Be filled with the Spirit

[tonychanyt]

Ephesians 5:

18 And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit,

be filled
πληροῦσθε (plērousthe)
Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's 4137: From pleres; to make replete, i.e. to cram, level up, or to furnish, satisfy, execute, finish, verify, etc.

The present tense means "Be filled" repeatedly. This is not a one-time event.

The human spirit animates a person. The Holy Spirit empowers a person to act according to the Spirit.

The filling with the Spirit is sometimes associated with prophesying. Acts 2:

4 All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

How to get filled?

Paul lists some pointers in 1 Thessalonians 5:

16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 19 Do not quench the Spirit. 20 Do not despise prophecies, 21 but test everything; hold fast what is good. 22Abstain from every form of evil.

See also My take on the Baptism of the Spirit.