2 Corinthians 12:3 Therefore I want you to know that no one speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus is cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.
Today’s Bible challenge is one single activity after following the instructions below:
. Read the key verse out loud or to yourself. (Read all of chapter 12 for context).
. If you need some clarity here is a link that may help. Connectus.org
VERBAL RESPONSE
__Are you able to curse (diminish His glory) the name of Jesus?
__Are you able to passionately say out loud, “Jesus is Lord!!!”?
ANSWERS
If the answer to the first question is yes, and the answer to the second question is no, then we know the Holy Spirit doesn’t live in that heart.
Why?
Because no one can diminish the glory of Jesus by mere words and the Spirit does not live in the heart of a non-believer. So while the lost person can mimic the words, they can never clearly, and passionately say, “Jesus is Lord!”. As Francis Chan put it, ‘”Can you say, ‘”Jesus is Lord!!! from your core and with passion?”‘
The Spirit lives in the heart that can praise Jesus because He lives to bring Jesus honor and glory and to draw all mankind to Him.
I hope every reader today is able to say with total passion:
“Jesus Christ is Lord!”
Click the link or open your Bible to 2 Corinthians 12. Read at least verses 2-3 but realize that the full context is the entire chapter.
Getting the Seed out of the basket and into hungry hearts. Matthew 13 