In the Acts of the Apostles, as we might expect, His Strengthening for work is in the foreground as the promised Spirit of Power He fits for a bold and blessed testimony in the midst of persecution and difficulty.
SCRIPTURE: Gal. 5:18 – If ye are led by the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
The work of the indwelling Spirit is to glorify Christ and reveal Him within us. In the Epistles to the Romans and Galatians His work as Sanctifying is especially prominent: this was what was needed in Churches just brought out of the depths of heathenism. In the Epistles to the Corinthians, where wisdom was so sought and prized, the two aspects are combined; they are taught that the Spirit can only enlighten as He sanctifies (1 Cor.2 , 3:1-3, 16 ; 2 Cor. 3). In the Acts of the Apostles, as we might expect, His Strengthening for work is in the foreground as the promised Spirit of Power He fits for a bold and blessed testimony in the midst of persecution and difficulty.
PRAYER:
O my Father! I dedicate myself afresh to Thee, to live and labour, to pray and travail, to sacrifice and suffer for Thy Kingdom. I accept anew in faith the wonderful gift of the Holy Spirit, the very Spirit of Christ, and yield myself to His indwelling. I humbly plead with Thee, give me and all Thy children to be so mightily strengthened by the Holy Spirit that Christ may possess heart and life, and our one desire be that the whole earth may be filled with His glory. Amen.