TWO EXPERIENCES/MINISTRIES OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN A BELIEVER
- JOHN 4:13-15, JOHN 7:37-39
The baptism of the Holy Ghost and the New Birth are two
separate experiences. Deducing from the two scriptures above, Jesus used two
pictures to explain the two different experiences of the Holy Spirit in a
believer’s life.
The “WELL” stands for the salvation experience and the joy
that comes from knowing that your sins are erased and forgiven (Isaiah 12:3,
Psalm 51:12). The Holy Spirit is responsible for the New Birth (Titus 3:5-6).
This is the first experience of the Holy Ghost in a believer's life.
The “RIVERS” stand for the fullness of the Holy Spirit that
occurs when you are baptized with or in the Spirit. These two experiences are
quite separate and distinct from one another. You can, however, be baptized
with the Holy Ghost the same day you get born again. The New Birth like a well,
is to bless you personally. That is the MINISTRY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT TO THE
BELIEVERS in the new birth! The baptism of the Holy Ghost, like the rivers,
makes you a blessing to others. That IS THE MINISTRY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT THROUGH
THE BELIEVER.
If there is a well in your house, you can say this is my
well and stop people from drawing. But it is absurd for you to say a river
flowing across your land is your river, and seek to stop people from drawing
from it. The first experience of the Holy Spirit in a believer is in the New
Birth when He comes in a measure! The second experience is in the Baptism when
He comes in full measure.
PRAYER:
Lord, help me to maximize these two ministries of the Holy
Spirit, I will not fail the people I am supposed to be a blessing to in Jesus’
name. Amen.
Bible in a year: Zechariah 14:1-21, Revelation 20:1-15,
Psalm 148:1-14, Proverbs 31:8-9
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