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The soul of the prophet, emptied of self, was filled with the light
of the Divine. In words that were almost a counterpart of the words
of Christ Himself, he bore witness to the Saviour’s glory. “He that
cometh from above,” he said, “is above all: he that is of the earth
is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: He that cometh from heaven is
above all.... For He whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God:
for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto Him.”
John 3:31-34
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In this glory of Christ all His followers are to share. The Saviour
could say: “I seek not Mine own will, but the will of the Father which
hath sent Me.”
John 5:30
.” And,” declared John, “the Father giveth not
the Spirit by measure unto Him.” So with the followers of Christ. We
can receive of heaven’s light only as we are willing to be emptied of
self. We can discern the character of God, and accept Christ by faith,
only as we consent to the bringing into captivity of every thought to
the obedience of Christ. To all who do this, the Holy Spirit is given
without measure. In Christ “dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead
bodily. And ye are complete in Him.”
Colossians 2:9, 10
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God’s Promises
To all who are willing for self to be humbled are given God’s
promises:
“I will make all My goodness pass before thee, and will proclaim
the name of Jehovah before thee.”
Exodus 33:19
, A. R. V.
“Call unto Me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and
mighty things, which thou knowest not.”
Jeremiah 33:3
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“Exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think,” will be
given unto us, “the Spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge
of Him,” that we “may be able to comprehend with all saints what is
the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; and to know the love
of Christ, which passeth knowledge,” that we may be “filled with all
the fullness of God.”
Ephesians 3:20
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1:17
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Ephesians 3:18, 19
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This is the knowledge which God is inviting us to receive, and
beside which all else is vanity and nothingness.