The Glass Pitcher

God gave me a demonstration to use when I was teaching on “the use of the Name of Jesus.” In demonstrating that it is a spiritual thing, I took a glass and filled it with water to show that the Holy Spirit poured God’s love into our hearts. I then took the glass and emerged it into a pitcher filled with water to show that when we are baptized into the Holy Spirit, God takes our spirit and emerges it into His Spirit.  As I sat the glass filled with water down into the pitcher of water I saw that God’s Spirit protected my spirit but the outside of the pitcher (my body) was not protected.  I thought that His Spirit in me would be enough to keep me, but that is not the way it works.   So then I understood the scripture:  “But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.” (Romans 8:11)  God would quicken my mortal body (flesh) by His Spirit that dwells in me only as I spoke His word.   Faith has to be spoken so that the Word will penetrate the outside of the pitcher (my body) and protect me from all attacks of the devil.  I must speak words that have already been spoken by God to keep my body protected.  You see, my spirit with God’s Spirit inside of me, and the words that were spoken by me, carry the life out of me that I need to cover the outside of me.      Jesus said the words that I speak unto you they are spirit and they are life.  This is in keeping with the statement, “the righteousness of faith speaks the word.”  Therefore it is with the spoken word that I cover myself from the attacks of the devil so that my flesh can stay healthy.  As my mind is being renewed to the word of God, I exercise faith by continuing to speak the words that I have received.   Faith filled words spoken, protects and keeps me (my whole being) in the things of God.  For though I walk in the flesh, I do not war after the flesh.  I must use spiritual weapons: the word of God and obedience, to win the war for my body.  Thanks be unto God who always causes us to triumphant In Christ (the anointing) and gives us the victory through the spoken Word.