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The Spirit and the Heart · First15 Devotional

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  [SPEAKER_00]: as we near the end of our week looking at how God is after our hearts.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Today we're going to look at how the Holy Spirit connects with the heart and take time today to invite the Holy Spirit to do a meaningful work in and through us.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: There's no greater gift God gives every day than the gift of relationship with him through the Spirit.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: May He come and meet us right now and reveal God's love in a fresh way.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Welcome to the first 15 podcast.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Our Scripture for today comes from 1 Corinthians 6, verse 19, Scripture says, Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you?
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Who you have from God?
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  [SPEAKER_00]: You are not your own.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Abundant life is given in the communion of the Spirit and the Heart.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It's our hearts, the Spirit speaks to.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It's our hearts he fills with love, joy, peace and hope.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: It's our hearts in which he dwells.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: To acknowledge the communion between the Spirit and the Heart is to open ourselves to the
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  [SPEAKER_00]: and to live seeking a greater awareness of the union that was formed in us with the Spirit at Salvation, is to position ourselves to receive all that God longs to give us.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: 1 Corinthians 6 verses 19 through 20 says,
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you?
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Who you have from God?
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  [SPEAKER_00]: You are not your own, for you were bought with a price.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Scripture tells us of a greater level of communion with God than we are right now experiencing.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Scripture tells us that when Jesus died, God tore the veil into from top to bottom.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Prior to Jesus' death, God's glory had to be contained within the temple.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Now through the sacrifice of Jesus, we have become the temple of God.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: We now have union with our Creator in the Holy Spirit.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: First Corinthians 6, verse 17 says,
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Romans 8 9 says, you, however, are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if, in fact, the Spirit of God dwells in you.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: To say that God dwells in our hearts isn't just a figure of speech.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: If you are a believer, you have been sealed and filled with the Holy Spirit.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: You have constant communion with God.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: All that's left is to grow in your understanding of this wonderful supernatural union you have with your heavenly Father.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The spirit longs to reveal how near he is to you.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He longs to make you more aware of his manifest presence.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He longs to lead you, speak to you, fill you, satisfy you, heal you, set you free and empower you.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He longs for your heart to find freedom and security in him.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He longs to be your best friend, companion, and teacher.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Take time today as you enter into guided prayer to gain a greater revelation of God's nearness.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Ask him to reveal himself to you that you might know to greater depths how unified you
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  [SPEAKER_00]: May your time be filled with a greater measure of God's presence and love.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: as we begin.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Meditate on what Scripture says about the Spirit and the heart.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Reflect on the communion you already have available to you with the Holy Spirit.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: 1 Corinthians 6 verses 19 through 20 says, or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you who you have from God?
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And next, ask the Holy Spirit for a greater revelation of His nearness, open your heart to God and receive His presence.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Take notice of how close He is to your heart.
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  [UNKNOWN]: Thank you.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: and last.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Rest in the presence of God, allow a revelation of His nearness to establish within you a new reality, founded on God's manifest presence.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Allow the Spirit to permeate everything you do today.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Seek to live in constant awareness of his presence and love.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: You don't have to strive to be with God.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: You don't have to strive to encounter Him.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He is already with you.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He's already in you.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: All that's left is for you to simply open your heart to Him moment by moment.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: don't live as if God is separate from you.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Don't talk to him or worship him as if he is distant.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Rather, live in light of Scripture and experience all the abundant life he has for you in his nearness.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: May your life be changed by the powerful, constant, unfailing and holy satisfying presence of God.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Thanks for listening to today's podcast.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm Josh Miller with First15.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: As you go about the rest of your day today, look for one or two more opportunities to stop, take a breath, and let the spirit reveal himself to you.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Sometimes just a few connection points with the spirit throughout a day can be so helpful in the pursuit of abiding the presence of God.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you again for being here, have a wonderful rest of your day, and may God bless you as you see Kim.