The Story of the Cheese and Cracker Christian

A man booked passage on a ship that was crossing the Atlantic. He brought with him enough money to buy a ticket, a block of cheese and some crackers for the long voyage. The first few days at sea the cheese and crackers tasted good, but eventually they became stale. Each day as he watched the porters carry large steaks, lobster, chickens and other delicious foods to the ship's guests, he became very hungry. In fact, he became so hungry that he grabbed one of the porters. "I'll do anything to get one of those steaks," he said. "I'll wash dishes, clean rooms, and even mop the deck." The porter replied, "You bought a ticket, didnt you? The meals come with the ticket."

The moment we become children of God through faith in Christ, we became heirs of God, and all of His divine supernatural resources are made available to us. Everything we need including wisdom, love, power to be men and women of God and to be fruitful witnesses for Christ is available to us. But most Christians continue to live in self-imposed spiritual poverty because they do not know how to appropriate from God those spiritual resources which are already theirs.

It is useless to try to live in our own power the kind of life God has commanded us to live. Our strength must come from the Lord! The Holy Spirit came to enable us to know Christ. When we receive Christ in our lives, we experience a new birth, and are indewlt by the Spirit. The Holy Spirit enables us to live and share the abundant life which Jesus promised to all who trusts Him.

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i learn alot from this article... you might be asking now how can we be filled with the fullness of Holy Spirit. the answer is by faith. yessh.. the moment we received Christ, we are alr filled with the Holy Spirit. it's the working of the Holy Spirit that prompted us to receive Christ by faith. everything we receive from God from the moment of our spiritual birth till our death is by faith. so bros and sis, let us walk in the Spirit everyday and not live according to the sinful nature. let our mind be controlled by our Holy Spirit, let our Holy Spirit direct our life. back to the question.. we can be filled by the Holy Spirit by faith alone. and prayer is one of the way of expressing our faith. and dont forget the concept of faith and deeds (James 2:18). after we haf prayed, lets exercise it. let 's utilize the unlimited available resources to us thru faith. let our strength and courage come frm our Lord, frm our Spirit during this sowing season! pray to God daily!