Reflections on Chapters 13 & 14 from Kenneth Hagin's book How to be led by the Spirit by Olajumoke Ogunmola.
Chapter 13: Two Experiences and 14. God Inside
Thank you, Jesus, because you're on top of all things. Your love is higher than any other love, your name is higher than any other name, your words are higher than any other word, your blood is higher than any other blood, your ways are higher than any other way, your presence is higher than any other presence, your connection is higher than any other connection, your leg is longer than any other leg, your power is higher than any other power, your mercy is higher than any other mercy. Oh! And then YOU are higher than any other God. We open up our hearts to learn from you in Jesus name. Halleluyah.
Excerpts from Jumoke's audio recording
I will be discussing the 2 dimensions of walking with God. First, getting born again and second being filled with the Holyspirit.
The Holyspirit wants to fill us, He wants to pour himself into us, but we need to empty our own selves and remove every restriction we give Him.
We get filled with the Holyspirit by spending time with him. Just as when you're in a relationship, the more you talk to your partner, the more you know the sides of then that other people don't know.
Bible says the Israelites knew his acts (the miraculous part of Him) but Moses knew His Ways (Ps 103:7) because Moses fellowshipped with him.
Being filled with the Holyspirit sharpens our sensitivity. You see, we are always led by God (for as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God). However, 2 main reasons why believers walk into traps are:
i. We were not sensitive to the leading of the spirit, we didn't recognize it, we didn't perceive it, we didn't pick the signal.
ii. We ignore the leading. During the plane crash into the world trade center, there were believers who testified that minutes before the crash, they heard God tell them RUN! And they just started running with others wondering what’s chasing them?
God is not looking for people that will come and touch His heart once. He wants people who will touch His heart and stay there.
We need to move beyond the first dimension (salvation) to the second dimension of constantly being filled with the Holyspirit. The first one is like a honeymoon, but we need to step into a deeper fellowship with our lover Jesus. When we do this, it becomes easy to perceive his leading.
Jude 1v20-21 20 But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life.
So how do I get filled with the Holyspirit? By spending time with Him. What do I do within that time? Eph 5:18-19. 18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit, 19 addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart 20 giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ 21 submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.