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<blockquote data-quote="Integrity" data-source="post: 6027738" data-attributes="member: 26800">In all our studies of the work of the blessed Spirit, and in our pursuit of a life in His fullness, we will always find the sum of Christ‘s teaching in these wonderful words: “He who believes in Me, as theScripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water” (John 7:38). As we are convicted of the defectiveness of our faith in Christ and as we understand that believing in Him means a yielding of the whole heart, life, and will, we can confidently count on receiving the Holy Spirit‘s power and presence. When Christ becomes all that God has made Him to be for us, the Holy Spirit can then flowfrom Christ to do His blessed work of leading us back to know Him better and to believe in Him more completely.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The book of Hebrews speaks of Christ in His heavenly glory and power as the object of our faith. The Holy Spirit reveals the way into the Holiest by the blood of Christ and invites us by faith in Christ to have our life there. As we yield our hearts to the leading of the Spirit to know Christ and to believe in what is revealed, the Spirit can take possession of us. The Spirit is given to reveal Christ, and every fully accepted revelation of Christ gives the Spirit room to dwell and work within us. This promise will surely then be fulfilled: “He who believes in Me,…out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” May God lead us to this simple and full faith in Christ, our great High Priest and King in the heavens, and so into a life in the fullness of the Spirit.—ANDREW MURRAYExperiencing the Holy Spirit, Andrew Murray, Whitaker House, 1984 page 5,6</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Integrity, post: 6027738, member: 26800"] In all our studies of the work of the blessed Spirit, and in our pursuit of a life in His fullness, we will always find the sum of Christ‘s teaching in these wonderful words: “He who believes in Me, as the Scripture has said, out of his heart will flow rivers of living water” (John 7:38). As we are convicted of the defectiveness of our faith in Christ and as we understand that believing in Him means a yielding of the whole heart, life, and will, we can confidently count on receiving the Holy Spirit‘s power and presence. When Christ becomes all that God has made Him to be for us, the Holy Spirit can then flow from Christ to do His blessed work of leading us back to know Him better and to believe in Him more completely. The book of Hebrews speaks of Christ in His heavenly glory and power as the object of our faith. The Holy Spirit reveals the way into the Holiest by the blood of Christ and invites us by faith in Christ to have our life there. As we yield our hearts to the leading of the Spirit to know Christ and to believe in what is revealed, the Spirit can take possession of us. The Spirit is given to reveal Christ, and every fully accepted revelation of Christ gives the Spirit room to dwell and work within us. This promise will surely then be fulfilled: “He who believes in Me,…out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” May God lead us to this simple and full faith in Christ, our great High Priest and King in the heavens, and so into a life in the fullness of the Spirit. —ANDREW MURRAY Experiencing the Holy Spirit, Andrew Murray, Whitaker House, 1984 page 5,6 [/QUOTE]

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