Level Up By the Spirit

There are times in life when you simply need to level up. The church leveled up from Jerusalem to Judea to Samaria to the ends of the earth. David went from killing the lion to killing the giant. So it is with you. You encounter new terrain and must conquer there. And this you can do for you have not been given a spirit of fear but of power and of love and a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7).

But this is just the thing. Your spirit must level up. The flesh is no help at all. And for your inner man to level up, you need the Holy Spirit Himself to blow upon your spirit that yours would be stirred, enlarged, spunky. Many have tried to level up by the flesh be they cutthroat politics, backstabbing coworkers, juicing athletes, or climbing clergy using the hooks of filthy lucre. But whatever rise these fleshly make, it results in the fall of Haman. And for that matter, their rise is nothing like that of Elisha who asked for a double portion of the spirit of Elijah and received it. It is nothing like the rise of Solomon who asked for wisom he didn’t have in order to bless others with it.

If it is your spirit that needs to level up, then take an honest assessment of your spirit. More than your flesh is here. Look around. There are many souls on board in this church hall. Some are dejected, some numbing due to sin, some unrecognized, their owners nearly having forgotten about them.

With that honest assessment in view, ask the Father to blow His Spirit upon yours. You can’t twist the Spirit’s arm. He blows where He wills. But you can humble yourself and ask for the Spirit of wisdom and power Himself to enliven the life He has already given you.

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