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The Holy Spirit Our Helper, May 4
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.
Romans 8:14
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Through the ministry of the angels the Holy Spirit is enabled to work upon
the mind and heart of the human agent and draw him to Christ.... But the Spirit of
God does not interfere with the freedom of the human agent. The Holy Spirit is
given to be a helper, so that man may cooperate with the Divine, and it is given to
Him to draw the soul but never to force obedience.
Christ is ready to impart all heavenly influences. He knows every temptation
that comes to man, and the capabilities of each. He weighs his strength. He sees
the present and the future, and presents before the mind the obligations that should
be met, and urges that common, earthly things shall not be permitted to be so
absorbing that eternal things shall be lost out of the reckoning. The Lord has
fullness of grace to bestow on every one that will receive of the heavenly gift. The
Holy Spirit will bring the God-entrusted capabilities into Christ’s service, and will
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mold and fashion the human agent according to the divine Pattern.
The Holy Spirit is our efficiency in the work of character building, in forming
characters after the divine similitude. When we think ourselves capable of molding
our own experience, we make a great mistake. We can never of ourselves obtain
the victory over temptation. But those who have genuine faith in Christ will be
worked by the Holy Spirit. The soul in whose heart faith abides will grow into
a beautiful temple for the Lord. He is directed by the grace of Christ. Just in
proportion as he depends on the Holy Spirit’s teaching he will grow.
The influence of the Holy Spirit is the life of Christ in the soul. We do not now
see Christ and speak to Him, but His Holy Spirit is just as near us in one place
as another. It works in and through every one who receives Christ. Those who
know the indwelling of the Spirit reveal the fruit of the Spirit—love, joy, peace,
long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith.
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