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DAY FIVE: THE RESULTS OF A SPIRIT-FILLED LIFE

Now that we’ve studied who the Holy Spirit is, and the power of the Holy Spirit in our life, it’s also important to know there are specific results that should be evident in our life when we’re filled with the Spirit. The best place to look is the life of Jesus. In Luke 3:21-22, Jesus is being baptized in the Jordan and as He is praying, He has a powerful encounter with the Holy Spirit. In this story, we see two things that positioned Jesus for this experience with the Holy Spirit; spiritual hunger and prayer. These same two things are important in our lives as well. The first is spiritual hunger. Jesus had a hunger that compelled him to pursue every experience that would help lead him forward spiritually. He sought out John the Baptist and pursued being baptized. The second thing is prayer. It brought an open heaven over Jesus’ life and when heaven was opened, the Holy Spirit came. In the next chapter, Luke describes Jesus as “full of the Holy Spirit” (Luke 4:1). A spiritual change took place in Jesus’ life, and that’s exactly what can happen in our lives, too. 

Key Thought: When we’re full of the Holy Spirit, it brings results into our everyday lives.

Questions to Reflect On: 

• What is the first result of a spirit-filled life we see take place in Jesus’ life (Luke 4:1)? What are some of the areas we need spirit-led direction in our lives? 
• What is the second result of a spirit-filled life that is displayed in Jesus’ life (Luke 4:14)? In Acts 1:8, what did Jesus tell His disciples the power of the Holy Spirit was for? Name some key things the Holy Spirit empowers us to do. 
• What is the third result of a spirit-filled life, that we see Jesus living out (Luke 4:18)? As spirit-filled believers, what should be a main focus of our lives? What are some practical ways we can live a life of purpose like Jesus described in Luke 4:18?

Prayer: God, thank You for all that comes into my life because of the Holy Spirit. I want to experience the direction, power and purpose that come as a result of a Spirit-filled life. Help me to use that direction, power and purpose to impact people and make a difference for eternity. Amen.

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