Being filled with the Spirit

Being filled with the Spirit

Eph 5:18

¹⁸ Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit

Lk 1:15

But the angel said to him: “Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John. ¹⁴ He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth, ¹⁵ for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born.

Jud 6:34

³⁴ Then the Spirit of the Lord came on Gideon, and he blew a trumpet, summoning the Abiezrites to follow him.³⁵ He sent messengers throughout Manasseh, calling them to arms, and also into Asher, Zebulun and Naphtali, so that they too went up to meet them.

Jud 13:25

²⁴ The woman gave birth to a boy and named him Samson. He grew and the Lord blessed him, ²⁵ and the Spirit of the Lord began to stir him while he was in Mahaneh Dan, between Zorah and Eshtaol.

1 Sam 16:13

¹³ So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon David. Samuel then went to Ramah.

2 Sam 23:2(Spirit of God spoke through David)

² “The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me;
    his word was on my tongue.

We learn the following from the above verses

1)  We are to be filled with the Spirit to reflect God in our life

2)  John was filled with Spirit even before he was born

3)  When the Spirit of Lord came on Gideon, people listened to him

4)  The Spirit of the Lord had began to stir Samson and guide him

5)  Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the Lord came powerfully upon David

6)  Spirit of the Lord spoke through David