How to be led by the Holy Spirit

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speaks about sharing and making a contribution (koinonia) to the needs ofthe saints (Rom. 15:26)We should learn the secret of union, partnership and sharing with the HolySpirit. Union speaks about a development of the consciousness of Hisabiding presence in our hearts. Partnership with the Holy Spirit meanstaking Him as our Senior Partner in life, ministry and business. He sits asthe Chairman of the board. He gives the ideas and He makes the finaldecision. Sharing speaks of intimacy with the Holy Spirit; a totaldependence upon Him for all of our needs.Even though the Holy Spirit is invisible, we should live our lives as if Heis present physically. He is the One whom Jesus has sent to take the place ofHis physical absence (Jn. 14:15-18). He is our Helper (parakletos - the Onewho is called to be beside us). He teaches us all things and brings the Wordof God to our remembrance (Jn. 14:26). If we cannot hear His voice, howcan we hear His teachings?Differentiating Revelation from PerceptionThe works of the Holy Spirit upon this earth are sevenfold. They are asfollows:1. To give new birth to those who accept Jesus Christ (Jn. 3:5-8).2. To empower a believer through the baptism in the Holy Spirit (Acts1:8).3. To enable believers to communicate to God (Acts 2:4; Rom. 8:26,27).4. To equip believers to function in the nine gifts of the Holy Spirit (1Cor. 12:7-11).5. To anoint believers to stand in the nine ministries of believers and inthe fivefold office (Acts 13:2; 20:28).6. To perfect the fruit of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers (Gal.5:16-18, 22-25).7. To reveal the Word of God, the Lord Jesus Christ and God theFather (Jn. 16:13-15).The eighth and last work of the Holy Spirit at the end of the church agewould be to take us all home in the great rapture of the church (Rom. 8:11).All the above points are covered in different volumes of this FoundationalTruths Series. We will, therefore, look into the point of revelation since it isin line with discerning the voice of the Holy Spirit.The Holy Spirit is the instrument behind all revelations that we receive inthis life. The difference between perception by the human spirit and© Copyright 2008 Peter Tan Evangelism. All rights reserved. 14
evelation by the Holy Spirit is as the difference between the physical senseof touch and the physical sense of sight. It takes us a long time to identify anobject by feelings whereas it takes us a few seconds to identify an object bysight. We can grow in our perception as our spirit man grows and are trained(Heb. 5:14). Our spiritual judgment improves proportionally to theimprovement of our perception. We need to grow more and more inperception (Phil. 1:9).Spiritual revelation by the Holy Spirit is eternal and unchanging. He nevercontradicts Himself nor changes what He says. His revelations are final. Ofcourse, they will always be in line with the written Word of God for theWord of God was a revelation from Him in the first place (1 Pet. 1:11,12;2Tim. 3:16). Paul said that he neither received the gospel from man nor washe taught it but it came through the revelation of Jesus Christ (Gal. 1:12). Inthe gospel of John, Jesus said that the Holy Spirit will reveal all things fromHim. We can, therefore, be assured that it was the Holy Spirit who hasbrought Paul this revelation (Jn. 16:13-15).In all his years of ministry, Paul has neither changed one dot nor one tittleof the revelation that was given to him by the Holy Spirit. He even said thatif he or another person or even an angel were to preach contradictory to thegospel that he has preached, the person should be accursed (Gal. 1:7, 8).Many people who claimed that the Holy Spirit spoke to them but keepchanging their so-called revelations are only perceiving dimly through theirhuman spirits (1 Cor. 13:12).We should learn the difference between the voice of the human spirit andthe voice of the Holy Spirit so that we can function in the anointing upon.Every time the Holy Spirit speaks, He imparts an anointing upon. Hisauthoritative voice is firm but gentle. Most of the time, it is the human spiritwho leads us but from time to time, the Holy Spirit will speak instructionand direction into our lives and ministries. Blessed is the man who hears thevoice of the Holy Spirit. Every move of God in church history have beenheaded by men who have heard the voice of the Holy Spirit and taken heed.He who has an ear, let him hear what the Holy Spirit is saying to the church(Rev. 2:7, 11, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22). Great are the rewards of those who hearand obey.© Copyright 2008 Peter Tan Evangelism. All rights reserved. 15
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