#acts 2:17‭-‬18

[walkswithmyfather]

“‘In the last days,’ God says, ‘I will pour out my Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams. In those days I will pour out my Spirit even on my servants—men and women alike— and they will prophesy.’” —Acts 2:17‭-‬18 (NLT)

“If you [really] love Me, you will keep and obey My commandments. And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor—Counselor, Strengthener, Standby), to be with you forever— the Spirit of Truth, whom the world cannot receive [and take to its heart] because it does not see Him or know Him, but you know Him because He (the Holy Spirit) remains with you continually and will be in you.” —John 14:15‭-‬17 (AMP)

“For God speaks again and again, though people do not recognize it. He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they lie in their beds. He whispers in their ears and terrifies them with warnings. He makes them turn from doing wrong; he keeps them from pride. He protects them from the grave, from crossing over the river of death.” —Job 33:14‭-‬18 (NLT)

“Who Is The Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit is God living inside of you, speaking into your thoughts and leading you closer to Him. He's always encouraging you to not only do the right thing but also the God thing. He's there to help you make choices and take actions that will change your life.”

“Who is the Holy Spirit?” By Switch (Life.church):

“Picture this: You’re on a road trip, and you’re mindlessly scrolling through Instagram with music blaring through your headphones. Suddenly, you pass through the middle of nowhere and you lose your cell signal. Sure enough, Spotify cuts out, the music stops, your feed is frozen, and you’re left to your own thoughts. No music. No more texting. In the midst of your technological desolation, you remember the car has a radio. With the tap of a button, music fills your car.

Radios feel like magic. In desolate places where smartphones are useless, a reliable, old radio can tap into the invisible signals all around us and fill our silence with music. At the turn of a knob, you can shuffle from Ariana to Drake. Maybe even mix in a little Luke Bryan—maybe not. No buffering. No dead batteries. Just voices pulled from thin air.

The Holy Spirit feels sort of magical too, maybe even a little spooky. He’s everywhere. He’s watching you read this right now. Weird, right? The air around you is filled with the invisible noise of God’s voice, and like a radio, you were built to hear it and relay His thoughts to people through your own words and actions.

Most people miss this, but God wants to speak to you. Did you catch that? He wants to speak to you, and He built you to hear His voice. He doesn’t usually speak out loud, but His voice comes from inside of you. It takes practice to learn how to separate your own thoughts from His voice, and different people hear Him in different ways.

Sometimes, the Holy Spirit sounds like thoughts in your head. Sometimes, He drops in a mental picture. Other times, He gives you a dream that just feels different. Most often, He speaks by illuminating parts of the Bible—reminding you of a verse you’ve read and helping you understand it in a new way.

When Jesus promised He would never leave us alone, the Holy Spirit was the fulfillment of that promise. When you become a Christ follower, the Holy Spirit moves in. We become His house. So, when He speaks, His voice comes from inside you. What if all this time you’ve been hearing His voice without recognizing it?

So, when you’re driving through life and your journey leads you to a dark place where you feel alone and abandoned, know that you’re never really alone. Even when nothing else seems to work, the Holy Spirit is right there with you. With only a thought, He can speak life, hope, strength, joy, and encouragement to you and over you. Even better, if you learn to listen intently, He can help you avoid some of those dark places. Over the next several days, we’ll learn who the Holy Spirit is and why it’s impossible to live a godly life without Him.”

“O Lord, you have examined my heart and know everything about me. You know when I sit down or stand up. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away. You see me when I travel and when I rest at home. You know everything I do. You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord. You go before me and follow me. You place your hand of blessing on my head. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too great for me to understand! I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence! If I go up to heaven, you are there; if I go down to the grave, you are there. If I ride the wings of the morning, if I dwell by the farthest oceans, even there your hand will guide me, and your strength will support me.” —Psalm 139:1‭-‬10 (NLT)

[feedingtheflockministry]

How to use the Word of God

For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and effective]; it is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul) and [the immortal] spirit, and of joints and marrow [of the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart.

Hebrews 4:12 ampc

But the Comforter (Counselor, Helper, Intercessor, Advocate, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My name [in My place, to represent Me and act on My behalf], He will teach you all things. And He will cause you to recall (will remind you of, bring to your remembrance) everything I have told you.

John 14:26 amp

The first utility of the Word of God will always be to transform us from the inside out by the intervention of the Holy Spirit and we must let the Holy Spirit teach us the Word because He is the only true Teacher.

There are also other utilities, truly great, allowing us to keep our mind focused on God and His Word which is also a command we must obey

Let the word [spoken by] Christ (the Messiah) have its home [in your hearts and minds] and dwell in you in [all its] richness, as you teach and admonish and train one another in all insight and intelligence and wisdom [in spiritual things, and as you sing] psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, making melody to God with [His] grace in your hearts.

Colossians 3:16 ampc

There are also two commands of our Lord Jesus which we must obey and our obedience is greatly enriched if we use the Word of God to obey them. We are commanded to pray at all times

Pray at all times (on every occasion, in every season) in the Spirit, with all [manner of] prayer and entreaty. To that end keep alert and watch with strong purpose and perseverance, interceding in behalf of all the saints (God’s consecrated people).

Ephesians 6:18 ampc

Be unceasing in prayer [praying perseveringly]; Thank [God] in everything [no matter what the circumstances may be, be thankful and give thanks], for this is the will of God for you [who are] in Christ Jesus [the Revealer and Mediator of that will].

1 Thessalonians 5:17‭-‬18 ampc

The Bible is full of prayers from the Old Testament to the New Testament. Every time we read a verse which can be used as a prayer we can pray it. Imagine you spend one hour in the Word of God every day, in that hour surely there will be at at least one or more Scripture as a prayer. For example the Scriptures say The Lord gives strength to the weak, if you are reading that Scripture you can easily turn it into a prayer when you feel weak “Lord, I feel weak please Your Word says You give strength to the weak, give me Your strength in Jesus’s name”

We are also commanded to praise the Lord at all times

For here we have no permanent city, but we are looking for the one which is to come. Through Him, therefore, let us constantly and at all times offer up to God a sacrifice of praise, which is the fruit of lips that thankfully acknowledge and confess and glorify His name. [Lev. 7:12; Isa. 57:19; Hos. 14:2.]

Hebrews 13:14‭-‬15 amp

Thank [God] in everything [no matter what the circumstances may be, be thankful and give thanks], for this is the will of God for you [who are] in Christ Jesus [the Revealer and Mediator of that will].

1 Thessalonians 5:18 ampc

All through the Word of God there are Scriptures of praises and we must not only read them we must praise Him with the Scriptures in question. For example the Scriptures says The Lord is Gracious and full of compassion and slow to anger; we can easily turn this into “I praise You my Lord for You are gracious and slow to anger towards me”.

Aside from our personal requests to God if we use the Word this way it will greatly help us to obey another command which is as important as the others mentioned in this article

IF THEN you have been raised with Christ [to a new life, thus sharing His resurrection from the dead], aim at and seek the [rich, eternal treasures] that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. [Ps. 110:1.] And set your minds and keep them set on what is above (the higher things), not on the things that are on the earth. For [as far as this world is concerned] you have died, and your [new, real] life is hidden with Christ in God.

Colossians 3:1‭-‬3 ampc

Using the Word of God in this manner will enrich your spiritual life very much in every way! It will allow you to obey the commands of Jesus more and help to keep your focus on God at all times, which is God’s will for us.

Blessings!

[pistol247]

‘And it shall come to pass in the last days, says God, That I will pour out of My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your young men shall see visions, Your old men shall dream dreams. And on My menservants and on My maidservants I will pour out My Spirit in those days; And they shall prophesy. Acts 2:17‭-‬18 NKJV https://bible.com/bible/114/act.2.17-18.NKJV https://www.instagram.com/p/CedjZ9bO8Ld/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[christophe76460]

ALORS VIENDRA LA FIN

L'Eternel vit que la méchanceté des hommes était grande sur la terre, et que toutes les pensées de leur cœur se portaient chaque jour uniquement vers le mal...

Alors Dieu dit à Noé : La fin de toute chair est arrêtée devant moi; car ils ont rempli la terre de violence; voici, je vais les détruire avec la terre.

Fais-toi une arche de bois de gopher; tu disposeras cette arche en cellules, et tu l'enduiras de poix en dedans et en dehors.

Et moi, je vais faire venir le déluge d'eaux sur la terre, pour détruire toute chair ayant souffle de vie sous le ciel; tout ce qui est sur la terre périra.

Mais j'établis mon alliance avec toi; tu entreras dans l'arche, toi et tes fils, ta femme et les femmes de tes fils avec toi.

Genèse 6:5, 11‭-‬14‭, ‬17‭-‬18

- La terre est corrompue : "Il n'y a point de juste, pas même un seul; nul n'est intelligent, nul ne cherche Dieu; tous sont égarés, tous sont pervertis; Il n'en est aucun qui fasse le bien, pas même un seul. Romains 3:10‭-‬12

- La fin de toute chair est arrêtée : "Celui qui croira et qui sera baptisé sera sauvé, mais celui qui ne croira pas sera condamné." Marc 16:16

- Le déluge est annoncé : "Alors viendra la fin. En ce temps-là, la détresse sera plus terrible que toutes celles qu'on a connues depuis le commencement du monde jusqu'à maintenant, et il n'y en aura plus jamais de pareille." Matthieu 24:14‭, ‬21

- Mais Noé trouva grâce aux yeux de l'Eternel : "Mais Dieu, qui est riche en miséricorde, à cause du grand amour dont il nous a aimés, nous qui étions morts par nos offenses, nous a rendus vivants avec Christ. Car c'est par la grâce que vous êtes sauvés, par le moyen de la foi." Éphésiens 2:4‭-‬5‭, ‬8

- Une arche construite pour résister à la mort : "Et moi, je te dis que tu es Pierre, et que sur ce roc je bâtirai mon Eglise, et que les portes du séjour des morts ne prévaudront point contre elle." Matthieu 16:18

- Une alliance est établie : "Car ceci est mon sang, le sang de l'alliance, qui est répandu pour beaucoup, pour le pardon des péchés." Matthieu 26:28

Que celui qui a des oreilles pour entendre, entende : "Ce qui arriva du temps de Noé arrivera de même aux jours du Fils de l'homme. Les hommes mangeaient, buvaient, se mariaient et mariaient leurs enfants, jusqu'au jour où Noé entra dans l'arche; le déluge vint, et les fit tous périr." Luc 17:26‭-‬27

C'est pourquoi, aujourd'hui, si vous entendez l'avertissement du Seigneur, n'endurcissez pas vos cœurs, ne fermez votre oreille à l'annonce de l'Evangile, comme cela arriva du temps de Noé !

Dieu, sans tenir compte des temps d'ignorance, annonce maintenant à tous les hommes, en tous lieux, qu'ils ont à se repentir, parce qu'il a fixé un jour où il jugera le monde selon la justice, par l'homme qu'il a désigné, à savoir, Jésus-Christ, ressuscité des morts. (Actes 17:30‭-‬31)

Que celui qui a des oreilles pour entendre, entende... ce n'est pas une menace mais une supplication. Nous vous en supplions, au nom du Seigneur Jésus-Christ, soyez réconciliés avec Dieu. Amen.

[jesus-is-lord-and-savior]

“‘And in the last days it shall be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams; even on my male servants and female servants in those days I will pour out my Spirit, and they shall prophesy.

Acts 2:17‭-‬18

[christophe76460]

SUR LES TRACES DU MAÎTRE Marc 16 : "Puis il leur dit: Allez par tout le monde, et prêchez la bonne nouvelle à toute la création. Voici les miracles qui accompagneront ceux qui auront cru: en mon nom, ils chasseront les démons; ils parleront de nouvelles langues; ils saisiront des serpents; s'ils boivent quelque breuvage mortel, il ne leur fera point de mal; ils imposeront les mains aux malades, et les malades seront guéris." Marc 16:15‭, ‬17‭-‬18 La venue de Jésus sur la terre fut un grand renversement de situation pour l’humanité perdue et séparée de Dieu : Jésus sauve, il guérit et il baptise du St Esprit ! Les disciples ont été envoyés dans le monde à la suite du Maître pour annoncer la bonne nouvelle fondée non sur la sagesse des hommes mais sur la puissance de Dieu. En pratique, voilà ce que ça donne : "Beaucoup de miracles et de prodiges se faisaient au milieu du peuple par les mains des apôtres. ... le peuple les louait hautement. Le nombre de ceux qui croyaient au Seigneur, hommes et femmes, augmentait de plus en plus,..." Actes 5:12‭-‬14 1- beaucoup de miracles et de prodiges se faisaient au milieu du peuple par les mains des apôtres, 2- de plus en plus de personnes croyaient au Seigneur Jésus-Christ 3- une multitude accourait des villes voisines avec des malades, des gens perturbés, d'autres étaient possédés et tous étaient guéris ! Voici le chemin tracé par le Seigneur, nous savons que Jésus-Christ est le chemin, la vérité et la vie...et nous sommes invités à suivre ses traces ! https://www.instagram.com/p/CIk_tY_nCgk/?igshid=ps0on89quo1f