"So shall he sprinkle many nations; the kings shall shut their mouths at him: for that which had not been told them shall they see; and that which they had not heard shall they consider."
— Isaiah 52:15
"Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you."
— John 16:7
I never get over the fact that the Lord tells us that the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, the anointing that abides[1] within all the elect, is actually better for us than travelling alongside the beloved Savior in the flesh. Indeed, we see in the gospels that the apostles understood little of what they were hearing and seeing Jesus do in his earthly ministry. They argued with one another, rebuked children, and failed to cast out devils that were plaguing the Lord’s people. But after Pentecost they received power and wisdom to walk in Jesus’ ways. Yet Peter tells the distressed and scattered saints in his second epistle that they have obtained “like precious faith[2]” as he has.
“According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue.”
That knowledge of him, is given to us in the Bible and made real to us in our hearts through the Holy Spirit. The Lord says that “he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you[3]. He [the Spirit] will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself…He shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you.[4]”
Beloveds, do not neglect this great gift of the Holy Spirit. Ask, and receive. Seek, and find. Knock and it shall be opened to you.[5]
Selah.
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