Hello guys!

We are back! Had a 3 weeks summer break. Now picking up the studies again!

Here is the text:

1 John 4:13, “We know that we live in Him and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.”

Interesting points:
1. In this verse John notes that someone who has true fellowship with Christ will also have the Holy Spirit in their lives. This echoes what Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 3:16, "Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you?" and his words in 2 Timothy 1:14 which refers to "the Holy Spirit who dwells within us." Those who don't recognize this Spirit at work in their lives ought to examine their relationship with Christ.

2. If a person has God's Spirit, he or she has Jesus, too. John has already taught that the one who has the Father has the Son. Here he adds that the one with the Spirit also has the Son. All three persons of the triune God are involved in our salvation. God sent the Son to provide salvation. The Spirit lives within us to help us live for Christ at the point of salvation and beyond. All three persons are involved in the life of the believer.

Application:
Brothers, how many of us take for granted the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives? We forget the Holy Spirit’s instrumental roles of helper and transformer in our spiritual walk and development. God loved us so much He saved us just as we were, and He loves us too much to leave us in the state He found us.
The ongoing transformational work of the Holy Spirit should convict us of the sin in our lives, propel us in choosing to live righteously, and strengthen us as we opt to lean on the Lord’s understanding instead of our own. This leaves us restless, wanting something more – more intimacy with Christ – and hungering to serve the Lord.
Let’s take some time today to hear what God is telling us about where we stand today. Do we really live in Him or have we turned a deaf ear and a blind eye to what the Lord, through the Holy Spirit, is trying to tell and show us? May we continue to encourage one another to take time to listen to what God is saying to us and to have the discipline to act in keeping to what we hear!