Imagine a man who buys a new luxury automobile with heated, 6-way power leather seats, dual climate control, GPS, MP3 player, state of the art radio, etc. Then, he shows it to all his friends and lets them sit in the fancy seats and look at the dazzling cockpit. However, the man can’t use any of the accessories, and he pushes the car everywhere he goes, in the heat and cold, because he doesn’t know the car has an engine to power it all. So, the luxury automobile that was supposed to be a blessing to him is a burden.
Many Christians are like that man because they don’t know the Christian life has an “engine.” The engine in the Christian life is the Holy Spirit. God never intended we live the Christian life on our own. He wants us to live the Spirit-filled life, which requires we do two things …
