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To Endow Me with Power from Above, Fabruary 12
The Work of the Holy Spirit
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon
you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, in all
Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Acts 1:8
The Holy Spirit was to descend on those who love Christ. By this
they would be qualified, in and through the glorification of their Head,
to receive every endowment necessary for the fulfilling of their mission.
The Life-giver held in His hand not only the keys of death but a whole
heaven of rich blessings. All power in heaven and earth was given to Him,
and having taken His place in the heavenly courts, He could dispense
these blessings to all who receive Him. The church was baptized with
the Spirit’s power. The disciples were fitted to go forth and proclaim
Christ, first in Jerusalem, where the shameful work of dishonoring the
rightful King had been done, and then to the uttermost parts of the earth.
The evidence of the enthronement of Christ in His mediatorial kingdom
was given.
God desires that the receivers of His grace shall be witnesses to its
power. Those whose course has been most offensive to Him He freely
accepts; when they repent, He imparts to them His divine Spirit, places
them in the highest positions of trust, and sends them forth into the camp
of the disloyal to proclaim His boundless mercy.
Provision is made by God Himself for every soul that turns to the
Lord, to receive His immediate cooperation. The Holy Spirit becomes
His efficiency.
It is the Spirit’s power that we need. This can do more for us in one
minute than we can ever accomplish by talking.
Only to those who wait humbly upon God, who watch for His guid-
ance and grace, is the Spirit given. The power of God awaits their
demand and reception. This promised blessing, claimed by faith, brings
all other blessings in its train.
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