Thursday March 23rd, 2023
Meditate on: Mark 16:17 GWT
« These are the miraculous signs that will accompany believers: They will use the power and authority of my name to force demons out of people. They will speak new languages. »
Read: John 7:37-38 NLT
37 On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, “Anyone who is thirsty may come to me!
38 Anyone who believes in me may come and drink! For the Scriptures declare, ‘Rivers of living water will flow from his heart.’”
Understand:
Baptism of the Holy Spirit is a spiritual experience that is highly misunderstood in Christendom today.
It was prophesied in Joel 2:28 ISV:
« Then it will come about at a later time that I will pour out my Spirit on every person. Your sons and your daughters will prophesy. Your elderly people will dream dreams, and your young people will see visions. »
It was promised by John the Baptist in Matthew 3:11 GNT
« I baptize you with water to show that you have repented, but the one who will come after me will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. He is much greater than I am; and I am not good enough even to carry his sandals. »
This was then actualized by Jesus Christ when He said in Acts 1:8NKJV
« But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.…»
This is the means by which the Holy Spirit initiates Christians into spiritual communion with Jesus Christ, with the evidence of speaking in tongues and for the purpose of equipping them for God’s service.
Joel 2:28 and Acts 1:8 clearly states that the outpouring of the Holy Spirit gives access to some supernatural gift and abilities like prophecy, healing and vision.
To receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit, one must develop an insatiable hunger and thirst for His infilling (John 7:37-38).
In the scripture above, Jesus said anyone that believes in Him as the Holy Spirit Baptizer, will become a source of living water.
He also said that those who drink from Him will never thirst again (John 4:14). Acts 2:38-39ESV says
38 And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. 39 For the promise is for you… »
God provided the Holy Spirit as a means of solving all human problems.
However, we must first repent of all our sins, accept Jesus as our Lord and Savior and then receive the baptism of the Holy Spirit with the evidence of speaking in tongues.
May the living waters flow through you to the whole world in the mighty name of Jesus.
Prayer point: Father, please fill me with the Holy Spirit that Your power may flow through me, in the mighty name of Jesus.
Author: Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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