Drink Deeply; Ephesians

May the mumbling commence!

Drink deeply from the Spirit – the Holy Spirit that is.  Our days are precious and limited.  We are to make the most of them. 

So do not dilly dally.  Walk with purpose.  Work with purpose.  Redeem those precious days for the sake of the Lord.  These are direct results of drinking deeply of God’s Holy Spirit.  By doing these things, we may begin to learn the will of the Lord – together with one another.  Read from Ephesians chapter five (NKJV):

See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.  Therefore do not be unwise, but understand what the will of the Lord is. 

And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Verses 15-20)

And there is a lovely description of what it is like being filled with God’s Holy Spirit.  The melody begins in our hearts.  It is a melody of thanks to God the Father and Jesus His Son.  This melody of the heart bubbles up into psalms and hymns and spiritual songs.  These songs bring us together and lead us to God.

Being filled with the Spirit does not lead to the drunken stupor of alcohol.  Being filled with the Spirit does not lead to the stumbling walk of the drunk.  Being filled with the Spirit adds purpose and joy and thankfulness to our lives.  Being filled with the Spirit of God is a sign of growing in Christian maturity.

Drink deeply from the Spirit of God.  Be filled.

Enough mumbling for now…

Peace Out