God Gives His Holy Spirit to Widows - Santosh Poonen - December 15, 2019
http://rlcfchurch.org/god-gives-holy-spirit-widows River of Life Christian Fellowship 1306 N Lincoln Avenue Loveland, Colorado - 80537, USA
Summary
The speaker emphasizes that the ultimate evidence of the fullness of the Holy Spirit is becoming holy, which involves humility and living under God's grace. He explains that sin is overcome by remaining constantly immersed in this 'waterfall of grace,' which requires the entire being, including the mind, to be surrendered. Pride is identified as the primary barrier that causes this flow of grace to stop.
Outline
The message in plain words, in the order it unfolds. Select a time to jump the video to that moment.
The ultimate characteristic of the baptism of the Holy SpiritThe primary mark of being filled with the Holy Spirit is becoming holy, humble, and more like Jesus at the root of our lives.
Staying under the waterfall of graceTo live under grace and avoid sin means keeping our entire being continually drenched by the Holy Spirit without stepping out in self-reliance.Romans 6:14
Pride blocks the flow of graceThe only reason we ever step out from under grace is pride, which causes God to withhold His power from our lives.1 Peter 5:5
What is the devouring of the devil?The devil prowls around like a roaring lion to devour us not through external attacks or circumstances, but by infecting us with the spirit of pride.
God tears down the proud and establishes the widowQuoting Proverbs, Peter's warning about humility connects to the Old Testament picture of the widow, who represents the spiritual posture God honors.Proverbs 15:25
The widow indeed has no Plan BA true widow is left completely alone and thrusts her entire hope upon God, having no other options or backup plans for survival.1 Timothy 5:5
The widow of Zarephath at the end of her ropeGod sent Elijah to a starving widow in Zarephath who was down to her last meal, picturing how God fills those at the absolute end of their own strength.
The promise that the oil and flour will not run dryIf we humble ourselves like a widow, God promises that His Word will continually feed us and the Holy Spirit's oil will never run dry.
The widow with debt and the little jar of oilThe prophet tells the grieving widow to gather empty vessels from her neighbors and pour her tiny bit of oil into them until every single one is filled.2 Kings 4:1
What made the early believers a church in Acts 2The 120 believers in the upper room became a true church because every single one of them was desperate for the Holy Spirit like a widow.
The persistent widow who wore down the unrighteous judgeJesus used the parable of the persistent widow to teach us to pray without losing heart and to keep crying out to God day and night.
The Syrophoenician woman's humility and lack of offenseThe Syrophoenician woman humbled herself like a dog under the table, demonstrating that true widows do not get offended when tested by the Lord.Mark 7:24
