The Holy Spirit Book: Receiving the Fullness of the Holy Spirit
-Roy Lessin, Meeting in the Meadow
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“As the deer longs for streams of water, so I long for
You, O God.” Psalm 42:1 NLT
Spiritual thirst is longing after God. It is a need
within us that we must have God and no substitute. Just like our body
needs water and must drink, so our spirit needs God’s presence and we
must drink of His Spirit.
A thirsty person is not passive or indifferent about
his need for water. A thirsty person does not need to analyze water,
study water, or debate water – the need of a thirsty person
is to drink water.
Are you spiritually thirsty? If you are, then Jesus
promises to give you drink. No one needs to be spiritually dehydrated or
die of spiritual thirst. This is Jesus’ promise. Come to Him, the One who
will baptize you and fill you with the Holy Spirit. He has promised to
satisfy your thirst and place within you the river of the Holy Spirit
that will never run dry.
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for
righteousness, for they shall be filled.” Matthew 5:6 NKJV
Receiving the baptism and filling with the Holy Spirit
is not difficult.
FIRST, prepare you heart to receive:
Confess and forsake all sin. (Proverbs 28:13)
Give yourself fully to the Lord. (Romans 12:1)
Set your heart on obedience. (Acts 5:32)
NOW, receive the baptism and filling with the Holy Spirit
by faith. (Galatians 3:14)
You receive God’s gifts, not by striving, but by
trusting; not by working, but by believing; not through fret, but through
faith. Receiving the baptism and filling with the Holy Spirit is as
simple as drinking water. If you are thirsty, drink.
ASK Jesus now to baptize and fill you with the promised
Holy Spirit.
© 2017, 2023 Roy Lessin, The Holy Spirit Book. All rights reserved, used with permission.
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APPLICATION: Why does God command us to be filled with the Holy
Spirit?
Are you thirsty for the fullness of the Holy Spirit? Are you ready to
drink of the Spirit by faith? Write your own prayer to receive the
baptism and filling of the Holy Spirit. Pray that prayer, asking Jesus to
baptize and fill you with the Holy Spirit. Receive the Spirit now by
faith. Record the date and share what Jesus has done for you.
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