Through Him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.

 Access to the Father:  

 

Ephesians 2:18

18 for through Him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.

 

            It is a rare commoner that gains access to royalty or to a high government official. We have access to the God who created the universe. Also we don’t have to bow and crawl on our knees when we come to Him like we would to royalty. We should come in reverence before Him, but also boldly to the throne. We come this way, not because of who we are or what we’ve done, but because of who Jesus is and what He has done.

 

If you could hear God speak, I believe this is what He would say:

            "My children you are free to come into My presence whenever you wish. My Spirit will guide you into the way. He will show you how to come into My presence. He will not prevent you from being with Me, but will rather show the way to come. He will light your path so that you may see how to walk. I do not resent your coming, but rather desire it earnestly. You may come before Me and offer your petitions, or you may come simply to be in My presence. I will never forbid you to enter into My presence. In My presence is truly fullness of joy.”

 

            47. Through the Holy Spirit, I have access to the Father. I will never be turned away or receive a busy signal.

Who also made us adequate as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

 Work of the Holy Spirit:

        

            Gives life:  

 

2 Corinthians 3:6

6 who also made us adequate as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

 

            The world gives death, but His Spirit gives us life. Too many Christians are living under the letter of the “Law”. Now I don’t mean the Jewish Law (though there are some who try to do even that). I mean the “Law” of “I mustn’t do this and I must do that”. Many times these are actually very good things to do and very bad things to not do. But the driving force behind them is not to do the things pleasing unto God; rather, to try to win God’s favor by doing the good and not doing the bad. There is no life in trying to do things according to some letter of the “Christian Law”. The life is in doing things because we love God and want to please Him because He loves us.

 

If you could hear God speak, I believe this is what He would say:

            "You have life through My Spirit who indwells you. In the world, you had death; but in Me you have life and that more abundantly. It is not just existence, but true life. It is an abundant life that will more than meet your needs. You need never fear death for I am your life. In Me you shall be more than conquerors. My life is one of freedom. My life is not a prison, but a freedom to rejoice in Me.”

 

            46. The indwelling Holy Spirit gives life to me. The world gives me death, but He gives me life.

Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God,

 Reveals:

 

            Know all things given by God:

 

1 Corinthians 2:12-13

12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God,

13 which things we also speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, combining spiritual thoughts with spiritual words.

 

            Notice what kind of Spirit we’ve received … not that of the world, but the One from God. This is the driving force behind our Christian life. It is a Godly force. Now, I’m not saying that the Holy Spirit is just some inanimate force. He is very God; and yet He provides the creative force in our lives to live that God-like life of the Bible. This says one of the reasons we’ve received Him … that we may know the things freely given to us by God. Remember that it is the spirit of man that knows the thoughts of man and the Spirit of God that knows the thoughts of God. Since He knows God’s thoughts and is inside of us, He can reveal them to us. He also shines His light on God’s Word so that we may understand what His Word says we have and who we are in Christ. These things aren’t taught by human wisdom and study per se. They are taught by His Spirit. He uses spiritual thoughts and words to reveal God’s desires to us. When we pay attention to His directions, we hear from God, either through a revelation in His Word or through our minds about a situation in our lives.

 

If you could hear God speak, I believe this is what He would say:

            "I have spoken to you My children through My Spirit who indwells you. He will show you all that is Mine and all that is yours. What is Mine is yours and He will show you how to obtain them in your lifetime. He will guide you into the paths of righteousness so that you may be an example of how I want My children to be. You shall draw people after Me by the life you live through Him. He will not leave you fatherless, but will lead you into My presence. I will never leave you alone because He indwells you. I will show you through Him all that is coming upon the world. I will show you how to overcome in spite of all that is coming upon the sons of darkness. He will shine My light upon your pathway and show you how to come into My presence.”

 

            45. Through the indwelling Holy Spirit, I know all things given to me by God. He freely gave them to me; I didn’t have to earn them.

But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.

 We are in the Spirit:

 

Romans 8:9-11

9 However, you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to Him.

10 If Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, yet the spirit is alive because of righteousness.

11 But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.

 

            Since the Spirit of God dwells in us, then we are in the Spirit and not the flesh. If we are in the Spirit, then we should walk like we are in the Spirit and not like we are still in the flesh. Our body is as good as dead. This is because of what Adam did, and we then copied in various ways before salvation. However, our spirit is alive because of the righteousness of Christ dwelling within us. One day, Jesus will return. Then because of His Spirit dwelling in us, we will all be given life to our bodies even if we have physically died before that time. So, we need not fear death. It will only be for a season, and then we will rise from the dead. The real “us” will never die.

 

If you could hear God speak, I believe this is what He would say:

            "My children, I am in you and you are in Me. I have come into you to live forever. You are not orphans. You are My children. You have chosen Me and I have chosen you. I have chosen to dwell in you forever. I will never leave you nor forsake you. You are Mine and I will be with you forever through My Spirit who indwells you. He only wants the best for you and He will see to it that you come into all the blessings that are yours. He will not leave you alone. He will always be there to guide and protect you.”

 

            44. Because the Spirit of the living God dwells in me, I know that I am in the Spirit.