Today I started in the book of Zachariah which is the next to the last book of the Old Testament.  He was a major player in the Jews rebuilding the temple when they had returned to Israel after their 70 years of captivity.  I’m not sure, but Zachariah seems to address more clearly the work of God’s angels and spirits in how they talk to him and inspire him to do God’s bidding for him.  I know I’ve been on a trek for some time now to better know, sense and be open to God’s Holy Spirit within me.  I know I have glimpses of this in the morning devotional time, but as I step into the activities of the day, I lose this connection.  I’m in the flesh.

The spirit world is just as real as our human one.  They coincide completely but we are so unaware of this or at least I am much of the time.  It is always after something takes place that I awaken to the reality that–I’ll bet God’s Holy Spirit had a huge part in what I just saw or experienced.  I don’t know if I can be more aware all the time, but I sure want to be open to growing in realm.  A big driver for me is that temptation is fought by The Holy Spirit.  I know fully that I cannot win over temptation if I’m fighting it alone.  Surrender is the key.  Calling on accountability is critical here for confession of need for help is big in surrender.  I’m certainly better than I use to be a short while back, but I’m not good at this yet.  More than this however, I want to live by God’s Holy Spirit within me.  I would love to be more like Jesus which is exactly what The Holy Spirit is to help us with.  Galatians 2:20 says:  “I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.”   I truly want to die to this human self so the Spirit of God can be as live as possible within me.  To God be all Glory!