MONDAY, NOVEMBER 7.

The Spirit Abode On Him, He Could Baptize With The Spirit

SCRIPTURE: …” Upon Whomsoever thou shalt see the, Spirit descending, and abiding

on Him the same is He that baptizeth with the Holy Spirit. Jn. 1:33

Jesus Himself was to be the type of what that Baptism of the Spirit meant. He would only
give what He Himself had received: because the Spirit abode on Him, He could baptize with
the Spirit. And what did the Spirit descending and abiding on Him mean?

1. He had been begotten of the Holy Spirit; in the power of the Spirit
2. He had grown up a holy child and youth,
3. He had entered manhood free from sin, and
4. He had now come to John to give Himself to fulfil all righteousness in submitting to the
   baptism of repentance.
5. And now, as the reward of His obedience, as the Father\’s seal of approval on His having
   thus far yielded to the control of the Spirit, He receives a new communication of the Power of
   the Heavenly Life.
6. Beyond what He had yet experienced, the Father\’s conscious indwelling presence and
   power takes possession of Him and fits Him for His work.
7. The leading and the power of the Spirit become His more consciously (Luke 4: 1, 14, 22)
   than before; He is now anointed with the Holy Ghost and with power.
8. But though now baptized Himself, He cannot yet baptize others.
9. He must first, in the power of His baptism, meet temptation and overcome it.
10. He must learn obedience and suffer, yea, through the Eternal Spirit, offer Himself a
    sacrifice unto God and His will.
    What we see in Jesus teaches us what the baptism of the Spirit is. It is not. that grace by
    which we turn to God, become regenerate, and seek to live as God\’s children. When Jesus
    reminded His disciples (Acts 1: 4) of John\’s prophecy, they were already partakers of this
    grace. Their baptism with the Spirit meant something more.
    PRAYER: Reflect on the 10 points above, whether it means the same to you. If not let us
    bow and pray. Running away from these definite experiences will not do any good but let
    us pray on them, embrace them and let them be worked into our lives.