Fellowship of The Spirit-What Are You Talking About?

Phil 2:1 mentions the phrase 'fellowship of the Spirit.' That began to roll around  inside of my spirit as I was working today. When I came home and looked it up, I found several blogs worth of stuff. So, right now, let me just deal with one aspect--communication.


Fellowship between two people involves conversation, among other things. But, if we tried to converse with someone of a different nation, we would come to exasperation pretty quickly. Neither of us would understand what the other was trying to say. Therefore the fellowship would be short and unproductive.


Fellowship with the Holy Spirit is the same. The Holy Spirit knows only ONE language, and that language is identified in the Word of God. When we start thinking or talking in ways that are contrary to God's Word, the Holy Spirit is unable to fellowship with us.


Here's a surefire way of proving the point. Sit still and start thinking about all of the things that have hurt you, irritated you or drove you to distraction this week. After a few minutes, do you sense His presence? Obviously not.


Now take a few minutes and meditate on how much He loves you, what He has done for you on the cross and how much He means to you. It won't take too long before you know that you have His attention and that the two of you are sharing a conversation.


A relationship between two humans builds during pleasant conversation. The same with God. The more you talk His language, the more your relationship with Him will deepen. The more time you take to spend with Him in fellowship and worship, the stronger your faith in Him will grow. It all starts by speaking his language.