He Propels You To Action
For it is God which worketh in you both to will and
to do of his good pleasure (Philippians 2:13).
How beautiful this is! The Lord causes us to
be willing, and then propels us to do His
will. The God that works in you is the Holy Spirit;
He’s the One here with us and He lives in you. Part
of His ministry in your life is to propel you to do the
things that are pleasing to the Father; meaning that
you don’t have to struggle anymore to know or walk
in the Father’s perfect will.
Now, that doesn’t suggest what some people have
erroneously believed. They’d say, “If God is going to
make me do of His good pleasure, then I’ll do it; if He
doesn’t make me do it, then it means it was never His
will for me in the first place; so, I’ll just wait until He
makes me do it.” That’s not what we read in Philippians
2:13. What the Spirit teaches through Paul the Apostle
is our cooperation with the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit carries out His ministry in our lives.
He’s got a job to do, and that job is in you. The Holy
Spirit is called to work in you, but you have to let Him
do His job by fellowshipping with Him. The more you
have fellowship with Him, the more He carries out His
ministry in your life. Fellowshipping with Him makes
you willing, so you’d never have any problem doing
His will; you’ll always, and at all times, be ready to do
His will, because in fellowshipping with the Holy Spirit,
He can prompt you.
No wonder the prophet Ezekiel said, “And the
spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and
set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spake unto
me” (Ezekiel 2:2). The Holy Spirit can cause you to
get up and do or say something, and you’ll be aware.
He doesn’t just move you like a robot, no; there’s a
consciousness. You’re aware that He’s the one at work
in you, propelling you to action. Hallelujah!
Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you for the wonderful gift of the Holy
Spirit that you’ve given me.
He’s the One who guides me in excellence. Your wisdom in me
is the force that causes me to flourish, excel and be victorious
in all things. Through fellowship with you, I’ve become sensitive
to your voice, and yielding to your promptings within me.
Your blessed works, plans and purposes are accomplished in,
and through me, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
Further study:
Hebrews 10:7; Colossians 1:29; Acts 1:8
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Acts 20:1-16
Job 19-21
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Luke 7:36-50
Joshua 5