BREAKFAST WITH JESUS
BREAKFAST WITH JESUS A daily devotional Pastor Stanley 16th JUNE 2026 SWAYED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT Acts 11:24 He was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and a great number of people were brought to the Lord. (NIV) This above verse refers to Barnabas. It says he was full of the Holy Spirit and faith. To be full of the Holy Spirit in this sense is not the same as to have or received the Holy Spirit. The communication is not to inform us that Barnabas had the Holy Spirit, but that he was filled; so full of Him such that he was swayed in a certain direction. To be swayed means to be controlled or influenced. Barnabas was so influenced by the Holy Spirit such that his thoughts, words and actions were swayed by Him. He couldn't think, talk or act outside the leading of the Spirit. The result was, the Bible says "and a great number of people were brought to the Lord. Being filled or full of the Holy Spirit is likened to being drunk with wine. One who is drunk with wine is co...