United in Spirit, bound with peace! Ephesians 4:3

Good morning all! God is good all the time, all the time God is good. TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

Friday I visited with you about leading a life worthy of being called a Christian (Christ like).  Also, being patient, humble, allowing for others faults through love.  Today let's look at Ephesians 4:3.

Eph 4:3  "Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace."

One of the Holy Spirit's important roles is to build unity. We, being united in the Spirit, should be willing to be led and to do our part to keep the peace.  How do we do that?  First, what is our focus - GOD!  Then what?  PRAYER! We should focus on God, what God wants us to do and not focus on what "I want to do."

Ephesians 1:13,14 "And now you Gentiles have also heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you.  And when you believed in Christ, he identified you as his own by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom he promised long ago."

   The Holy Spirit is God's guarantee that we belong to him and that he will do what he has promised.
The Holy Spirit is like a validating signature on a contract. The Holy Spirit in us demonstrates the genuineness of our faith, proves that we are God's children, and secures eternal life for us.  His power works in us to transform us now, and what we experience now is a taste of the total change we will experience in eternity.
     Are you united?  Is the Holy Spirit leading you?  Or are you doing as I have done for years, beat a path through the wilderness, struggling, and then coming back and wondering why?  When the Holy Spirit leads --- FOLLOW!  Be obedient, don't question, just follow.  God's way is the best way. Love you all.  Share salvation with someone, tell your story to someone - DO YOU BELIEVE IN EASTER?  Love you all.

   In Christ's Love and Grace
     Johnny