In the Spirit on the Lord's day

In the Spirit on the Lord's day

John Francis

 The Bible daily by disciple John

Revelation 1:10 

I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day, and heard behind me a great voice, as of a trumpet.

When the Apostle John says he was in the Spirit on the Lords day, it implies that it is possible to be not in the Spirit. I also think that John would be in the Spirit most of the time. Every Sunday is the “Lords day”.

When I go to a Christian meeting, I pray and ask in the name of Jesus Christ that I should be filled with the Holy Spirit to overflowing. In addition I ask that God will use me for His glory. I want to be in the Spirit at every meeting, and I want God to be glorified. What happens then, is that often God speaks to me, sometimes with a vision and sometimes with a thought that comes in to my mind, usually a text but sometimes a book of the Bible to read.

A few years ago on a Sunday, we were in Church 30 minutes before the service, and God told me to read Philippians, and as I read it I was looking for the verse that God wanted me to see and when I found it, it was as if the Holy Spirit was highlighting that word: Phil 2:14-16 Do all things without murmurings and disputings: That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world. I obeyed God and gave out the message he gave me. The message was a great encouragement to someone at that meeting who thanked me.

Prayer: Thank you Heavenly Father for speaking to us about the need for us to be filled with the Holy Spirit when we serve you that your will be done and your kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen

Php 2:14  Do everything readily and cheerfully--no bickering, no second-guessing allowed! Msg Bible

Philippians 2:14

Do all things,.... Not evil things, these are to be abhorred, shunned, and avoided, even all appearance of them, they are not to be done, even the sake of good; nor all indifferent things at all times, and under all circumstances, when the peace and edification of others are in danger of being hurt by so doing; but all good things, all that are agreeable to the righteous law and good will of God; all those good things which accompany salvation, as hearing the word, and attendance on ordinances: all church affairs relating to public worship, private conference, everything at church meetings, and which concern the discipline and laws of Christ's house; and all things that are civilly, morally, spiritually, and evangelically good; even all things that God would have done, or we would desire should be done to us by fellow creatures and fellow Christians: let all these be done 

without murmurings; either against God and Christ, as if anything hard and severe was enjoined, when Christ's yoke is easy, and his burden light, Mat_11:30, and none of his commands grievous; and because their presence is not always enjoyed, and that communion and comfort in ordinances had, which may be desired: or against the ministers of the Gospel, in whose power it is not to give grace, comfort, and spiritual refreshment; any more than it was in Moses and Aaron to give bread and water to the Israelites in the wilderness, for which they murmured against them, and in so doing against God himself, Exo_16:2; or against one another, because of superior enjoyment in nature, providence, and grace; but all things, both of a moral, civil, and religious nature, with respect to God, and one another, should be done readily, freely, cheerfully, and heartily; and also without 

disputing; or "without hesitations", as the Vulgate Latin, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions render it. Whatever appears to be agreeable to the will of God, should be done at once without dispute upon it, or hesitation about it, however disagreeable it may be to carnal sense and reason; the will of God is not to be disputed, nor flesh and blood to be consulted, in opposition to it; nor should the saints enter into any carnal reasoning, and contentious disputations, either at their public or private meetings, but do all they do decently, and in order, and in the exercise of brotherly love.