Be filled with the Spirit

 

Be filled with the Spirit

By A.B. Simpson

      Some of the effects of being filled with the Spirit are:

 1. Holiness of heart and life. This is not the perfection of the human nature, but the holiness of the divine nature dwelling within. 

2. Fullness of joy so that the heart is constantly radiant. This does not depend on circumstances, but fills the spirit with holy laughter in the midst of the most trying surroundings. 

3. Fullness of wisdom, light and knowledge, causing us to see things as He sees them.

 4. An elevation, improvement and quickening of the mind by an ability to receive the fulfillment of the promise, We have the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16). 

5. An equal quickening of the physical life. The body as well as the mind and soul was made for the Holy Spirit. 

6. An ability to pray the prayer of the Holy Spirit. If He is in us there will be a strange accordance with God's working in the world around us.