Friday Devo
Scripture:
Ephesians 5:18-20
18 Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit, 19 singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, and making music to the Lord in your hearts. 20 And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
18 Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit, 19 singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, and making music to the Lord in your hearts. 20 And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Commentary:
5:18 Wine was the staple drink of the ancient Mediterranean world and was fermented in order to preserve it from turning into vinegar. be filled with the Spirit. As earlier (see note on 4:28), Paul expresses a negative exhortation (what the saints are to stop doing) along with a positive command (what the saints are to start doing). Whereas wine can control the mind and ruin one’s judgment and sense of propriety, leading to debauchery, in contrast with this, being “filled with the Spirit” leads to self-control along with the other fruits of “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, [and] gentleness” (Gal. 5:22–23). The command in Greek (plērousthe) is a present imperative and does not describe a onetime “filling” but a regular pattern of life.
5:19 Being filled with the Spirit results in joyful praise through singing and making melody. This may refer to different kinds of psalms and hymns and spiritual songs found in the OT Psalter. It seems more likely, however, that Paul is referring both to the canonical psalms and to contemporary compositions of praise (see also Col. 3:16). “Spiritual” communicates the influence of the Holy Spirit’s filling (Eph. 5:18) in the believer’s acts of praise.
5:20 To pray in the name of Jesus means to pray in faith, trusting in him as our mediator with God the Father on “the throne of grace” (John 14:6; Heb. 4:16; 10:20; see also note on John 14:13).
5:19 Being filled with the Spirit results in joyful praise through singing and making melody. This may refer to different kinds of psalms and hymns and spiritual songs found in the OT Psalter. It seems more likely, however, that Paul is referring both to the canonical psalms and to contemporary compositions of praise (see also Col. 3:16). “Spiritual” communicates the influence of the Holy Spirit’s filling (Eph. 5:18) in the believer’s acts of praise.
5:20 To pray in the name of Jesus means to pray in faith, trusting in him as our mediator with God the Father on “the throne of grace” (John 14:6; Heb. 4:16; 10:20; see also note on John 14:13).
Questions:
- Clayton wrapped up the teaching on Pentecost by telling us that this is for US! This means we are living in the new age of the people of God! There is no JV, no B-team. The baptism and infilling of the Holy Spirit is for ALL people, young and old, men and women, every nation and ethnicity, poor and rich. Before the Spirit had come upon a few select leaders. But now ALL believers have the Spirit within them for Kingdom purposes. This means we are a supernatural people. The Spirit within us will now motivate us to worship, serve, love, talk about Jesus, grow in Jesus. It will cause us to hate sin and love righteousness as we serve God in the NEW way of the Spirit! And it's how you know whether or not you are a Christian. When was the last time you asked him to fill you? How do we grow to hear his voice more clearly?
- Yes, the Holy Spirit is always inside of us as believers. But he can also fill us on a continual basis. This is something we should seek on a daily basis. And being filled anew with the Spirit of God will cause us to desire to glorify God and produce in us worship and gratitude. Spend some extra time today and ask him to fill you to overflowing!
FAST 2024 Prayer Topics:
- That God would fill us anew with his Holy Spirit.
- That he would give us the discipline to fast this week.
- That our fast would result in a closer relationship with the Lord and many answers to prayer.
For a full list of prayer topics to pray through during the fast, see the FAST 2024 tab on the app!
This Week's City 7:
Try to commit to memory!
7. How can I trust that the Bible is still God’s Word today? I trust the Bible is still God’s Word today because Jesus rose from the dead, proving He was God and said His words would never pass away. Through the Holy Spirit, God inspired the writing of the Scripture, determined the canon of Scripture and protected the copying of Scripture so that we might know Him and worship Him to this day.
(Matthew 24:35; 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:16-21; Revelation 22:18-19)(Matthew 5:18; Luke 24:27, 44; John 14:25-26, 15:27, 16:12-13, 17:20; Acts 2:42; Ephesians 3:5; 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:16-21)
(Matthew 24:35; 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:16-21; Revelation 22:18-19)(Matthew 5:18; Luke 24:27, 44; John 14:25-26, 15:27, 16:12-13, 17:20; Acts 2:42; Ephesians 3:5; 2 Timothy 3:16; 2 Peter 1:16-21)
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