Only in the Spirit
“And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever . . ." (John 14:16) Everyone and everything on earth that pleases the Father does so according to the leading and power of the Spirit. That is why Jesus insisted His disciples wait before they went out to preach the Gospel. The "Helper" is God Himself, the Holy Spirit. Just as the Father and Son are God, so is the Spirit; and they are united in their determination to bring many sons and daughters to glory. Thank God in heaven for the ministry of the Holy Spirit here on earth! (He is) the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. (John 14:17) The abiding presence of the Holy Spirit is the only difference between the children of God and all other religious people. The power of the Holy Spirit is the substance of the victorious life, of spirit...