The Holy Ghost Is Still In The Life-Saving Business by Bishop Keith Butler

Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Romans 8:26 (KJV)
The Holy Ghost still is in the life-saving business. I'm going to say it again. The Holy Ghost is still in the life-saving business. Remember what Jesus was anointed with in Acts 10:38? It says, how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and power, who went about doing good. All of the healing that Jesus did was a result of being empowered with the Holy Ghost.

Now, let me ask you this question. Are you filled with the Holy Ghost? If you're filled with the Holy Ghost then get both hands up. And thank the Lord that He filled you with the Holy Ghost. Thank Him for giving you the Holy Ghost. Thank Him that the Holy Spirit of God is within you. Greater is he that's in you than he that's in the world. We've become too casual about being filled with the Holy Ghost... we really have.

We've become too casual about Him, bless God. I mean, we ought to recognize who it is that's on the inside of us. That's God on the inside of you. That's God, the God, via the Holy Ghost is on the inside of you, glory to God. And He's greater than the one on the outside. They may say your situation is terminal. But He's greater than the one on the outside. But they may say there's no cure. He's greater than the one that's on the outside. But they don't know what it is.

Well, bless God, He's still greater than the one on the outside. Greater is He that's in you than he that's in the world. It's about time you started acting like that, about time you started talking like that's so. It's about time you started praising God like that's so. It's about time you start seeing victory like that's so. It's about time you get up anyway and dance like it's so. Glory to God!

Well, Romans chapter 8:26 says, "Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered." The literal Greek text says here that the Holy Spirit takes hold together with us against our infirmity.

The Holy Ghost gets with us and helps us against that thing coming against you. That is, if you'll make use of Him, He's there. But He's a gentleman. He won't force himself on you. He won't cause anything to happen unless you connect your faith with his power. But He's there. He helps against your infirmities. That word infirmities there means weaknesses, lack of strength, and inability.

Who is the Holy Spirit? by Dr. Creflo A. Dollar

The subject of the Holy Spirit is one of the most misunderstood and misinterpreted subjects among Christians and non-Christians. Many people are afraid to hear sermons about the Holy Spirit because of incorrect teachings they may have received in the past. The topic of speaking in tongues and the gifts of the Spirit are often shunned as a result. However, the Holy Spirit is real. He desires to work through you so that you can experience the power that God ordained every Christian to have and use in these last days.


Gaining an understanding of who the Holy Spirit is, and who He is not, is critical in order to experience His presence and power. The Holy Spirit is not a feeling or an emotion. Although His presence can stir up emotions within you, He actually is the third person of the Trinity God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. When you receive Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, the Holy Spirit comes to live in your heart; it becomes His dwelling place. As you learn to yield to Him, you will find yourself walking out God's plan for your life. In addition, you will experience supernatural power and breakthrough like never before.



Jesus explains the function of the Holy Spirit in John 16:7, "Nevertheless I tell you the truth: It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you." Jesus knew He would have to leave in order for the Holy Spirit to come to the earth. Now that the Holy Spirit is here, and dwelling in every member of the body of Christ, the power of God can flow to an even greater extent than when Jesus walked the earth!



The Holy Spirit is the motivator, energizer and operator of every revealed plan or vision from God. He is also the revealer of the hidden treasures of the Kingdom of God and holds the key to the inheritance of the saints. He is the most valuable asset to Christian living, and yet many times, Believers don't know enough about Him to really take advantage of what He can do in their lives.



Since we are living in the Last Days, it is going to be imperative that you know how to distinguish the Holy Spirit's voice. That "hunch" or inner feeling you have inside that is either directing you or telling you not to do something is the Holy Spirit. You can develop a discernment of His voice through studying and meditating on the Word of God. He will never say anything to you that doesn't line up with the written Word, so studying the Bible is essential to your recognizing His voice.



Praying in tongues also helps to sharpen your spiritual discernment and awareness of Him. It may take some time to become proficient in recognizing His voice, but as you develop, pay attention to whether or not you have peace in your spirit about something you are about to do. If you don't, most likely the Holy Spirit is warning you not to proceed.



When you acknowledge the Holy Spirit and commune with Him on a daily basis, He will show you mysteries and the secret plans of God for your life. Jeremiah 33:3 says, "Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not." He will guide you into your destiny when you allow Him to direct your decisions.



When you call on the Holy Spirit, you may say, "Holy Spirit, I don't know what to do in this situation, but I know You know the answer. Show me what to do." Spend some time praying in the Spirit and then wait on Him until you hear Him speak to you about it. When you call, He will answer.



You can cultivate your relationship with the Holy Spirit by praising God, praying and singing spiritual songs (Ephesians 5:19). Doing these things helps to build your spirit and makes you more sensitive to His presence. Invite Him into every situation and atmosphere in which you find yourself. When you acknowledge Him this way, He will be able to move in your life.



Since the Holy Spirit was sent to help guide and direct your life, it is important that you set aside time every day to fellowship with Him. Talk with Him as you would a close friend or family member. Let Him know your concerns and confess the Scriptures. He will give you the revelation, insight and enlightenment you need to lead you into the good life God has prepared for you.



Developing a relationship with the Holy Spirit is going to cost you something. It will mean getting up to pray when you don't feel like it and letting go of old habits and mindsets that oppose God's Word. But when you create an environment in which the Holy Spirit can dwell, you will reap the rich rewards of your relationship with Him. Are you willing to pay the price?

When You Don't Get What You Want (3)

Grow in grace...
2 Peter 3:18

Winning gracefully can be harder than losing gracefully. When we win we're tempted by arrogance, power, insensitivity, gloating, and wanting to relive our success long after everyone else is bored by it. Gracious winners always remember what it feels like to lose. They are caught up in something bigger than their own wins and losses.



Abraham Lincoln had the wisdom to place the good of the country above his own ego, appointing his worst political critic, Edwin Stanton, to run the War Department. Stanton, a brilliant legal mind, could be brusque and condescending. As Frederick Douglass put it, 'Politeness was not one of his weaknesses.' Lincoln, on the other hand, was keenly aware of his looks and his uneducated background. (When someone charged him with being two-faced during a campaign, he responded: 'If I had two faces, do you think I'd be wearing this one?'). As outgoing attorney general of the losing party, Stanton had belittled Lincoln as 'the original gorilla.' How Lincoln treated Stanton is Civil War history. Lincoln trusted in him, confided in him, leaned on him, depended on him. And Stanton responded with unfailing loyalty and affection. On the morning of April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln died after having been shot the night before at Ford's Theatre. The most famous words ever spoken after the death of a president were spoken that morning: 'Now he belongs to the ages.' The speaker was Edwin Stanton. Robert Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's son, said that after his father died he was visited in his room each morning for two weeks by Stanton who 'spent the first ten minutes of his visits weeping without saying a word.' When nothing else works, showing grace does!

When You Don't Get What You Want (2)

Grow in grace...

2 Peter 3:18

Samuel and Susanna Wesley (John Wesley's parents) were at evening prayer one night when Susanna didn't say 'amen' to her husband's prayer for William of Orange, then King of England. When he asked her why, she explained that her sympathy lay with the deposed James the Second. It turned into a game of 'you do what I say' which he couldn't win. She wrote about what happened next: 'He immediately kneeled down and invoked the divine vengeance upon himself and all his posterity if he ever touched me again or came to bed with me before I had begged God's pardon, and his, for not saying amen to a prayer for the king.' The stalemate lasted six months and was broken only when a tragic fire destroyed two-thirds of their home.



People who cling to resentments, who don't know how to handle disappointment with grace, who have long memories, who choke on the words, 'I'm sorry,' or who sulk and pout and whine, always finish up on the short end of the stick. Losing well is an art that requires all the grace we can muster. It means having the humility to face reality with no excuses, but with the confidence not to allow losing to define our identity or make us feel 'less than.' It means no excuses, no blaming, no self-pity - but no self-condemnation either. It means having the discernment to know when to quit and when to persevere. It means learning how to say 'congratulations.' It means letting go of an outcome we cannot change, but holding on to the will to live fully and well, and seeking to glorify God in all that we do.

When You Don't Get What You Want (1)

Grow in grace...
2 Peter 3:18

Psychologist Henry Cloud does a lot of corporate consulting. Sometimes he asks executives this question: 'When in your business training or education, did you ever take a course on how to lose well?' Losing is an inevitable part of life. It gives us an invaluable window into the development of our character. How do we do when we're part of a team that makes a decision that's opposed? How do we handle it when the promotion we applied for, goes to somebody else? How do we do when our idea, proposal, or invitation for a date gets rejected? To live is to lose. But to lose badly, gracelessly, can be lethal.



The president of an organisation has an agenda for change that is dead in the water. No one wants it. But he's stubborn and won't take no for an answer, so he gets malicious compliance instead. People don't resist him openly, but they sabotage his agenda. He loses their respect and their loyalty. He could not stand to lose on his agenda; so instead, he loses what matters far more.



A pastor wants his church to change in ways that the people don't embrace. He wants it to look like his ideal of what a church should be. So he preaches angry sermons that chastise them for not following his leadership. He tries to pressure the elders. He threatens, he whines, he manipulates. Eventually the elders ask him to leave the church. Because he cannot learn from his losses, he loses everything. Peter, who was known for being bull-headed, had grown wiser and more mature, so he writes, 'Grow in grace.' When you don't get what you want - be gracious!

Let It Go (4)

I will make up to you for the years that the... locust has eaten...

Joel 2:25 NAS

Fourth, let go of what you failed to do! 'If I could just go back, I'd… ' The poet said, 'The saddest words of tongue or pen, are these, we hear, "It might have been."' Not one of us escapes the long shadow of 'opportunity missed.' We fail more frequently by what we didn't do than by what we did. We could have helped, healed, blessed, changed things for the better. But by pursuing our own interests we left words of love and gratitude unspoken. Avoiding unwanted consequences, we left the awkward truth unacknowledged. Evading the label, 'religious nut,' our witness remained mute. A responsibility unfulfilled, a decision sidestepped, an aging parent neglected, a child crowded out, a spouse excluded. 'How different my life could have been if I'd pursued my education, accepted that promotion, made that investment, relocated, or taken a chance on love.' When the door is closed, the person's gone and the opportunity passed, it's time for: a) letting it go. The same cross that cancels your sins of commission, cancels your sins of omission too. Confession, not remorse, brings God's forgiveness and cleansing from 'all sin' (1John 1:9) b) renewing your faith in the God of second chances. He can 'make up to you for the years that the locust has eaten' (Joel 2:25). Believe Him; He can place you where you'd be, had the opportunity never been lost c) asking God for a new dream, then 'forgetting those things (old, sabotaged dreams) which are behind and reaching forward to those things (new dreams)… which are ahead, press forward,' to a life of restored opportunity and fulfilment (Philippians 3:13).

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Let It Go (3)

I persecuted the church...
Galatians 1:13 NIV

Third, let go of what you have done to others! The wounds we've inflicted on others can weigh us down like a ton. The drunk-driving accident. The family shattered by divorce. The child abused in anger. The abortion following an affair. The faithful partner infected by HIV. We can't wound others and remain whole ourselves, so the 'ghost of failures past' dogs our days, fills our nights with remorse and steals our peace of mind. How do I live with the things I've done? Enter Saul of Tarsus, a man with a record. '… I violently persecuted God's church. I did my best to destroy it' (Galatians 1:13 NLT). He'd torn believers from their families leaving traumatised children watching their parents carried off to flogging, imprisonment and death. Now, a convert to Christianity and a preacher of the gospel, he meets the widows and orphans in the churches he once persecuted. How do you handle such a situation? A crucial decision faced him. He could shoulder the guilt until it broke him and maybe even made him an addict or a suicidal wreck. Or he could roll it onto shoulders big enough to carry it and walk away free. He calls out, 'O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death?' (Romans 7:24 NKJV). The answer follows instantly, 'Thank God! It has been done by Jesus Christ our Lord' (Romans 7:25 TLB). The result? 'Even though I was… a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy… ' (1Timothy 1:13 NIV). Today that same mercy is yours for the taking. Make amends where possible, trust God to heal the hurts you've caused, and let it go!

Let it Go (2)

God has made me forget all my trouble...

Genesis 41:51 NIV

Second, let go of what others have done to you! Thorns come with roses, and hurts come with human relationships. And few hurts go as deeply as those inflicted by friends and family. Ask Joseph, who was sold out by his brothers and locked up in a foreign prison for a crime he never committed. It's the stuff bitterness, depression, despair and defeat are made of. And who'd have blamed him? But Joseph knew that he, not his abusers, had the last word; that he, not they, would decide his future. Others can wound you, but no one can destroy you without your permission and cooperation. It's not what they do to you that determine your outcomes, it's what you do next. Joseph decided to let the offenses go and accept responsibility for his own reactions. When you do that you take back your power, open yourself to new options, and make choices that position you to come out of it stronger, wiser and more blessed.



Notice: a) Joseph saw it from God's perspective. 'You did not send me here… God did… to keep you alive by a great deliverance' (Genesis 45:8) b) he released his resentment. He moved beyond it and ministered to the needs of those who had hurt him c) he refused to become a victim of other people's actions. As a result God made him 'ruler over all… Egypt' (v8) d) he prepared for the future. How? By excelling in his prophetic and administrative gifts, even though imprisoned (Genesis 41:39). So, choose to see it God's way. Let it go. Do what you've been called to do, and watch God vindicate you royally!

Let It Go (1)

Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.

Isaiah 43:18 NIV

What do you do when your memory drags the 'there and then' into the 'here and now,' immersing you in the same old pain? The Bible answers, 'Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?' Your past can infect your present and influence your future unless you decide to let it go. For the next few days, let's think about it.



First, let go of what God has forgiven! God's only response to confessed sin is to forgive and forget it. If it comes up again, you, not He, brought it up. 'If we confess our sins he is faithful and just to forgive us… and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness' (1 John 1:9). Two things make letting go difficult.



1) Your feelings. 'I just don't feel forgiven!' you say. You're forgiven by God's grace obtained through Christ's sacrifice - regardless of emotions. Don't wait to feel it before you accept it; accept it and you'll start to feel it!



2) A wrong concept of God. You say, 'My dad says he forgives me, but each time I fail all my old offenses are thrown in my face again.' Your heavenly Father doesn't operate that way. 'I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more' (Isaiah 43:25 NIV). God doesn't bring them up; because He doesn't remember them. All your sins were judged and paid for at Calvary. Once confessed, you'll never again be charged with them, so rejoice and let them go. The Court of Heaven has ruled you 'not guilty.'

Plug in to God's Power Genesis 3:4,5

    Nearly every home in America is wired for electricity. Walls are covered with receptacles that deliver the electric current. In order to take advantage of the power, something must be plugged in to the receptacle. The receptacle is the female, and the plug is the male.

    Like receptacles, women were made to be receivers. Men are made to be givers---physically, sexually, and emotionally.

   The woman was fashioned out of the man to complete his purpose, to be a helpmeet. She helps him meet and accomplish his task. Take the power saw, for example. A power saw has great potential for cutting. However, it is ineffective until it is plugged in. The receptacle helps the power saw meet its purpose. Without the receptacle, the saw, though mighty, remains limited.

    There is a certain vulnerability about being a receptacle. By nature, women are wide open; men are closed. You must be careful what you allow to plug in to you and draw strength from you. The wrong plugs can drain your power.

    God recognizes your vulnerability; therefore, He has designed a plan whereby a man who plugs in to a woman sexually must have a covenant with her. God never intended for anyone to have casual sex. His design always included the commitment of a covenant. He planned for men and women who are joined together sexually to be committed for life. Nothing short of this commitment meets His standard.

     God wants a woman to be covered like an outlet is covered, in order that no one tamper with her intended purpose. The married woman is covered by her husband. The single woman is covered by her chastity and morality. It is dangerous to be uncovered.

     In Genesis 3, we see that Eve allowed herself to be uncovered by Satan, who plugged in to her desire to see, taste, and be wise. The enemy took advantage of her weakness. Be careful whom you let uncover you. The wrong person can lead you to complete destruction.

     Be on your guard. There is a special conflict between women and the enemy. He is attracted to you because he knows that you were designed to help meet someone's purpose. If he can get you to help meet his purpose, you will belong to him and not to God.

     If godly women do not learn how to start praying and doing effective spiritual warfare, they will never discern what is plugging in to them. Pray to be plugged in to the mighty power of God's Spirit. He alone can overcome the enemy's strategy to bring you down.