Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Being Filled with God's Spirit



This is a very brief portion of a book I'm reading - "Smith Wigglesworth Only Believe."

An excerpt of what I've read today.

During the time of the early church, the disciples were hard-pressed in all areas. The things of the natural life could not be attended to, and many were complaining about the neglect of their widows. The disciples therefore decided on a plan which was to choose seven men to do the work - men who were "full of the Holy Spirit." What a divine thought! No matter what kind of work was to be done, however menial it may have been, the person chosen had to be filled with the Holy Spirit. The plan of the church was that everything, even the things of the natural life, had to be sanctified unto God, for the church had to be a Holy Spirit church.

Beloved, God has never ordained anything less! There is one thing that I want to stress in these meetings; that this, no matter what else may happen, first and foremost, I want to empohasize these questions: "Have you received the Holy Spirit since you believed?" (Acts 19:2 KJV). "Are you filled with divine power?" This is the heritage of the church, to be so clothed with power that God can lay His hand on any member at any time to do His perfect will.

Father, I ask You to HELP US to be FILLED with Your Spirit, in the Name of Jesus.
Thank YOU!

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