Promises ofGod 20.HolySpirit
Luke11:13"Ifyethen,beingevil,knowhowtogivegood giftsuntoyourchildren:howmuchmoreshallyourheavenly FathergivetheHolySpirittothemthataskhim?"
Meaning:CharlesSpurgeonsaid,"WithouttheSpiritofGodwe candonothing.Weareasshipswithoutwindorchariotswithout steeds.Likebrancheswithoutsap,wearewithered.Likecoals withoutfire,weareuseless.Asanofferingwithoutthesacrificial flame,weareunaccepted."Uponsalvation,wereceivetheHoly Spirit(John7:38,39).Aftersalvationweshouldbeconstantly filledwithHim(Ephesians5:18).
Application:God'spromiseoftheHolySpirit istwo-fold.First,theHolySpirit'sindwellingis promisedtothosewhogetsaved.Secondly,the HolySpirit'sfillingispromisedtobelievers whodesireit(Isaiah44:3).Thedesiretobe filledwiththeSpiritwillbeevidencedby walkingintheSpirit(Galatians5:16),abiding inChrist(IJohn3:24),andbyaskingtobe filleddaily(Luke11:13).
OtherVersesforStudy:John14:16,17;16:7,13;Acts1:8;10:44, 45;Romans5:5;ICorinthians6:19
1.WhendoesapersonreceivetheHolySpirit?_________________
2.WhatisoneevidencethatyoudesiretobefilledwiththeSpirit?
3.WithouttheSpiritofGodwecando________________________.
"ItwerebettertospeaksixwordsinthepoweroftheHolyGhost thantopreachseventyyearsofsermonswithouttheSpirit."