Joel 2:28-29
“And it shall come to pass afterward,
that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh;
your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
your old men shall dream dreams,
and your young men shall see visions.
Even on the male and female servants
in those days I will pour out my Spirit.
Truth: God will provide His Spirit to those He asks to do His work
We talk a lot in the market place about increasing the "capacity" of our workers. We talk about giving them the "tools" they need for their jobs. There is nothing more frustrating than when we ask people to accomplish a task(s) and we don't equip them for the job. This is not true in our walk with God. God has called us to accomplish great things for Him. He has called us to give a message of truth to a people who rejoice in falsehood. Man resist the truth. Satan is the father of all lies. He loves to leave the world in darkness. They don't want to see the light and hear the truth. Because of such a dynamic message and such a tremendous resistance, we must remember that God will enable HIs message to go out because He empowers His people with His Spirit. In the above passage we see the prophet Joel telling us that God will pour out His Spirit upon all flesh. This message comes in the middle of Joel telling us about the "coming Day of the Lord" in which the entire world will suffer and be wiped out. In the midst of that truth, God will send fourth His messengers to warn the world about this impending doom. To ensure these messengers will be able to do the job, God gives them (us) His Spirit. We are empowered with the very power of God. This is what it means to be "in Christ." In Acts 2 the above passage was quoted in regard to the pouring out of the Spirit on the Church. God has given us this power and when we yield to the Spirit, we are able to do the work of the Lord. We can, however, quench the Spirit and restrict His work in our lives. Paul warns us to not allow that to happen:
1 Thessalonians 5:19
Do not quench the Spirit.
We can quench the Spirit and cut off our power source by living in sin and by ignoring the Word of God in our lives. This is like having a bank account with all the money in the world and cutting off the use of it but preferring the coins of this world. We jump into sin, because we feel good doing it and we squelch the very source of power we are given. When we yield to the Spirit the Spirit can empower us for great things for God. God equips us to do His good work. We have nothing to fear when we walk in the Spirit.
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