Empty Me-Fill Me!

Well, I am just about ‘seminared’ out! Tuesday last week in Indianapolis, then Monday & Tuesday of this week in Belleville…I have sat and listened so much these few days, both in workshops and on the road, that my sitter is sore! However, having said that, I have also learned a few things and many, many things have been reiterated to me. The presentations by the Rev. Dr. Zan Holmes from earlier this week are below and I would recommend listening, even if this was meant for preachers...if I were a gambling man, I would bet you would get something out of it. Now, let’s move on. I read something last night that delights me. In Experiencing the Holy Spirit by Henry Blackaby and his son Mel, they shared how the Crucifixion, the Resurrection, and the Holy Spirit, each stand alone as vital elements of the Christian faith; yet we cannot fully understand any one of these without all three. I will certainly be sharing more about this book with you in the near future, but here’s the importance of that statement. While many want to hide behind the cross and its atoning sacrifice…and others want to bask in the glory of the Resurrected Savior, our sign of victory…unless we operate in the power of the Holy Spirit we have nothing more than a religion that gives us the assurance of our own salvation, neglecting all others. God has not called us to rest on our blessed assurance, but to witness, even to the ends of the earth. Sound impossible? It is unless we are working, not in our power, but in the power of God’s Holy Spirit. One thing Zan stated came to mind as I read last night, “You can’t be filled with the Holy Spirit until you’re emptied of self.”