THE SYMBOL OF THIS BAPTISM, FIRE Part 3
The wisdom of the fathers
THE SYMBOL OF THIS BAPTISM, FIRE????Part 3
6. Fire is a quickening element. And so the Holy Spirit is the source of life. What is it that makes the spring, the flowers, and the swarming life of the insect world? It is the warmth of spring, it is the fire of yonder sun. And so the Holy Spirit quickens our whole spiritual being into vitality. Like the mother bird, whose warm bosom incubates the germs of life that she has dropped into her nest, so the Spirit of God vitalizes all our being, and quickens into life and blessing seeds that lay dormant, perhaps, for years. He quickens our spiritual life; He quickens our intellectual life; He quickens our physical life, and is the source of healing and strength.?
领英推荐
7. The Holy Spirit, like fire, melts the rigid heart and molds it into the form of God's holy will, and highest purpose. Without the Holy Spirit we are set in our own ideas, plans, and thoughts; but the soul that is filled with the Holy?Spirit?is adjustable, both to God and to man. The easiest people to get along with are those most filled with God.?The Spirit is a great lubricator and mellower, and He keeps us adjusted to the will of God, and to the providences of life as they meet us, day by day, in God's perfect order of place and time.?
8. Fire is the great energizer and source of power. It is the real secret of the electric current and the throbbing piston of yonder engine. And so the Holy??Spirit?is the source of all spiritual power. He and He alone can give effectiveness to our lives, and make us tell for God and humanity, and the great purpose of our existence. We need His power in every department of life. He is not only for the pulpit, but for every walk of life. The Holy?Spirit?will give power to all who will receive it, to make life effective and to make us accomplish the purpose of our being.?
(from "The Holy Spirit or the Power from on High" by A.B. Simpson) )