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Full Impartation of the Spirit, November 5
And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty
wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
Acts 2:2
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When the Holy Spirit came down on the day of Pentecost, it was like a
rushing, mighty wind. [The Spirit] was given in no stinted measure; for it
filled all the place where the disciples were sitting. So will it be given to us
when our hearts are prepared to receive it.
Let every church member kneel before God, and pray earnestly for the
impartation of the Spirit. Cry, “Lord, increase my faith. Make me to under-
stand Thy word; for the entrance of Thy word giveth light. Refresh me by
Thy presence. Fill my heart with Thy Spirit that I may love my brethren as
Christ loves me.”
God will bless those who thus prepare themselves for His service. They
will understand what it means to have the assurance of the Spirit, because
they have received Christ by faith. The religion of Christ means more than
the forgiveness of sin; it means that sin is taken away, and that the vacuum is
filled with the Spirit. It means that the mind is divinely illumined, that the
heart is emptied of self, and filled with the presence of Christ. When this work
is done for church members, the church will be a living, working church.
We are to seek most earnestly to be of one mind, of one purpose. The
baptism of the Holy Spirit, and nothing less, can bring us to this place. Let us
by self-renunciation prepare our hearts to receive the Holy Spirit that a great
work may be done for us, so that we can say, not “See what I am doing,” but
“Behold the goodness and love of God!” ...
We may talk of the blessings of the Holy Spirit, but unless we prepare
ourselves for its reception, of what avail are our works? Are we striving with
all our power to attain to the stature of men and women in Christ? Are we
seeking for His fullness, ever pressing toward the mark set before us—the
perfection of His character?—
The Review and Herald, June 10, 1902
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