Gospel Reflections #820: Because of the Filling of the Holy Spirit

Luke 4:15 "Jesus taught in their synagogues, and everyone praised him."

After Satan's temptation, Jesus returned to His hometown.

News of Him spread throughout the region, and Jesus preached the gospel in the synagogues.

Jesus came to this earth not as God but as a man. It wasn't so much that He could preach because He was Jesus, but rather that He was filled with the power of the Holy Spirit, enabling Him to preach the gospel.

We may feel we are rarely filled with the power of the Holy Spirit, yet the Spirit is always pouring out upon us.

It is simply that we are not receiving it, or we are trying to do things in our own strength.

Jesus did not rely on Himself but constantly sought the power of the Holy Spirit, and through that power, God worked through Him.

Jesus revealed the heavenly Father through the power of the Holy Spirit.

We too must learn to rely on the Holy Spirit, taking Jesus as our example.

And as we do this repeatedly, we become filled with the peace and hope that God is with us.

Furthermore, when our eyes are opened in God's grace, we can truly grasp what Jesus means to us.

AUTHOR'S BIO: This Gospel Reflections page is written by Masae San, who resides in Hiroshima, Japan. Masae is a dedicated student of the Bible with a deep passion for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She shares her daily reflections on Gospel perspectives to reach out to others and spread the message of God's true love through a Christ-centered approach. We are sharing her insights here so that you, too, can experience the joy that comes from knowing and understanding the true Gospel and the love of God through Jesus Christ.