VII. The Power of the Holy
Ghost
The
baptism of the Holy Ghost is the very power that resurrected Jesus Christ from
the dead. This fact alone
demonstrates that it is essential that we be baptized with His Spirit. Without the Spirit of Christ dwelling
within, there would be nothing to raise us up to meet the Lord when He returns
the second time. This is why Paul
said in Romans 8:11, “But if the Spirit of him that raised
up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead
shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.
“
(1
Corinthians 15:51-53 KJV) Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we
shall all be changed, In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last
trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible,
and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and
this mortal must put on immortality.
2.
The Spirit Gives Power
(Acts
1:8 KJV) But ye
shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall
be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa, and in Samaria, and
unto the uttermost part of the earth.
The
baptism of the Holy Ghost gives the believer tremendous power to witness for
the Lord. Without the Holy Ghost,
the early disciples would have been powerless to save the hostile world of
their day. But through the power
of God within them they were able to conquer even the mighty Roman Empire with
the good news of Calvary. This
same power is available if men will only have faith to reach out and claim
it. Jesus said, “Ye shall receive
power after that the Holy Ghost shall come upon you….”
3. The Spirit
Teaches
(2
Peter 1:21 KJV) For the
prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as
they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
The
Bible is not merely a product of man’s mind and ability, “but holy men of God
spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost”. Since it required the inspiration of the Spirit for the
writing of the Scriptures, it also requires the inspiration of the Holy Ghost
to understand God’s Word.
Jesus promised the
Spirit would “teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance, whatsoever I
have said unto you” (John 14;26).
4. The Spirit Shows Things to
Come
(John
16:13 KJV) Howbeit when
he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he
shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak:
and he will shew you things to come.
The
Lord gives an understanding of His prophetic Word to those who walk with
Him. He also gives understanding
of the direction His church, and the world are taking in the end time.
5. The Spirit
Gives Righteousness, Peace, and Joy
(Romans
14:17 KJV) For the
kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in
the Holy Ghost.
The
Apostle Paul’s adjectives are self-explanatory. The Holy Ghost gives power not only to live a holy, clean
life, but also the accompanying joy and peace that only the infilling of the
Spirit of Christ can give. It is,
“Joy unspeakable and full of glory” (I Peter 1:8).
6.
The Spirit Imparts the Love of God
(Romans
5:5 KJV) And hope
maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the
Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
This
scripture states, “The love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy
Ghost which is given unto us.” The
gift of the Holy Ghost is a baptism of the love of God. A boundless love that proceeds from God
himself, fills our souls, and then overflows from our lives like a mighty
rushing river. It is a love that
cries earnestly to every thirsty heart, “Let him that is
athirst come. And whosoever will,
let him take the water of life freely” (Revelation 22:17).
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