This is the one who came by water
and blood--Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood.
And it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. 1 John 5:6
When the
Holy Spirit is in full control of our lives, He will expect our obedience to
the written Word of God.
But it is
part of our human problem that we would like to be full of the Spirit and yet
go on and do as we please! The Holy Spirit who inspired the Scriptures will
expect obedience to the Scriptures, and if we do not give that obedience, we
will quench Him. This Spirit will have obedience—but people do not want to obey
the Lord. Everyone of us is as full as he wants to be. Everyone has as much of
God as he desires to have. We do not want to meet the conditions.
Let’s use
an expensive Cadillac automobile for an illustration. Here is Brother Jones,
who would love to drive a Cadillac. But he is not going to buy one, and I will
tell you why. He does not want a Cadillac badly enough to be willing to pay the
price for it. Certainly he wants it—but he does not want it with that kind of
desire—so he is going to continue to drive his old Chevrolet!
Now, it is
plain that many people want to be filled with the Spirit, but it is not with
that kind of extreme desire that will not be denied. So, we settle for
something less! We do say, “Lord, I would like to be full—it would be
wonderful!” but we are not willing to proceed to meet His terms. We do not want
to pay the price: the Holy Spirit will expect loving obedience to the Word of
God
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