April 07, 2005.
38. THE SPIRIT WHO IS TRUTH. There is no possibility of the slightest deviation from the truth to be found in Him. His very nature, His essence is truth. He can only dwell where truth is welcomed. John 14:17 He is to be the teacher and guide to the church. His ultimate purpose is to instruct in the ways of the Lord. Both in Christian living and in prophetic utterance of things to come. Were the church of today really listening to Him there would be some drastic doctrinal changes. There are teachings being propagated that do not originate from the Word and the Spirit. Pathetic, but true. John 16:13 There is no doubt that we owe a great deal to the past fathers of church doctrine. However, not everything that they taught is by any means Spirit inspired. To deny the Lord the ability to fulfill His Word in sending the Holy Spirit to baptize and fill the members of the body of Christ is a contrary belief. The anointing of the Spirit has come to abide, to dwell, to remain within the spirit nature of the believer. He comes, He anoints and He remains. 1 John 2:27.
BUT YE KNOW HIM. So spoke the Lord Jesus to His disciples. Because the world cannot receive Him, they will never know Him. The true church will know Him because He will constantly dwell with them. If we have not made Him welcome, then He will not come. We are to know Him because of His abiding presence. He will dwell with us, [ A place where too many Christians are content to dwell] but Jesus said He would be IN us. There is a vast difference between having Him with us, and having Him IN US. We have our choice. John 14:17 How can we possibly have the Spirit of the Father, except He dwell in us. It is obvious that to reject the ability of the Spirit of the Lord from dwelling in us, we have rejected the Spirit of the Father. Mt. 10:20 Jesus declared that the Spirit of truth, proceeded from the Father. John 15:26 To refuse His Spirit is to refuse the Father.
THE PROCLAMATION OF THE HIGH AND LOFTY ONE. The inhabitant of eternity. Actually He is eternity itself. Did He not exist there would be no eternity. His name is Holy. He is Holiness personified. His essential quality is Holiness. He dwells in heaven, the high and holy place. Because He is omnipresent, He dwells with those who are of a holy heart, a cleansed, purified heart. He is found in the lives of those who are of a contrite and broken spirit. Who exhibit the humility that is worthy of those who serve the Lord. This becomes the source of revival, a contrite and a humble heart. Isa. 57:16 The attitude and conduct of those who would live for the Lord is all important for it can hinder revival as well as produce one. Humility is an attitude that was constantly displayed in the life of the Lord Jesus. The promise of the Word is that the Lord is close to those who are broken of heart, not because of circumstances but because of a desire to submit to the Lord. The contrite of spirit He saves. Those who are crushed, who cast themselves before Him. Ps. 34:18