Man is a Spirit with a body, not the other way around....
God created mankind before HE formed man. In Genesis 1 God first created everything that mankind would need before HE created mankind. In fact, mankind i.e. male and female were the last 'things' God created before HE rested. God said, "let us make man in our own image and likeness. God is a Spirit. So if HE created us in HIS image and likeness, that means HE created a Spirit. God did this on the sixth day. On the seventh day God rested. Then after that in Genesis 2 sometime after, God formed man from the ground and woman from man's ribs. God created mankind before HE gave us a body. We existed before we had a body.
It is extremely important that we as humans understand God's intentions when HE created us. God is always purpose driven. HE does absolutely nothing without a motive. A spirit is more powerful than a body. But a spirit needs a body in which to act. It's like cooking a meal. You need the pot to put the ingredients in, in order for the meal to be prepared. The meal has to be prepared in some kind of cookware. The body represents the cookware. Some meals are delicious and healthy while others taste awful and are unhealthy, even poisonous. The good meals are angels and the bad meals are demons.
Angels are spirits that are subject to the leadership of the Heavenly Father. While demons are angels who refused to be ruled by God. Instead they followed satan and were disobedient to God; hence God kicked them out of heaven. When Adam disobeyed God he gave his permission to rule the earth over to satan and his demons. Only people who take back their authority are not governed by the devil. Angels exists in the earth to defend and protect people who are surrendered to God's leadership. The Holy Spirit is God's assigned governor to HIS people in the earth. John 14 HE is the spirit with the most authority on earth. HE dictates the will of the Heavenly Father in the earth. HE is a part of the triune God. HE knows exactly what the Heavenly Father wants done in the earth and how it should be done. HE guides and instructs humans in their submission to the will of God in their individual lives. HE is God. John 16 HE is a 'person' not a thing. HE has emotions. Ephesians 4 HE has a role. The more we understand that we are unable to be victorious in our lives without the help of the Spirit, the more subdued we will become. Humans are like pawns, either dominated by the spirit of God or the spirit of demons. You can tell which spirit governs a man by the way he operates. Like a tree, there are fruits. Galatians 5 The good news is that God has given every single human the power to dominate every spirit in the earth. We choose the level of power they have in us or through us. God is always in control. We just have to submit to HIS Lordship over whatever circumstance we face. Jesus brought the formula!
PICTURE THIS: The significance of The Holy Spirit is to colonize the earth with the government of heaven. It's like when Europe dominated the West Indies with colonization in the 17th century. The houses, dress code, businesses, schools, language etc... reflected what was done in the 'motherland'. French colonies spoke french, english colonies spoke english and spanish colonies spoke spanish. So too heaven has a language, business and lifestyle that the Holy Spirit is responsible for transferring and maintaining in the earth. HE is the governor assigned by the Heavenly Father to dictate in the earth. Jesus when HE came to earth in human form was full of the Holy Spirit. The only problem was, HE was the only one full of HIM. One Of Jesus' major responsibilities was to prepare us properly for the arrival of the Holy Spirit in our lives. HE was an example of how to submit and co-exist with the Holy Spirit in us. Luke 4 Each man has his own spirit, but he has to submit to the rulership of the Holy Spirit simultaneously. The Holy Spirit helps us with understanding and wisdom. HE brings revelation for how to attempt to resolve our day to day issues. Without HIM we cannot please God. John 4 In order to live fulfilled lives we need to live in purpose. God created each life with a purpose, for a unique destiny. We can't know what that really is without revelation. There's no way to know and understand what the King is saying without being introduced by someone who has been in HIS Presence. Ask the Holy Spirit to reveal himself to you. HE knows what you were created to do.
TESTIMONY: Sid Roth: "There Was A Demon Inside Of Me!"
WORSHIP:
LET THE HOLY SPIRIT LEAD YOU INTO YOUR UNIQUE DESTINY!
