this remember to have your own personal agenda with God as you stand on His promises.

He says in John 16:24: Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.

He says in John 15:7: If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.

He says in John 14:13-14: 

And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 If you ask anything in My name, I will do it.

He also says in John 15:16: You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you. 
Remember, we have been given exceedingly great and precious promises that by these we may be partakers of divine nature. ( 2 Peter 1:4, John 16:24).

In this year of the overcomer, as you run with the vision, remember to have a personal prayer agenda with God.

Keep a prayer diary and tick things off, as He answers your prayers.

We love you as we invite you to be counted among the overcomers of the wicked one  in 2025  and beyond.

As you run with the vision, we are praying for you and wish you a 2025 filled with the victory that comes from God.

In the service of Jesus Christ.

Apostle Dr Max and Joyce Matonhodze

Planetministries.org.uk