WEBVTT 00:04.300 --> 00:08.831 [SPEAKER_00]: as we near the end of our week looking at how God is after our hearts. 00:09.493 --> 00:21.162 [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. 00:21.142 --> 00:28.200 [SPEAKER_00]: There's no greater gift God gives every day than the gift of relationship with him through the Spirit. 00:29.142 --> 00:34.436 [SPEAKER_00]: May He come and meet us right now and reveal God's love in a fresh way. 00:35.238 --> 00:37.564 [SPEAKER_00]: Welcome to the first 15 podcast. 00:50.892 --> 01:12.521 [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? 01:13.162 --> 01:14.503 [SPEAKER_00]: Who you have from God? 01:15.565 --> 01:17.187 [SPEAKER_00]: You are not your own. 01:20.390 --> 01:25.236 [SPEAKER_00]: Abundant life is given in the communion of the Spirit and the Heart. 01:26.398 --> 01:28.901 [SPEAKER_00]: It's our hearts, the Spirit speaks to. 01:30.182 --> 01:35.069 [SPEAKER_00]: It's our hearts he fills with love, joy, peace and hope. 01:36.350 --> 01:38.493 [SPEAKER_00]: It's our hearts in which he dwells. 01:40.035 --> 01:48.085 [SPEAKER_00]: To acknowledge the communion between the Spirit and the Heart is to open ourselves to the 01:49.212 --> 02:01.529 [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. 02:01.549 --> 02:08.098 [SPEAKER_00]: 1 Corinthians 6 verses 19 through 20 says, 02:08.078 --> 02:12.985 [SPEAKER_00]: Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you? 02:13.525 --> 02:14.867 [SPEAKER_00]: Who you have from God? 02:15.929 --> 02:19.674 [SPEAKER_00]: You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. 02:22.257 --> 02:28.666 [SPEAKER_00]: Scripture tells us of a greater level of communion with God than we are right now experiencing. 02:30.168 --> 02:37.258 [SPEAKER_00]: Scripture tells us that when Jesus died, God tore the veil into from top to bottom. 02:38.217 --> 02:43.163 [SPEAKER_00]: Prior to Jesus' death, God's glory had to be contained within the temple. 02:44.544 --> 02:49.870 [SPEAKER_00]: Now through the sacrifice of Jesus, we have become the temple of God. 02:51.091 --> 02:55.276 [SPEAKER_00]: We now have union with our Creator in the Holy Spirit. 02:56.798 --> 03:05.187 [SPEAKER_00]: First Corinthians 6, verse 17 says, 03:06.584 --> 03:15.855 [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. 03:17.817 --> 03:22.082 [SPEAKER_00]: To say that God dwells in our hearts isn't just a figure of speech. 03:23.444 --> 03:28.791 [SPEAKER_00]: If you are a believer, you have been sealed and filled with the Holy Spirit. 03:30.072 --> 03:32.575 [SPEAKER_00]: You have constant communion with God. 03:33.803 --> 03:42.649 [SPEAKER_00]: All that's left is to grow in your understanding of this wonderful supernatural union you have with your heavenly Father. 03:44.452 --> 03:48.037 [SPEAKER_00]: The spirit longs to reveal how near he is to you. 03:49.359 --> 03:53.404 [SPEAKER_00]: He longs to make you more aware of his manifest presence. 03:54.866 --> 04:05.160 [SPEAKER_00]: He longs to lead you, speak to you, fill you, satisfy you, heal you, set you free and empower you. 04:05.140 --> 04:10.528 [SPEAKER_00]: He longs for your heart to find freedom and security in him. 04:12.211 --> 04:16.297 [SPEAKER_00]: He longs to be your best friend, companion, and teacher. 04:18.360 --> 04:25.151 [SPEAKER_00]: Take time today as you enter into guided prayer to gain a greater revelation of God's nearness. 04:26.814 --> 04:33.544 [SPEAKER_00]: Ask him to reveal himself to you that you might know to greater depths how unified you 04:35.110 --> 04:43.551 [SPEAKER_00]: May your time be filled with a greater measure of God's presence and love. 05:16.657 --> 05:17.478 [SPEAKER_00]: as we begin. 05:17.538 --> 05:22.726 [SPEAKER_00]: Meditate on what Scripture says about the Spirit and the heart. 05:23.987 --> 05:29.074 [SPEAKER_00]: Reflect on the communion you already have available to you with the Holy Spirit. 05:30.657 --> 05:46.579 [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? 06:15.905 --> 06:32.368 [SPEAKER_00]: And next, ask the Holy Spirit for a greater revelation of His nearness, open your heart to God and receive His presence. 06:33.690 --> 06:37.035 [SPEAKER_00]: Take notice of how close He is to your heart. 06:46.195 --> 06:48.595 [UNKNOWN]: Thank you. 07:14.613 --> 07:15.295 [SPEAKER_00]: and last. 07:16.338 --> 07:27.930 [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. 08:10.081 --> 08:13.484 [SPEAKER_00]: Allow the Spirit to permeate everything you do today. 08:13.525 --> 08:18.430 [SPEAKER_00]: Seek to live in constant awareness of his presence and love. 08:19.671 --> 08:21.733 [SPEAKER_00]: You don't have to strive to be with God. 08:22.774 --> 08:24.976 [SPEAKER_00]: You don't have to strive to encounter Him. 08:25.016 --> 08:27.078 [SPEAKER_00]: He is already with you. 08:27.118 --> 08:29.241 [SPEAKER_00]: He's already in you. 08:29.261 --> 08:35.447 [SPEAKER_00]: All that's left is for you to simply open your heart to Him moment by moment. 08:36.659 --> 08:39.202 [SPEAKER_00]: don't live as if God is separate from you. 08:40.383 --> 08:43.307 [SPEAKER_00]: Don't talk to him or worship him as if he is distant. 08:44.428 --> 08:51.616 [SPEAKER_00]: Rather, live in light of Scripture and experience all the abundant life he has for you in his nearness. 08:53.158 --> 09:01.468 [SPEAKER_00]: May your life be changed by the powerful, constant, unfailing and holy satisfying presence of God. 09:26.120 --> 09:28.864 [SPEAKER_00]: Thanks for listening to today's podcast. 09:28.884 --> 09:30.806 [SPEAKER_00]: I'm Josh Miller with First15. 09:31.707 --> 09:41.080 [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. 09:42.121 --> 09:51.874 [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. 09:51.854 --> 09:58.708 [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you again for being here, have a wonderful rest of your day, and may God bless you as you see Kim.