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Supernatural Strength Promised, December 12
There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ
Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Romans 8:1
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The Holy Spirit was promised to be with those who were wrestling for
victory, demonstrating the power of might by endowing the human agent
with supernatural strength, and instructing the ignorant in the mysteries of
the kingdom of God. The Holy Spirit is to be our helper. Of what avail would
it have been to us that the only-begotten Son of God had humbled Himself,
endured the temptations of the wily foe, and wrestled with him during His
entire life on earth, and died, the just for the unjust, that humanity might not
perish, if the Spirit had not been given as a constant working, regenerating
agent to make effectual in our cases what had been wrought by the world’s
Redeemer?
The Holy Spirit implanted in the disciples enabled them to stand firmly
against idolatry, and to exalt the Lord alone.
The Holy Spirit guided the pens of the sacred historians that the record
of the precious words and works of Christ might be presented to the world.
The Holy Spirit is constantly at work seeking to draw the attention of men to
the great sacrifice made upon the cross of Calvary, to unfold to the world the
love of God to man, and to open to the convicted soul the precious promises
in the Scriptures.
It is the Holy Spirit that brings to the darkened minds the bright beams of
the Sun of righteousness. It is the Holy Spirit that makes men’s hearts burn
within them with an awakened intelligence of the truths of eternity. It is the
Holy Spirit that presents before the mind the moral standard of righteousness
and convinces of sin. It is the Holy Spirit that produces godly sorrow which
worketh repentance that needeth not to be repented of, and inspires faith
in Him who alone can save from all sin. It is the Holy Spirit that works
to transform character by withdrawing the affections of men from those
things which are temporal and perishable, and fixing them upon the immortal
inheritance, the eternal substance which is imperishable. The Holy Spirit
re-creates, refines, and sanctifies the human agents, that they may become
members of the royal family, children of the heavenly King.—
The Signs of
the Times, April 17, 1893
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