Nougat 22

It’s funny how we seek after God’s provision, presence, and protection, yet we turn tail at living in the manifestation of God’s Spirit. That must change if we’re serious about God’s way and living life in God’s fulness. One possibility for this is that we are fearful of what comes after we yield. In response, I invite us to consider Today’s Holy Nougat

‭2 Corinthians 3:17-18 NIV‬

[17] Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

[18] And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

Spiritual Transformation

Hosting God’s Spirit may seem like a daunting prospect. Generally, very few of us are innately open to losing control of our lives. And, we tend to think that that’s what happens when we yield to God’s Spirit. Yet, I propose that inviting God’s Spirit to take control actually brings us closer to who God has called us to be.

Plus, Acts 1.8 says we actually receive power (dunamis, i.e., the dynamism) to be God’s witness. That dynamism isn’t natural. It comes from God’s presence in our lives. Some would describe this as the evidence of God’s charisma (anointing). This is what our Nougat describes – the transformation that bears witness to God’s Spirit within.

Remember the fearful, somewhat uncultured disciples? With God’s chrisma (i.e., special anointing), they lost the fear that crippled and became willing witnesses to Christ. It is their testimony that assures us that God’s Spirit is available to all, even in this dispensation. The dunamis of God’s Spirit removed their fear, and they bear witness to that liberty.

The transformation is not only about power and gifting. As we afford God’s Spirit more leeway in our lives, we will find that we become more and more like Christ. Galatians 5 reminds us that when we walk in the Spirit (i.e., God’s Spirit), we are able to overcome our human desires. That’s transformation! For the veil that separated us from knowing and obeying God is removed, and we walk into our true selves in Jesus Christ.

Dunsin Oyekan summarised it by saying, ‘When I know you, I’ll find me.’ Might we choose to yield to God’s Spirit today?

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May all we seek be found in Christ