When He Is Come - Media Sabda Org

of grace, and is wrought instantaneously, but is twofold in its nature (negative and positive) there is
the cleansing of inbred sin, and the impartation of power.
VI. The Filling with the Spirit
The filling with the Spirit will greatly benefit the believer, please the Spirit, and glorify Christ.
The filling with the Spirit is His incoming, His indwelling, His permanent abode. When He comes,
He brings power, His presence, His virtues, and His graces. It is He Who produces the fruit of the
Spirit in our lives. If we ever discover that we are lacking in any of the Christian graces, of the fruit
of the Spirit, and if our vessels are getting low, it is our privilege to ask Him to supply the needed
grace. Should we be lacking in joy and our plate seem to be empty of joy, all we need to do is to pass
our plate up and say, "Lord, I lack joy. Give me a large helping of joy." The Lord would be pleased
to supply our joy. The same should be done when we lack any other fruit or grace. He desires to fill
us.
VII. The Overflowing and Outflowing
With the filling of the Spirit there also need to come periods of overflowing. The filling is to
benefit ourselves and the overflowing to benefit others. The overflowing and outflowing of the Spirit
is most gratifying to self, edifying to others, and glorifying to Christ. Christ spoke of the indwelling
of the Holy Spirit which would be the rivers of living waters which should flow from our innermost
being. The filling of our own vessel (capacity) is for ourselves, essential for our own experience, and
salvation. However, there must be overflowings, or the Spirit will become grieved. If there is not an
outlet, an overflowing, the stream of blessing will become stagnant or dry up. The stream of blessing
must be kept open and flowing. When the outlet becomes clogged, the intake will not function or
take in more. Both the intake and the outlet must be kept open so the stream of blessing may flow.
A young lady some time ago beautifully expressed the thought of an open channel through which
the stream of blessing flows. In her testimony she said, "I cannot hold very much. My cup is not very
large, but I can overflow a great deal."
When we overflow, self will be hidden. As long as self is not filled and overflowing, it will be
prominent and conspicuous. The life will be subjective and not objective. If there is no overflow, the
contents of the vessel will be hidden and only the vessel will be observed. The overflow hides the
vessel.
When we overflow, Christ will be revealed. Then that which the Spirit has inwrought will be
wrought out. The overflowing not only hides the vessel, but reveals the hidden life.
When we overflow, others will be refreshed. Many people will never be blessed until they are
blessed through the overflowing blessing of someone else. It has been observed by ministers when
some saint became blessed shouting happy, that others were touched, moved to tears, brought under
conviction, or a heart hunger was created. If we could see more overflowings we would see more
being wrought on by the Spirit of God.
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