Do you desire the affluence of the Holy Spirit? How to get this?
It is said that “whosoever will” e "ask" can reach this. So, why is it so difficult find someone filled with the Holy Spirit? Because the person needs to ask with faith, and this is only possible when the person doesn’t yearn for Him.
It comes the question: why is it so hard to be athirst, as David whose soul panted after the Living Water (Psalms 42.1)? Because most of the people refuse to turn away the scrumptious meals offered by Ha-Satan. Although these ones don’t sate their soul, they ebb our thirst and famine (by the Living Bread – John 6.51):
And the worst: our innermost being becomes divided and incapable of achieve anything:
A double minded man is unstable in all his ways (James 1.8). Jesus will never be the unique satisfaction of his heart (as it is ordained in Psalms 37.4). How can we find our relish only in Jesus (see Habakkuk 3.18; Philippians 4.4) if we find elation in the things of this world?
So, if you pine for being fraught of joy, peace, love, grace, etc. (namely, to be full of the Holy Spirit), that is, to be carried away for all that can turn you into what is useful to Jesus and people around you (meditate on Romans 3.9), forgo “all the portion of the king's food and drink” (Daniel 1.8). Keep in mind resisted unto blood, striving against sin (Hebrews 12.4).
When you are fainting of thirst, Jesus will do from your life the miracle described in Isaiah 41.17-19.
- “And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that hears say, Come. And let *him that is thirsty* come. And *whosoever will*, let him take the water of life freely.” (Revelation 22.17).
- “In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, if *any man thirst*, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believes on me, as the scripture has said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this spoke he of the Spirit, (o. pneuma) which they that believe on him should receive:...” (John 7.37-39).
- “If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to *those who ask Him*?” (Luke 11.13).
It is said that “whosoever will” e "ask" can reach this. So, why is it so difficult find someone filled with the Holy Spirit? Because the person needs to ask with faith, and this is only possible when the person doesn’t yearn for Him.
It comes the question: why is it so hard to be athirst, as David whose soul panted after the Living Water (Psalms 42.1)? Because most of the people refuse to turn away the scrumptious meals offered by Ha-Satan. Although these ones don’t sate their soul, they ebb our thirst and famine (by the Living Bread – John 6.51):
- “You are wearied in the greatness of your way; yet said you not, there is no hope: you have found the life of your hand; therefore you were not grieved.” (Isaiah 57.10).
And the worst: our innermost being becomes divided and incapable of achieve anything:
- “But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavers is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.” (James 1.6,7).
A double minded man is unstable in all his ways (James 1.8). Jesus will never be the unique satisfaction of his heart (as it is ordained in Psalms 37.4). How can we find our relish only in Jesus (see Habakkuk 3.18; Philippians 4.4) if we find elation in the things of this world?
- “How can all of you believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that comes from God only?” (John 5.44).
So, if you pine for being fraught of joy, peace, love, grace, etc. (namely, to be full of the Holy Spirit), that is, to be carried away for all that can turn you into what is useful to Jesus and people around you (meditate on Romans 3.9), forgo “all the portion of the king's food and drink” (Daniel 1.8). Keep in mind resisted unto blood, striving against sin (Hebrews 12.4).
When you are fainting of thirst, Jesus will do from your life the miracle described in Isaiah 41.17-19.
