September 18, 2002 (15)
THE SPIRIT, AN EVIDENCE OF CHRIST WITHIN.
THE ASSURANCE OF SALVATION BY HIS SPIRIT WHICH DWELLS IN US. Obedience to the commands that Christ gives to us will result in the blessed assurance that we are in Christ. A twofold command given: to believe in His NAME. To love one another. This will please Him and result in receiving from Him that which we request of Him. Obedience to His Word and a love for Him, as well as one another is a response of His Spirit directing and motivating our lives. 1 John 3:22-24
THE MYSTERY OF CHRIST. The Gospel being ministered to the Gentile as well as to the Jew. It was the Spirit that brought the revelation and knowledge of the eternal purposes of God to light. If there is a need for a revelation it comes by the way of the Spirit. It originates with the Lord Himself and will be in agreement with the WORD of the Lord. The Spirit and the Word are never in conflict. It is well that we note that this revelation came to leadership. Eph. 3:3-6
CHRISTIAN VICTORY IS ATTAINED BY WALKING IN THE SPIRIT. The constant, precious anointing of the Spirit is a consistent guide to out lives. Because of the presence of His holiness, the flesh is subdued and even subjugated, until there is no activity of the flesh permitted. The secret of the Christian life is to maintain the constant companionship of the Spirit. Gal. 5:16 Allowing the Spirit to lead us is the assurance of success in our Spiritual life. We are then identified as sons of the most high. Rom. 8:14
CONFIRMATION OF THE LEADERSHIP OF THE SPIRIT. He is the Spirit of Truth. Therefore, there will not be an untruth or a lie spoken by Him. Every utterance of the Spirit must be founded on truth. His purpose in coming into the world is to guide the people of the Lord into ALL truth. How can we know that it is the Spirit who is speaking? He will not speak of Himself. He will not glorify Himself nor boast of His capabilities. He will speak of and show the things that are to come. The Holy Spirit will always elevate the Lord Jesus Christ. His work is to glorify and magnify Jesus, making Jesus to be the one that is altogether lovely to us. As in the ministry of Jesus, He spoke those things that He heard from His Father. So also the Holy Spirit will speak forth those things that He hears and will relay them on to us. John 16:13-14 We are privileged to know the Spirit of the Lord and certainly it is with deep gratitude, we open our hearts, for His presence to be made known in our lives. John 14:17 The Holy Spirit, the divine Comforter comes to us from the Father. He is our ability to testify in truth that Jesus died and was raised again from the dead and has become our Lord and savior. The Spirit proves the reality of the finished work of Calvary. John 15:26