November, The Promise of the Holy Spirit
“Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.” – 1 John 4:13 Christ has promised the gift of the Holy Spirit to His church, and the promise belongs to us as much as to the first disciples. But like every other promise, it...
November, The Promise of the Holy Spirit
“For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.” – Philippians 2:13 The blessing of God cannot come upon those who are idlers in his vineyard. Professed Christians who do nothing, neutralize the efforts of real workers by their...
November, The Promise of the Holy Spirit
“That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou has sent me.” – John 17:21 After the descent of the Holy Spirit, the disciples were so filled with love for Him [Christ] and for...
November, The Promise of the Holy Spirit
“Let us now fear the LORD our God, that giveth rain, both the former and the latter, in his season: he reserveth unto us the appointed weeks of the harvest.” – Jeremiah 5:24 “Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain; so the Lord shall make bright clouds,...
November, The Promise of the Holy Spirit
“But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life.” – Romans 6:22 At no point in our experience can we dispense with the assistance of that which enables us to make the first start. The...
November, The Promise of the Holy Spirit
“And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.” – Ephesians 4:23-24 The continual communication of the Holy Spirit to the church is represented by the prophet Zechariah under...
